Aug 2, 2026 | Electric Vehicles, Policy & Regulations, Trucks
The European Union registered 4,991 battery-electric heavy trucks in all of 2025. China registered 231,100 new-energy heavy trucks — a category that is about 97% battery-electric, the remainder fuel cell. In the first half of 2026 China added another 126,200, up 85%...
Aug 1, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
BYD’s Denza Z made its global debut at Goodwood on 9 July, four days before it went on pre-sale in China. The Coupe costs ¥680,000 at home and £142,900 in Britain — about $100,800 against $189,800 at the end of July, an 88% premium. That gap is the most...
Aug 1, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
Leapmotor’s refreshed B01 saloon and B10 SUV went on sale in China on 16 July from ¥95,800 and ¥99,800 — about $14,100 and $14,700. The long-range versions carry an 800-volt silicon-carbide platform, peak at 210 kW on DC, and claim 670 km and 610 km on the CLTC...
Aug 1, 2026 | Battery Technology
A commercial sodium-ion cell holds about 175 Wh/kg. Lithium iron phosphate holds about 205, and NMC about 255. That 30 Wh/kg gap between sodium and the cheapest lithium chemistry is the entire story of what sodium-ion is for, and it is not going to close, because the...
Aug 1, 2026 | Renewable Energy, Smartgrids, Wind
In PJM’s 2026/27 capacity auction, onshore wind was credited at 41% of its nameplate rating and a four-hour battery at 50%. In the 2028/29 auction held this July, wind was credited at 34% and the battery at 59%. Storage has overtaken wind on the one measure wind...
