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China’s Coal Share Fell Below Half. Coal Still Grew.
Coal supplied 49.7% of China’s electricity in the first half of 2026, a record low share. Generation rose, construction continues, and the other official statistical series still puts coal above 50%.
Europe Sold 4,991 Electric Trucks. China Sold 231,100.
China registered 231,100 electric heavy trucks in 2025 against Europe’s 4,991. The gap is not manufacturing skill — it is which duty cycles each market chose to electrify first.
The BrightVolt Take: Europe’s Solar Problem Is Value
Solar hit 25% of EU electricity in June 2026. European solar farms captured a record-low 38% of the wholesale price, and France managed 9.5% in April. Stop counting gigawatts.
Why a 350 kW Charger Never Gives You 350 kW
A measured session on a 500 kW charger peaked at 419 kW and averaged 107 kW. Four things explain the gap: the plug’s amp limit, cable heat, battery tapering and shared cabinets.
BYD’s Denza Z Costs 88% More in Britain Than China
BYD debuted its 1,582 hp Denza Z at Goodwood four days before China saw it. British buyers pay 88% more — for a car with a quarter less battery than the Chinese version.
Leapmotor Just Broke the 800V Price Floor
Leapmotor’s refreshed B01 and B10 carry an 800V silicon-carbide platform peaking at 210 kW, in a range topping out at about $18,600. Which trims get it is still not clear.
Net Metering Is Ending. Homeowners Are Buying Batteries.
Battery attachment on new Californian home solar went from 14% to 57% in a year. Maryland has now dated the end of one-for-one net metering, and the 30% federal credit is gone.
Sodium-Ion Batteries: Why They Won’t Replace Lithium
Sodium cells hold about 175 Wh/kg against LFP’s 205, and four separate physical penalties explain why. What sodium wins on is cold, cycle life and shipping — not range.
The BrightVolt Take: Storage Just Overtook Wind on Winter
PJM credited onshore wind at 41% of nameplate and a four-hour battery at 50% for 2026/27. In the 2028/29 auction it was wind 34% and storage 59%. The lines have crossed.
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