Andrew Moseman

Electric Cars Are Doomed to Be Fancy Without the federal tax credit and until battery prices come down, automakers will have to argue that pricey EVs are worth it.

“Without the tax credit, most EVs can’t compete on price alone.”

Pricey EVs are bound to be the norm thanks to the OBBBA, argues @andrewmoseman.bsky.social.

I grew up on Star Wars, but also:
"We're seeing the greatest composer of the 20th century, live, but all we want is to wave a red or green stick back and forth, and they sure as hell better play multiple compositions from Star Wars tonight so my plastic purchase was worth it."

one of the great disappointments of my life is going to John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl surrounded by plastic lightsaber-wielding dorks who think the Imperial March is musically superior to Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Superman, or the Jaws theme that they DIDN'T EVEN PLAY

Are Mobile Batteries the Future of Emergency Response? Mobile battery units are changing how we power emergency responses. Discover how Baltimore plans to tackle future crises with cleaner energy solutions.

Big battery power is on the move -- and that will empower EV construction machines, disaster response powered by clean energy, and more. Me in @spectrum.ieee.org

$Infinity plus one

Don’t Wait! These EV Deals Won’t Last. Unlike just about every other car sales event, this one has a real — congressionally mandated — end date.

"In the electric vehicle market there’s about to be a fire sale, and this time it really is a race against the clock."

@andrewmoseman.bsky.social argues that there's no better time to buy or lease an EV ⬇️

Can EVs Relieve Our Need to Speed? Electric vehicle batteries are more efficient at lower speeds — which, with electricity prices rising, could make us finally slow down.

"But in the time of electric vehicles, when driving too fast slashes a car’s range and burns through increasingly expensive electricity, the speed penalty is front and center again."

Driving an EV changes the way you think about speed, says @andrewmoseman.bsky.social.

I'm not saying there's anything the news industry could have done to *beat* the tech giants. But they certainly could have done better than this race to the bottom that's been going since day one, from banner ads and Facebook bait to the inevitable collapse of SEO

The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.

It's not a technology problem.

We could have an abundant Jetsons future. We already have all the pieces necessary for a country that doesn't need fossil fuels. It's just that America traded it all in to own the libs and protect the barons.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts Recent studies suggest that tools such as ChatGPT make our brains less active and our writing less original.

How could something whose very nature is based on regurgitating source material do anything other than make us boring and dull
www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

Now May Be The Time To Buy A Used Tesla Model 3 Tesla Model 3 values are tanking. You may want to get a bumper sticker or something, but then you can own a class-leading EV for cheap.

I tried to tell you [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/used-tesla-elon-musk/682246/]: Get a cheap used Tesla while the market is saturated with them

insideevs.com/news/763738/...

Affordable EVs Are Coming — Just Not From Tesla The new Nissan Leaf is joining a whole crop of new electric cars in the $30,000 range.

"The new Nissan may arrive as one of the most compelling of the 'affordable' EVs that are, finally, coming to drivers," writes @andrewmoseman.bsky.social.

Why the new Nissan Leaf is the EV to watch ⬇️

Seriously, Long Range EVs Will Save Your Sanity Road tripping goes electric.

Long range EV batteries are a game changer, writes @andrewmoseman.bsky.social.

"EVs are already better than combustion cars in the city. Once driving range reaches well above 300 miles, they’re just about as good on the interstate, too."

a real country could achieve this level of civil discourse

Decarbonize Your Life A complete guide to making your everyday decisions count in the fight against climate change.

Once again, a huge thank you to everyone who helped bring DYL to life:

@goodjillian.bsky.social
@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social
@kbrigham.bsky.social
@emilypont.bsky.social
@jeva.bsky.social
@andrewmoseman.bsky.social
@taylorkatebrown.bsky.social
@charusinha.bsky.social

There Is a Perfect Charging Stop, and It’s Waffle House Smothered, covered, and recharged.

Read more from @andrewmoseman.bsky.social on the wonders of the Waffle House EV charging experience ⬇️

One Sentence in the House Megabill Will Destroy the Rooftop Solar Model A loophole created by the House Ways and Means text disappeared in the final bill.

It used to be that we couldn't have a better future because of dull technocratic reasons like NIMBYism and inadequate infrastructure funding

Now we can't have a better future because maga wants to hurt us and laugh while everything burns

heatmap.news/energy/house...

👇🎯💯👇🎯💯👇🎯💯👇🎯💯

I couldn’t screenshot the entire thing, but all of this.

Rejoice, America: Waffle House Is Getting DC Fast-Charging The always-open diner chain and road-trip destination is getting a DC fast-charging boost from BP Pulse.

I take them smothered, covered, and charged
insideevs.com/news/760076/...

In this house we watch Dick Wolf's FBI, and my favorite part of FBI is the line of exposition awkwardly shoehorned into the beginning of every episode where one of the FBIs mentions why this is an FBI case rather than the jurisdiction of the NYPD. It is the sole item on my FBI bingo card.

The Little Kid In Me Is Psyched for Electric Bulldozers All of the awesome earth-moving and none of the planet- or lung-harming emissions.

gimmie that EV construction equipment asap
heatmap.news/electric-veh...

Slate Is the Spirit Airlines of EVs Will Americans love it?

Are Americans ready for the Spirit Airlines model to come to the EV world?

EV startup @slateauto.bsky.social is betting on it. @andrewmoseman.bsky.social has the full story on the "rock-bottom, dirt-cheap" trucks that may convince buyers to go electric ⬇️

Pictured here is the Lynk & Co Z20 (02 in europe) a small hatchback EV that shares a lot under the skin with the Smart #1 and Volvo EX30.

Subaru Is Finally Getting Its EV Act Together The car brand with a crunchy reputation has started to earn it, at last.

"In other words, it’s exactly what you would’ve imagined if someone said to picture a Subaru EV."

@andrewmoseman.bsky.social tackles Subaru's new long-awaited EVs ⬇️

Congratulations to @emilypont.bsky.social, @andrewmoseman.bsky.social, and the entire @heatmap.news team for winning a National Magazine Award. You can read about their win and their coverage of decarbonization on our website here: sciwrite.mit.edu/news-events/

"When I'm Dead, Just Blow Me (Up)"
a country song

CHORUS
🎵when i'm dead just blow me up
that old cannon is enough
you don't need to buy a casket or an urrrrrrrn
when i'm dead don't bury me
just load me in artillery
strike a match, light that fuse, watch it burrrrrrn

🙏

Exclusive: Inside the EV startup secretly backed by Jeff Bezos | TechCrunch Jeff Bezos is funding a secretive EV startup based in Michigan called Slate Auto that could start production as soon as next year, according to multiple

Last April I noticed a few people jumped from an EV startup I cover to something called "Slate."

There was basically no public info about the company. Its website was even more bare-bones than the one that exists today.

But we quickly got a tip: Bezos is involved.

techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/i...

Trump’s Tariffs Will Flatten the U.S. Bicycle Industry Businesses were already bracing for a crash. Then came another 50% tariff on Chinese goods.

For all my bike people out there...

"It’s difficult to overstate how existential the tariffs are for the bicycle industry. Imports account for 97% of the bikes purchased in the United States, of which 87% come from China"

heatmap.news/economy/trum...

There Has Never Been a Better Time for EV Battery Swapping With cars about to get more expensive, it might be time to start tinkering.

Can’t afford a new EV? @andrewmoseman.bsky.social has a proposal for you: swap out the battery. Here’s how ⬇️