Chris Meder
@evcurvefuturist.com
Futurist | Exponentialist | Humanist
Electrification → #Bettrification
Software → Automation → Intelligence
Solar • Wind • Batteries • EVs • BESS • AI • BIO
Electrification → #Bettrification
Software → Automation → Intelligence
Solar • Wind • Batteries • EVs • BESS • AI • BIO
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Chris Meder
@evcurvefuturist.com
· May 23
Primary Energy Fallacy: Why Demand Is Overstated - EV Curve Futurist
We don’t need to replace 600 EJ. Electrification removes waste, cutting global energy demand to ~300–350 EJ. The transition is easier than it looks.
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We don’t need to replace 600 EJ of fossil energy. We need to stop wasting it. Fossil systems lose ~2/3 as heat. Electrification delivers energy directly into work, cutting total demand ~40–50%. The transition isn’t bigger than we think. It’s smaller. #SWB #Bettrification
EV charging enters the MEGAWATT ERA. ⚡
China’s Geely has deployed new chargers rated at an insane 2,250 kW.
Current test vehicles are already pulling ~1,100 kW:
🔋 10–70%: 4.5 mins
🔋 10–97%: 8.7 mins
“EVs take too long to charge” is rapidly becoming an obsolete argument.
China’s Geely has deployed new chargers rated at an insane 2,250 kW.
Current test vehicles are already pulling ~1,100 kW:
🔋 10–70%: 4.5 mins
🔋 10–97%: 8.7 mins
“EVs take too long to charge” is rapidly becoming an obsolete argument.
Geely has deployed 2,250 kW charging stations in five cities across China
Geely has deployed 12C fast-charging stations with a power output of 2,250 kW in five cities across China to counter BYD’s flash chargers.
carnewschina.com
October 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
EV charging enters the MEGAWATT ERA. ⚡
China’s Geely has deployed new chargers rated at an insane 2,250 kW.
Current test vehicles are already pulling ~1,100 kW:
🔋 10–70%: 4.5 mins
🔋 10–97%: 8.7 mins
“EVs take too long to charge” is rapidly becoming an obsolete argument.
China’s Geely has deployed new chargers rated at an insane 2,250 kW.
Current test vehicles are already pulling ~1,100 kW:
🔋 10–70%: 4.5 mins
🔋 10–97%: 8.7 mins
“EVs take too long to charge” is rapidly becoming an obsolete argument.
EV depreciation fears are overblown. The real gap is just 2.6%, not 12.9%, once subsidies, taxes & falling new EV prices are adjusted for. As used #EV demand grows & running costs stay low, ICE faces rising pressure. The narrative is about to flip, and disruption is moving into the used-car market.
October 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
EV depreciation fears are overblown. The real gap is just 2.6%, not 12.9%, once subsidies, taxes & falling new EV prices are adjusted for. As used #EV demand grows & running costs stay low, ICE faces rising pressure. The narrative is about to flip, and disruption is moving into the used-car market.
I’m seeing a growing consensus that XPENG’s VLA 2.0 may already be superior to Tesla FSD. This back-to-back test on neutral ground in Amsterdam only adds to it. Smoother, more human-like driving, huge onboard compute and natural voice input. Competition is here.
Xpeng VLA 2.0 vs Tesla FSD: Autonomous Driving Real World Comparison
YouTube video by Ludicrous Feed
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October 4, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I’m seeing a growing consensus that XPENG’s VLA 2.0 may already be superior to Tesla FSD. This back-to-back test on neutral ground in Amsterdam only adds to it. Smoother, more human-like driving, huge onboard compute and natural voice input. Competition is here.
DEALERS REFUSING DIESELS AS EV TRADE-INS
This won’t surprise those following disruption, but headline is evocative, and I suspect trend becomes global as soon as by this year.
With diesel above £2/litre in the UK, specialist EV dealers are reporting a surge of people looking to switch to electric.
This won’t surprise those following disruption, but headline is evocative, and I suspect trend becomes global as soon as by this year.
With diesel above £2/litre in the UK, specialist EV dealers are reporting a surge of people looking to switch to electric.
October 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM
DEALERS REFUSING DIESELS AS EV TRADE-INS
This won’t surprise those following disruption, but headline is evocative, and I suspect trend becomes global as soon as by this year.
With diesel above £2/litre in the UK, specialist EV dealers are reporting a surge of people looking to switch to electric.
