Megawatt charging and battery swapping
March 21, 2025
Two new developments in China which promise to top up your battery in a few minutes, either through very high charging rates or through swapping it out.
Two new developments in China which promise to top up your battery in a few minutes, either through very high charging rates or through swapping it out.
The EPA, on March 12, 2025 announced several major deregulatory steps. Here’s a summary pertinent to transport decarbonization.
The European Commission’s “Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector” amends the CO2 standard for cars and vans, requiring the 15% reduction in CO2 to be now met over 3 years.
The EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has recommended to the White House that the GHG endangerment finding be scrapped.
A summary of the high-level changes announced by the White House, EPA and other related agencies and their potential impact on the transport sector.
In light of the Trump administrations executive orders limiting EV mandates and incentives, hybrids might offer a pathway for continued fuel economy improvements. This post summarizes the key findings on their CO2 reduction potential.
Dedicated hybrid engines are approaching 50% brake thermal efficiency and propelling the popularity of range extended EVs in China.
A summary of the 45W tax credit for the purchase of qualified clean commercial vehicles, published by the IRS.
A summary of a study comparing the direct manufacturing costs of the VW Tiguan and ID4
Lowering the carbon footprint of existing vehicles will require switching to low carbon fuels. The immediate question this raises, is “how much low carbon fuel can we make?” and, “doesn’t using biomass for fuels affect the food production?”
