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YouTube video by Ctrl Alt Refuel £44.5 Billion Spent… And Now They’re Ditching Electric?!

Your weekly episode of the CTRL, Alt, Refuel 20 minute podcast has landed on YouTube today at 16:00!

Amongst other things, we talk about the ‘mighty’ Stellantis and others pulling back on making eVs.

There’s also a little teaser ‘Easter Egg’ on my £200 Nissan Leaf purchase🤓

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Bonjour mes amis! Ça va?

Tesla 🐶 still hates it 🤣

If I wanted to sit on 60 litres of explosive liquid & a hot metal box full of mini detonations, I’d join a demolition crew. I just want to get to the beach. Internal combustion: thousands of explosions per minute. But sure…tell me again which car is the fire risk. Stay safe in an EV! #Bettrification

‘Let me out!’ 🐢 🐌

Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1% - Carbon Brief China’s clean-energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are helping to cut emissions in other countries.

The solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines exported from China in 2024 are set to cut annual CO2 emissions in the rest of the world by 1%, some 220m tonnes (MtCO2). www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

Jaecoo was only launched in Oz a few months ago, and aleady they have hit 1000 orders for the J5, or the better cheaper EV version of the range rover. 400km range, dog and pet friendly interior, looks good!
special deals for next 2000 orders. Every new EV on the road is one less petrol burner.

India expected to install about 42.5 GW of new solar capacity in 2026 India installed around 37.8 GW of solar capacity in 2025, according to JKM Research. This comprised about 28.6 GW of new utility-scale solar, a 54.6% increase from 2024, and 7.9 GW of rooftop solar, u...

India adds 42.5GW solar in 2026 alone — more than the UK’s entire fleet. Solar now 135GW vs coal 219GW, rising 40–45GW/yr. By 2028 solar ~260GW, overtaking coal capacity. With BESS scaling, solar+storage undercuts coal. This is cost-curve gravity in action. #Bettrification #LFP #Solar #Wind #BESS

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As always ev bus stories come along in 3s

More excellent ev bus news of the day !

34 battery-electric buses by BYD enter service in Verona - electrive.com share.google/YBuyQL60ZR5L...

Your weekly fix of ‘CTRL
Alt Refuel’ podcast is here!

This week in a pint-sized, episode, we answer you, the viewer’s questions. And then ramble on about other stuff like Volvos on fire and the new Ferrari eV, plus more.

Please have a watch, like & subscribe. 🤓🙏

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Cool. I just bought a 2014 for…£200😎

Upcoming MG eV swap ? 🤓

Oh. You were asking about the £200 leaf. 😆 Sorry.

I will be sharing the story and progress of that soon. 🤓

It’s great. Terrible but great. Super fun.

She said “Make sure MY car is in the garage tonight!” I have followed those instructions 👀

(Excuse the mess. Been resurrecting that £200 LEAF)

YouTube video by Electrifying Genesis blows its top: hands on with the 641bhp GV60 Magma

Algorithm served me GV60 Magma and IONIQ 6 N content this morning and I’ve got to be honest, the orange is nifty but I couldn’t give a damn about a spicier GV60 - meanwhile I can’t wait for the IONIQ 6 N launch and to see trusted outlet reactions.

YouTube video by Mike the Car Geek Donut Solid State - Test #1 Charging Performance

DONUT LAB Solid State - Charging Test Results
🔋 11C charging, 0-100% in 7.3 minutes
♨️ It also gets really HOT ...but it doesn't catch fire like a Liquid Electrolyte Lithium-ion Battery would
🏍️ Verge Motorcycle will be air cooled - I think they need more

More tests coming soon.

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Used it today a lot. Even in the p’ing rain.

I forgot it had keys and left them in the ignition when I parked it up at the seafront

I don’t suppose anyone would notice or nick it . Or get very far 😆

To all the thermal runaway “EV fire experts”. #EV sales have surged 25× since 2016 while verified HV battery fire incidents remain broadly flat. That means the incident rate per EV has fallen by roughly 50%. Scale accelerates. Incidents plateau. The data doesn’t match the drama. 🔋📈 #Bettrification

It’s here! 🙌

Tesla 🐶 not too pleased.

YouTube video by Ctrl Alt Refuel China SHOCK Ban on Electric Door Handles! What Toyota’s New CEO Will Do Next

CRACKERJACK!!!
It's not Friday. It's not five o'clock, but we do have a cracker of an episode for you. We discuss the implications of next year's Chinese ban on flush or solely electronic door handles.
Oh, and ToyWonta.
Please have a watch, like & subscribe 🙏😊
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Hinkley Point C now expected to cost £49 billion.

Despite $50 Billion Losses, Battery Progress Points To Europe EV Gains Traditional automakers failed EV plans have hit finances suggesting the EV revolution has stalled. But UBS suggests battery “Triple-Parity” could reverse this.

Just did an interview on Talk radio in the UK. It was about the European car makers stopping ever making electric cars again because, as a caller said, 'No one wants electric cars.'
Definitely not the 10 million EV drivers in the EU or the 1.8 million in UK
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YouTube video by Everything Electric CARS Zeekr 7X: The Surprise Star Of The Geely Family?

Jack was surprised that he was impressed with the Zeekr 7X
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Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average

I've said it before and I repeat, these PHEVs should not be counted in any EV metrics
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#DriveEV not #phev

to find leapmotor in pole position with tesla, that's kinda interesting

#alwaysbecharging

not all German charts are equal

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YouTube video by Ctrl Alt Refuel Ctrl Alt Refuel Ep15 The one with James Gee

Please have a watch/listen/like & subscribe of our latest episode of the podcast.

We have on the brilliant James Gee from Be.EV talking about their acquisition of Mer UK sites.
39p/kW rapid charging anyone?

Please repost if you’re reading this or we’ll let Petchelli out!
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I've got the same setup, 10 kWh home LG ChemWall and 78 kWh IONIQ 5 and were I ever in an extended outage for a very long time, I'd segregate a few things to allow my setup to go even longer (weeks, if not months with SoCal sun).

Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives - with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs Fortescue has launched the first of its massive battery trains, which it says the hardest part of its goal to eliminate fossil fuels by 2030.

Fortescue launched 14.5 MWh battery-electric locomotives in the Pilbara — that’s ~200+ Tesla packs worth of storage rolling through iron ore country. Heavy haul rail. No diesel. Massive regen on the downhill runs. This is industrial #Bettrification ⚡🚆

Ranked: EV Share of New Car Sales by Country in 2025 This graphic highlights how EV sales share has evolved between 2019 and 2025.

2025 EV Share of New Car Sales, Top 10 Countries

1 Norway 97%
2 Nepal 73%
3 Denmark 69%
4 Sweden 61%
5 Iceland 57%
6 Finland 56%
7 Netherlands 56%
8 China 53%
9 Singapore 47%
10 Belgium 43%

EVs are now mainstream across much of the world. Not just an emerging technology. #Bettrification

🚨EV Lease Deal - Compact Family SUV🚨

Leapmotor B10 70 kWh

⚡️£164 pm
⚡️£1,967 initial payment (no fee)
⚡️or £245 pm & £245 deposit
⚡️5,000 miles pa (+ £32pm = 10k mls)
⚡️2 year lease only
⚡️Factory order
⚡️261 miles range (WLTP)

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I did a 1,200km return trip in one day in my Tesla. No range anxiety. Just smooth, silent torque and autopilot calm.

I charge at home. I save ~$10k a year in fuel + servicing.

Meanwhile ICE drivers are in the rain staring at fuel boards emptying their wallets. #Bettrification #LFP #EV