Orban's Hungary was a nexus of authoritarian interests in weakening European democracy.

He was a good friend of Trump, Putin and Xi!

More and More and More It has become habitual to think of our relationship with energy as one of transition: with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear and then at some future point all replaced by green sour...

Not a fiction but some of the futurologist narratives seem to have been pure science fiction! 😅

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Maybe not a bad idea. But variety is probably a bigger problem for a Nio doing their own chips and being locked down to thousands of old batteries in the swapping system.

But of course most of those cars will not be BEV...

The swapping system seem to have come under new pressure by flash charging speeds.

Nio has really big problem here because their swapping system demands standardisation so the batteries can fit different vechicles. The swapping stations also demand big upfront investment.

New BYD's flash chargers are usable by all cars, and the extreme charging speeds makes swapping unneccessary.

BYD & KFC Team Up For Flash Charging While You Eat. What Would You Like While Charging? - CleanTechnica BYD recently announced a Flash Charging partnership with KFC in China. The second generation Flash Chargers were launched last month and will be installed at KFC locations throughout China.

BYD & KFC Team Up For Flash Charging While You Eat. What Would You Like While Charging?
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Europe To Get 3,000 BYD Flash Chargers Within 12 Months BYD Flash Chargers will invade Europe this year. BYD's megawatt-level Flash Charging technology enables recharging at a power of up to 1.5 MW (1,500 kW).

BYD Flash Chargers will invade Europe this year.

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This time the future arrived to Europe almost at the same time as in China!

First flashcharger in Europe launched and over 5100 flashcharging stations operating in China.

Flash charging in Europe, off grid! Denza launch YouTube video by electricfelix

Live From France 🇫🇷:
OFF GRID MEGAWATT (?!) CHARGING!
#alwaysbecharging #flashcharging
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The speed at which Chinese carmakers, particularly BYD, Chery, and SAIC, are gaining market share in Europe is unprecedented. It differs markedly from the experience with Japanese and Korean automakers, which entered the market in the 1970s and 1990s, respectively.

Automakers' share in China NEV market in Mar: BYD tops with 22.8%, Tesla 4th with 6.6% BYD captured a 22.8% share of China's NEV retail market in March, expanding its lead over Geely.

Automakers' share in China NEV market in Mar: BYD tops with 22.8%, Tesla 4th with 6.6%

BYD captured a 22.8% share of China's NEV retail market in March, expanding its lead over Geely. cnev.co/bcClZTA 👇

China’s sodium batteries switch to cheaper, longer-lasting cathodes as older chemistry gradually declines

New cathode materials are gaining ground in China’s sodium batteries, supported by storage demand, safety improvements, and early real-world testing.

I predict he is 10 years late in his prediction. There will is basically no need for anything else after full roll out of 2 gen blade battery and flash chargers.

By 2030 there will be at least one further battery generation. Why buy anything else?

BYD & Tesla Show Different EV Infrastructure Approaches - CleanTechnica Over the past week, announcements by Tesla and BYD have shown different approaches to build out DC charging systems. The differences have implication not just charging infrastructure strategies, but a...

BYD & Tesla Show Different EV Infrastructure Approaches

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Denza enters European market as BYD debuts flash charging tech in Paris

Denza has launched the Denza Z9GT and Denza D9 in Europe, with the Z9GT starting at 115,000 euros. cnev.co/aBGkZvt 👇

While some people claim the demand for EVs have been falling...

Another big order for BYD ESS batteries in Chile.

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BYD to launch flash-charging 2026 Seal 06 GT and Seal 06 DM-i wagon on April 2nd

BYD set to unveil 2026 Seal 06 GT with Blade Battery 2.0 and flash charging, DM-i wagon gets range boost.

BYD's 2025 net profit drops 19% as domestic price war bites BYD's full-year net profit for 2025 fell 19% year-on-year to 32.62 billion yuan ($4.72 billion).

BYD's 2025 net profit drops 19% as domestic price war bites

BYD's full-year net profit for 2025 fell 19% year-on-year to 32.62 billion yuan ($4.72 billion). cnev.co/N1klDq6 👇

BYD reveals interior of refreshed Denza D9 ahead of March 29 pre-sale, with three-row layout

Refreshed Denza D9 gains updated cabin tech, rear passenger features, and up to 800 km range before pre-sales begin March 29.

BYD Song Ultra EV launched with 9‑minute fast charge to 97% starts 21,000 USD in China

BYD introduces Song Ultra EV with second-generation Blade battery and fast charging across four variants.

First of 6 driverless public buses arrives in S’pore ahead of Marina Bay, one-north trials Singapore welcomes its first driverless public bus, set for testing in Marina Bay and one-north, starting in the second half of 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

First BYD electric autonomous bus arrived in Singapore and will start testing before deployment.

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Will BYD fight back with new flashcharging models?

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Good article about Nio vs BYD, that is swapping vs flashcharging.

But this quote about "400 km in 5 min" is seen a lot again and is one year old.

The Denza Z9GT have 1000km range. Charges 60% of the battery in 5 min. You do the math.

Too slow reporting by FT "4200 stations" is actually by March 12 more like 4,597 in China plus 1 in Brazil!

Too slow reporting by FT "4200 stations" is actually by March 12 more like 4,597 flashcharging stations in China plus 1 in Brazil!

China's BYD to launch new premium EV in Europe that can charge in minutes BYD said on Friday it will launch a premium electric vehicle in Europe next month that can charge ​in just minutes, far faster than anything on the ‌market today, as it pursues rapid overseas expansion amid flagging sales in China.

China's BYD to launch new premium EV in Europe that can charge in minutes reut.rs/40y9Aim

BYD is open to building cars in Canada and acquiring a rival automaker BYD’s Executive Vice President Stella Li confirmed the world’s largest EV maker is studying the Canadian market for a wholly owned manufacturing plant, and signaled it could acquire a struggling legacy automaker to accelerate its global expansion. The comments, made during an interview in São Paulo, mark BYD’s most aggressive public posture yet toward North American production and consolidation of weaker rivals in the global auto industry. more…

BYD is open to building cars in Canada and acquiring a rival automaker

No need to wait for solid-state batteries. There are now batteries as BYD's 2 gen blade battery that charge in 5 min fullfilling some of the solid future promises.

What do you think @bobbyllew.bsky.social isn't the technology good enough yet?