The Change Optimist
Each week, Mathew Growden (a.k.a. Growdy) assembles a summary of automotive news and industry-adjacent topics that inform how we get around during this monumental transition to renewable energy.
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It's a patient on life support with a "do not resuscitate" order.
I legitimately thought this was some sort of delayed April Fools’ joke.
The Donald's Trade War Goes Global
US job increases won't likely be found on the factory floor.
BYD already manufactures and sells more vehicles than Tesla; now they're hitting them where it hurts.
The Donald had his first major "sleepy Joe Biden" moment in this presidential tour of duty while commenting on the dash configuration of a Tesla Model S.
No one knows what The Donald wants in his ongoing trade war with Canada and Mexico. If he proceeds, it will increase the cost of vehicles in the US and hurt all three countries' economies.
The Donald’s administration plans to repeal a longstanding waiver allowing California to set state-specific pollution standards for itself.
The promise of solid-state batteries with more range and faster charge times gets closer to reality.
Is that why he doesn't care how fucking expensive he makes it to own a vehicle?
Department of Transportation suspends funding for EV charging infrastructure, sorta.
A German research team developed an innovative material derived from lavender oil.
