Possibly the most relevant thing to come from that video, is that the Chinese are including plug-in hybrids and range extenders in their sales mix targets for the 2030s, and these cars are a much eas… (View Post)

Polymarket Democratic Party 2028 nomination, with $47m traded already! https://polymarket.com/event/democratic-presidential-nominee-2028 I’m definitely laying the favourite (Gavin Newsom). It’s obvio… (View Post)

I hope all those who say Trump’s running again, or cancelling the election, are going to be betting on such an eventuality. FWIW I reckon at this stage that the Republican nomination is between Marco… (View Post)

There’s now said to be 130 Chinese trains stuck in Belarus, after Poland closed their border a couple of weeks ago. €2bn a month in goods pass through the Border, mostly cheap Chinese tat heading for… (View Post)

Two related problems, one was the Chinese massively subsidising electric vehicle production, and the other was Western governments pushing the technology before it was ready and with poorly-targeted … (View Post)