🚗💸 #EV owners are paying 49% more for insurance than gas car drivers. That’s ~$4,058/year vs. $2,732. Here’s why — and the overlooked fix that could change the game. 🧵 🔌💡 #energysky #EVs #battchat 1/5

Fascinating stuff happening in the affordable EV segment this year! 🚀After Slate Auto's $20k EV pick-up truck, Ford just unveiled its Universal EV Platform and Production System — and it could be a major catalyst for making electric vehicles truly affordable and scalable. #EVs #battchat 1/4

🔌💡How easy is it to electrify drayage trucks? The first step in answering this question is to understand the operations of existing diesel trucks. That's what we did in this paper of drayage trucks in the Seattle-Tacoma port region. #EVs #battchat 1/6

🔌💡Life cycle emissions of battery electric cars are 4x less than gasoline cars in EU. A new report from our EU team not only confirms that battery electric cars are better than gasoline cars but also busts some myths about why sometimes other studies claim the opposite. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡Our team is excited to share a new clean vehicle sales incentive policy idea that costs nothing! The idea is to set an absolute benchmark pollution level and the incentive based on pollution per mile. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡33% of trucks in Toronto can be electrified today, according to a study by the @pembina.org, even after considering the effects of cold weather. They found 30% Class 3-4, 15% Class 5-6, and 10% Class 7-8 vehicles can be electrified today. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡@xiaomiglobal.bsky.social has entered the race for solid state batteries! Their new patent describes a layered electrode structure that claims: 🔋77.8% cell-to-body volume efficiency 🔋Range > 1,200 km (~750 miles) 🔋Charging 800 km (~500 miles) in 10 minutes. #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡Our annual Global Automaker Rating is out! We analyze the world's top 21 automakers by sales across 10 custom-built metrics to understand how they are performing towards transitioning to zero-emission vehicles. Tesla and BYD remain the 'Leaders'. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡Battery swapping is being tested in Japan by Mitsubishi, Yamato Transport and Ample. Battery swapping makes the most sense for high utilization operations. Most medium- and heavy-duty vehicles do that. But another issue is standardization. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡LG & Samsung are shifting their strategy from NMC to LFP batteries at the request of GM. Both battery makers' manufacturing plants in the US are co-owned by GM and it wants to lower its EV costs quickly. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡The H.R.1 bill or the 'Big Beautiful Bill' passed the House last week. And it absolutely kills the manufacturing industry, according to the analysis done by @jessedjenkins.com at Princeton ZERO Lab. $522 billion worth of pending manufacturing investments are in danger. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡Want to charge your EV in just 2 minutes? CATL plans to build 10,000 battery swapping stations for electric cars, partnering with Sinopec and Nio. The only problem? You need to go to China to experience this! #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡GM & LG have been quietly working on Lithium Manganese-Rich (LMR) batteries for a decade! Now they have announced plans for prismatic cells commercialization in 2028 in Michigan. #EVs #battchat #chemsky 1/4

🔌💡Tesla sales dropped 62% in the UK and 46% in Germany year-on-year, their lowest in over 2 years. But the overall EV sales grew by 8.1% in the UK and 53.5% in Germany. It's a similar story in other European countries as well. #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡In the near term, I am most excited about silicon anode batteries because they are closest to commercialization. Amprius recently launched their SiCore lithium-ion battery cells offering 450 Wh/kg energy density, an '80% improvement over conventional li-ion cells'. #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡Why the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) must prevail? To keep creating domestic manufacturing jobs! A study by my colleagues at @theicct.org finds that repealing the IRA would threaten 130,000 direct American jobs, plus an additional 310,000 indirectly jobs, by 2030. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡Windrose today gave a keynote address in the battery tech workshop at ACT Expo. The most mind blowing claim to me was their 310 mile range with a double trailer hauling 141,000 lbs! #EVs #battchat

🔌💡The trucking world is going through fundamental tech changes to improve its impact on health and environment. I will be at ACT Expo next week along with several of my colleagues at @theicct.org to learn and discuss how these changes can happen in the best way. Let's meet up! #EVs #battchat

Stellantis is working with Factorial Energy to develop lithium-metal solid state batteries for its EVs, beginning in 2026. They are claiming the batteries will have 375 Wh/kg, discharge rates up to 4C, and performing well in -30°C to 45°C (-22°F to 113°F). www.theverge.com/new...

Stellantis’ solid-state batteries can fast-charge in just 18 minutes

Even under extreme temperatures.

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🔌💡SES, the Li-metal battery manufacturer, has developed a battery material discovery software, called Molecular Universe MU-0. They believe it's the world's first map of the molecular universe suitable for battery applications. #EVs #battchat #chemsky 1/2

🔌💡Lucid won Nikola's manufacturing facilities in an auction. The thing to note is that they didn't buy their Hydrogen technology. Market signal that hydrogen tech doesn't work at scale? #EVs #battchat

🔌💡EV sales increased 11.4% in Q1 2025 vs Q1 2024! According to Cox Automotive, EVs were 7.5% of total new vehicle sales in Q1 2025, an increase of 7% from the same time last year. #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡More EV truck manufacturers are partnering with charging service providers, helping fleets overcome expensive charging infrastructure investments. Volvo, through its Volvo Open Charge, is integrating Greenlane's charging services for its customers. #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡Jeff Bezos has been secretly funding an EV startup! Slate Auto is aiming to deliver a $25,000 two-seat electric pickup truck, starting production in Indianapolis in late 2026. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡BYD is making EV charging as quick as refueling a gas car. They unveiled their Super e-Platform with Megawatt flash charging that can charge 400 km (~250 miles) in just 5 minutes. Their battery can charge at 1000A at a 10C peak rate, which are world records currently. #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡Electric trucks can be 2-3x more expensive than diesel trucks. So how to make them affordable? Volvo is trying out a subscription model and R&M Trucking in Chicago became their first customer. No need for down payments and flexible terms in 12-month increments. #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡#EVs continue to sell in large numbers! BMW EV sales grew 26.4% in Q1 2025 vs Q1 2024. It continues its 2024 momentum when it sold more EVs than Mercedes and Audi combined! Its i4 model sold the most, selling 57% more in Q1 2025, followed by iX which was up 23.1%. #battchat

🔌💡Volkswagen has previewed a sub $22,000 EV, with plans to sell it in 2027. This cute little EV won't be sold in the US though, because nobody wants it here and due to the tariff uncertainty. The concept is called ID.Every1, clearly a nod to the ID.1 entry level EV for VW. #EVs #battchat 1/3

🔌💡LG will start producing the 46 mm diameter cells in the US in the first half of 2026. The plant in Arizona will make these batteries for Tesla, with Rivian also having an agreement with it to use them in their upcoming R2 vehicles. #EVs #battchat 1/2

🔌💡The US is about to double its battery production capacity this year when 10 new plants come online. North America has been the fastest growing region for battery production ever since the Inflation Reduction Act was adopted. #EVs #battchat 1/2