Andrew Moseman

My Car Is Becoming a Brick EVs are poised to age like smartphones.

What happens when the software-dependent car gets old? We still don't know. by me in @theatlantic.com
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How Trump Cost General Motors $1.6 Billion It’s an electric vehicle success story, but based on its new future guidance for investors, GM is still getting hammered by the shift in federal policy.

GM is one of the big winners of the EV race — and yet it's still taking a $1.6 billion charge in Q3 because of the Trump administration's huge policy swings.

Here's @andrewmoseman.bsky.social with the story:

It literally says this exact thing if you'd kindly scroll to the second half

Americans Raced to Buy Any EV They Could Last Month — Except for the Cybertruck This thing is a certified clunker.

Americans raced to buy any EV they could get their hands on before the federal tax credit expired last month — except for Tesla's Cybertruck.

Here's @andrewmoseman.bsky.social on how the ultimate bromobile became Tesla's Edsel:

Cool graphic of California elec supply (and storage charging) over 24-hour periods. Solar supplies majority during daylight but storage then provides a sizeable chunk for first few hours of evening.

Cool chart, turns out that “when the sun doesn’t shine” not so important already in California

The Chevy Bolt Is the Cheap EV We’ve Needed All Along It’s not perfect, but pretty soon, it’ll be available for under $30,000.

The #Bolt isn't perfect, but at this price, who cares heatmap.news/electric-veh...

I fast-charged the 2026 Nissan Leaf, and the experience was flawless: 10-80% in 32 min

Takeaway: Real-world, it’s road-trip quick, actually faster-charging than the Ariya.

More details to follow.

AI's Speedy Search for Better Battery Materials What if AI could find the perfect battery material in hours, not years? Discover the latest advancements.

The needle-in-a-haystack problem of finding new materials to make better #batteries is, it turns out, the perfect application for AI
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For EVs, Charging Speed Is the New Range They may not refuel as quickly as gas cars, but it’s getting faster all the time to recharge an electric car.

NEW from @andrewmoseman.bsky.social: The latest game-changing EV feature is charging speed, which "gets the EV driver back on the road quickly rather than forcing them to find new and creative ways to kill time until the battery is ready."

More below ⬇️

Fascinating

"There's reason to believe maybe this fiscal year will be better than the last" - Accounting Crows

stomp clap rules sorry

Me: I can't believe we live in a world dominated by AI slop. How do people watch this dreck and retain any kind of self-respect? It hurts my soul that someone is making bank posting YouTube videos of DALL-E Pomeranians dancing to the K-Pop Demon Hunters so—

My kid: PUT ON THE DOGGOS SINGING GOLDEN

It's one of my career highlights

Remember when they used to cite energy independence as a reason to produce more fossil fuels? Renewables + storage is real, honest-to-god homegrown energy independence, made of electrons we're not going to put on a boat and ship overseas

Special thanks to the YouTube compilation of K-pop Demon Hunters musical numbers that entertains my daughter just long enough for me to catch up on the overnight emails

Meet WindRunner: The Massive Plane That Transports Wind Turbine Blades The world's largest airplane will transport massive wind-turbine blades to onshore farms in an attempt to reshape the future of wind energy logistics.

We can usually count on the folks at @spectrum.ieee.org to come up with at least one, long-form, well-researched, aviation-oriented article each month, and September is no exception. Informed by @andrewmoseman.bsky.social's article, we'd love to hear your thoughts on this interesting project. | 🛩️ 🥇

1/x 🧵 🔌💡 #Greensky. Hey climate peeps! Here’s a local victory to celebrate, and some lessons from it. Last night, the Town of Poughkeepsie, NY, voted to overturn its 18-month moratorium (6 months, renewed twice) on grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Meet WindRunner: The Massive Plane That Transports Wind Turbine Blades The world's largest airplane will transport massive wind-turbine blades to onshore farms in an attempt to reshape the future of wind energy logistics.

We're gonna need a bigger plane: Me in @spectrum.ieee.org on the Radia WindRunner spectrum.ieee.org/wind-turbine...

I would not use it at my job
I would not let it email Bob
It would not write my resume
It would not text my mom, OK?
It can't say if the Chiefs will cover
I do not want it as a lover
I do not want it in my phone
I'd just as soon be left alone
I do not like ChatGPT!
I do not like it, Sam-are-we

How EVs Could Help Lower Everyone’s Electricity Costs Using more electricity when it’s cheap can pay dividends later.

"When EVs charge in this mindful manner, using energy during times of day when it’s cheap for utilities to provide it, data suggests they can effectively push down electricity prices for everyone," writes @andrewmoseman.bsky.social.

How EV ownership could lead to lower energy bills for everyone:

Today in Texas solar provided more than one-third of the power for 8 straight hours, peaking over 29,000 megawatts at 1:25 for the 3rd highest total ever.

Last night, batteries set an all time record @ 7.3 gigawatts.

Despite an 80 GW peak, prices have been <2.5c/kWh all day.

my guys

The Old EV Batteries Being Used to Make New EVs Toyota’s new “sweep” system will power a Mazda factory in Japan.

"It’s a clever and promising method to give those batteries a second life, where old car parts help to create new cars."

Read @andrewmoseman.bsky.social's overview of Toyota’s new “sweep” system, which repurposes old EV batteries to make new EVs.

Find a publisher that lets you link out to Eddie Rabbitt songs and you'll know you're home

‘Pain at the Plug’ Is Coming for Big EV Owners Big electric vehicles need big batteries — and as electricity gets more expensive, charging them is getting pricier.

"Now, in a world of expensive electricity, a heavy EV could hammer a driver’s wallet."

As electricity prices rise, @andrewmoseman.bsky.social warns, big EVs are going to cause big problems:

Look out for my forthcoming book: The Age of August: Content Wars, Cubs Games, and the Cultural Comeback of the 8th Month of the Year

"Dazzling. Moseman's humid meditation is a true story of redemption. Also, I'm dead."—August Strindberg

There's plenty of juvenile writing in here that I'd change now, but my point stands: Crapping on August is lame — and worse, it's boring.
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RIP The Awl

Ford’s Model T Moment Isn’t About the Car The assembly line is the company’s signature innovation. Now it’s trying to one-up itself with the Universal EV Production System.

Even more good news: Ford will invest $2 B to in a Kentucky factory to produce EVs that it says will outcompete cheap rival models. It’s all about the assembly line not the car, writes @andrewmoseman.bsky.social at @heatmap.news News. heatmap.news/electric-veh...

Ford’s Model T Moment Isn’t About the Car The assembly line is the company’s signature innovation. Now it’s trying to one-up itself with the Universal EV Production System.

"The Detroit giant says it is about to reimagine the entire way it builds EVs to cut costs, turn around its struggling EV division, and truly compete with the likes of Tesla."

@andrewmoseman.bsky.social breaks down Ford's new "Model T moment" and the Ford Universal EV Production System ⬇️