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GM—@bwilson4web's favorite automotive OEM—just announced that they will bring back plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), changing back from their previous "all-in on battery electric vehicles" plan.

GM is bringing back hybrid vehicles to North America

GM made $10B last year despite autoworkers strike, says it will bring back plug-in hybrids to US

The modifiable skate broad idea that has been around for decades is finally coming to market. The Super Broad is a self contained chassis and EV drive train that can be used for multiple models. It comes from the Chinese electric mobility company U Power Tech. The New York based Olympian Motors is using it for their Model 01, which is a very retro style cruiser.

U Power themselves is bringing a commercial van on the Super Broad to market, and another company is doing a van on it also.

Model 01 itself isn't an affordable car, but this skate board idea has the possibility of bringing more models to market at a faster rate. The greater choice increases adoption.

UP Super Board "skateboard chassis" could boost the production of EVs
Olympian Model 01 brings a touch of old-timey...

Article about low availability & long waits for EV charging in NYC.

Seems like they're encouraging rideshare drivers to adopt EVs, but that growth is getting ahead of what their permitting process can handle for charger build-outs.

Oil companies and their gas stations didn't wreck the planet by selling a thing that you needed apps, timeslots and hours of daily patience to use. They built enough competing stations to make efficiency experts weep.

Granted, the petroleum industry had the advantage of installing a lot of infrastructure before there was as much bureaucracy around construction.

I take it as a reminder that we're still very, very early into a very big change.