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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🚗💸 #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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

🔌💡@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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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...

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

Even under extreme temperatures.

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

🔌💡#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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🔌💡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

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

🔌💡Public charging is still the biggest barrier for EV adoption among vehicle shoppers, according to a new JD Power survey. The top three barriers were: 🔌lack of charging station availability ⏳time required to charge 🪫limited driving distance per charge #EVs #battchat 1/2

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🔌💡Can Solid State Batteries be in production EVs soon? Mercedes-Benz has started road testing its EQS EVs with solid state batteries from Factorial Energy. They are estimating a 25% increase in range compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. #EVs #battchat #chemsky 1/2

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

🔌💡Tesla is facing some serious issues in Europe. It's sales in January across the EU, EFTA, and the UK fell more than 45%, and more than 50% in the EU alone. That's despite a 37% increase in EV sales in Europe. #EVs #battchat 1/2

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

🔌💡Tesla's first 'Megacharger', the name for Tesla's Semi truck charging stations, will be coming soon in Carson, South Los Angeles County, California! It will have 12 stalls in total, along with a 1600 sqft building for amenities like vending machines, restroom, and a lounge. #EVs #battchat 1/2

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🔌💡Two completely conflicting news about EV chargers from last week: First, the US crossed 200,000 public EV charging ports. Compared to 170,000 gas stations which have 8 pumps on average, the total gas pumps are more than 1 million. But majority EV charging happens at home. #EVs 1/3

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

🔌💡The EPA has found a new way to strike down California waivers to set its own rules for clean environment, including ACC II, ACT and Heavy-Duty Low NOx. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said he will subject these rules to Congressional review through the Congressional Review Act. #EVs 1/5

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🔌💡EVs are starting the year off with a bang! Globally, January 2025 saw an 18% increase in EV sales compared to January 2024. China saw 12% increase, Europe 21%, US and Canada 22%, and the rest of the world 50%. Will it cross the 20 million annual sales mark this year? #EVs

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🔌💡How much impact do EV policies throughout the world have on the actual emissions reduction? Just the policies from last 3 years man that transportation emissions will peak this year and start reducing thereafter. #EVs 1/3

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🔌💡Norway is soon going to be the first country with 100% pure EV sales! The latest January sales numbers say it has already reached 96%, very close to the goal of 100% EV sales by 2025. Which country is next to achieve the 100% EV sales target? #EVs #battchat

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

🔌💡Batteries will eat the world! 🔋 After EVs, the cost of batteries for energy storage has also reduced tremendously in the last 5 years. And again, China is way ahead of the world in this as well where it has reached $66/kWh. #battchat

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

🔌💡Inflation Reduction Act has been solely responsible for most of the battery manufacturing growth in the last few years👇🏽 Even with these incentives, the US battery manufacturing capacity is 4x less than China's. The US needs more of this, not less. #battchat

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🔌💡Just a few years ago, if somebody told me that battery prices would fall to $50/kWh, I would have laughed! But soon they'll be $25/kWh! It's an absolutely astonishing feat! You could get an entire Tesla Model 3 battery pack for $2,000 - $3,000! What a world that would be! #EVs #battchat

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

🔌💡I have a question about the industry value chain analysis by Volta Foundation. Why are there no battery second-life or repurposing companies included? Is the market too small? And how will you classify companies like Zenobe who are in the Battery-as-a-Service business? #battchat

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

🔌💡Are sodium-ion batteries just hype? Or can it actually compete with lithium-ion batteries? A group of Stanford scientists tried to answer that question. Basically, it would need improved energy density without using critical minerals like Nickel to reduce costs. #battchat #chemsky 1/3

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

🔌💡Remember how last year all the news was about EV sales stalling? Turns out they were wrong! EV sales hit a record high of 1.3 million in 2024, reaching 8.1% market share, Cox Automotive says. #EVs #battchat 1/3

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

🔌💡The innovation coming from CATL is leaving legacy battery makers in the dust. They just announced 2 types of swappable batteries. The CEO believes people will not buy the batteries in the future, rather just pay for their usage. #EVs #battchat 1/3

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

🔌💡The clean tech trade war between the US and China has started strong this year. Early in the new year, China proposed export restrictions on several components and minerals used in batteries, including Lithium. This was in expectation of Trump's proposed tariffs. #EVs #battchat 1/3

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

🔌💡California EVs are getting a $122 million new year gift from the US Department of Transportation. This award is to build zero-emission vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure throughout the state, including medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. #EVs #battchat 1/2

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

🔌💡Saia, a 100-year-old trucking company, has trialed 2 Tesla Semi trucks, and praised them "for their ability to handle local and longer haul applications while still delivering notable power and efficiency”. #EVs #battchat 1/3

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Anish Kumar Sinha @a-niche-guy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

🔌💡As the new year rolls in, the annual EV sales numbers for major automakers have started to come in 👇🏽 🚗First up, Tesla posted its first annual sales drop since 2011, dropping 1.1% below 2023 sales, finishing 2024 at 1.78 million. #EVs #battchat 1/4

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