Newsletter

AM Radio Must Die

We don't need AM radio in cars anymore. Let it die.

The Change Optimist: Weekly News Roundup - July 19, 2026

Dongfeng plans to come to Canada. Solar grows to 25% in the EU. Lexus brings back the LFA.

Micromobility Grows Up

The Micromobility space is expanding to include more car-like and motorcycle-like vehicles that aspire to address the transportation and affordability needs of cash-strapped consumers.

The Change Optimist: Weekly News Roundup - July 12, 2026

CATL Call

This week, CATL demonstrated that your EV might have an OEM badge, but it truly owns the electric vehicle market.

The Change Optimist: Weekly News Roundup - July 5, 2026

It’s All About The Bordens

We have normalized taking seven or eight years to pay off a car.

Sovereign Truck Fund

While doing my regular weekly research, I came to an unlikely conclusion. Canada needs a federally funded Super Duty truck project. Let’s call it a “Sovereign Truck Fund”.

Twelve Zeros

The SpaceX IPO made Elon a trillionaire. Will we live to regret that?

Who The F#$k Is Foxconn

Foxconn has been working up to this moment for over 20 years.

A Ferrari For Every Ferrarista

You don't need to like the Ferrari Luce because Ferrari didn't make it for you.

The Change Optimist: Weekly News Roundup

SpaceX launches Starship V3, Oil prices settle higher, Waymo suspended freeway service

Ramming Speed

Stellantis unveiled FaSTLAne 2030, its €60 billion, five-year strategic plan to accelerate growth and profit

The New Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI EV

Volkswagen announces the new ID. Polo GTI EV, Elon says OpenAI should go to his kids, Ford gets energized.

Hello Bruce

The world’s largest Nuclear Power plant runs quietly along the shores of Lake Huron and is getting ready for expansion.

Geely Says, "Oh, Canada!"

Geely starts shipments to Canada. Cadillac sells a lot of EVs. Solid-state batteries go prime time.

I Donut Believe

Where are we at with Solid State Batteries in 2026?

The Change Optimist: Weekly News Roundup

A judge tells Elon to cool it on the robot apocalypse talk

Nearly Un-Li-mited

The US Geological Survey just found enough Lithium (Li) to replace 328 years of imports. And that’s the small deposit.

The Change Optimist: Weekly News Roundup

There was so much to talk about this week, I broke it into two pieces.

The Uncomfortable Answer To The Uncomfortable Question

Why are Chinese electric vehicles so affordable?

Out Of Left Field

Doug Field might be the king of the boomerang.

Putting Fewer Volks Into Fewer Wagons

Rest in peace ID.4, we hardly got to know you.

The Donald Was Right

I can admit when I'm wrong.

Food Security Falters

Global food security is currently experiencing a severe, multi-year decline, with millions of people facing crisis-level hunger or worse in 2026.