This won’t surprise those following disruption, but headline is evocative, and I suspect trend becomes global as soon as by this year.
With diesel above £2/litre in the UK, specialist EV dealers are reporting a surge of people looking to switch to electric.
Geopolitics, shifting sentiment & fading FUD around Chinese #EVs are converging. After a decade of slow burn, adoption is accelerating. Australia hit 1 in 4 new cars fully battery-electric (BEV) a decade ahead of forecast & this is just take-off, disruption S-curves aren't gentle. #Bettrification
October 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Geopolitics, shifting sentiment & fading FUD around Chinese #EVs are converging. After a decade of slow burn, adoption is accelerating. Australia hit 1 in 4 new cars fully battery-electric (BEV) a decade ahead of forecast & this is just take-off, disruption S-curves aren't gentle. #Bettrification
FSD 14.3.5 in Australia overtook on a 100 km/h highway despite an occluded oncoming lane. A car appeared; Troy braked and disengaged. LiDAR wouldn't fix it—occluded means unknown, not clear. Even supervised, that's a catastrophic-risk decision. Autonomy isn't solved. More work needs to be done ✔️
Tesla FSD Attempts Dangerous Overtake at 100 km/h | FSD 14.3.5 Australia
YouTube video by EV Curve Futurist
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September 30, 2026 at 11:17 AM
FSD 14.3.5 in Australia overtook on a 100 km/h highway despite an occluded oncoming lane. A car appeared; Troy braked and disengaged. LiDAR wouldn't fix it—occluded means unknown, not clear. Even supervised, that's a catastrophic-risk decision. Autonomy isn't solved. More work needs to be done ✔️
Plug-in #EV share of new passenger-car sales/registrations around August 2026, counting BEVs + PHEVs/EREVs. The remarkable thing isn’t Norway approaching 100%. It’s who else is on the list. Different continents. Different incomes. Different grids. Different governments. Same technological S-curve.
September 29, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Plug-in #EV share of new passenger-car sales/registrations around August 2026, counting BEVs + PHEVs/EREVs. The remarkable thing isn’t Norway approaching 100%. It’s who else is on the list. Different continents. Different incomes. Different grids. Different governments. Same technological S-curve.
At 2,500 Class 8 BEVs, it's the largest electric-truck order in US history, possibly, world, enough to nearly double America’s electric Class 8 fleet. Tesla primary OEM; Kenworth, RIDE & Volvo secondary. The BEV trucking disruption is just getting started. #Bettrification #EVs #Electrification #BEV
Largest Electric Truck Order Will Nearly Double the U.S. Electric Class 8 Fleet - September 22 - CALSTART
Catalyst Mobility™ and Smart Freight Centre announced that a coalition of the world's largest cargo-owning shippers have enabled the largest U.S. electric truck order.
calstart.org
September 29, 2026 at 5:31 AM
At 2,500 Class 8 BEVs, it's the largest electric-truck order in US history, possibly, world, enough to nearly double America’s electric Class 8 fleet. Tesla primary OEM; Kenworth, RIDE & Volvo secondary. The BEV trucking disruption is just getting started. #Bettrification #EVs #Electrification #BEV
Reposted by Chris Meder
🇺🇦 Ukraine - August 26 - BEV Trajectory
10.5% BEV
34.0% Hybrid
55.5% ICE
Trailing 12 months are:
22.7% BEV
25.3% Hybrid
52.0% ICE
Graphs are available in the Gallery: https://leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gallery/
10.5% BEV
34.0% Hybrid
55.5% ICE
Trailing 12 months are:
22.7% BEV
25.3% Hybrid
52.0% ICE
Graphs are available in the Gallery: https://leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gallery/
September 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM
🇺🇦 Ukraine - August 26 - BEV Trajectory
10.5% BEV
34.0% Hybrid
55.5% ICE
Trailing 12 months are:
22.7% BEV
25.3% Hybrid
52.0% ICE
Graphs are available in the Gallery: https://leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gallery/
10.5% BEV
34.0% Hybrid
55.5% ICE
Trailing 12 months are:
22.7% BEV
25.3% Hybrid
52.0% ICE
Graphs are available in the Gallery: https://leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gallery/
Uruguay may have produced one of the fastest #EV adoption curves ever recorded. #BEVs went from ~5% of new vehicle sales to 51% in roughly 2½ years, while plug-ins reached 56% in August. Substantially faster through this part of the S-curve than Norway.
Uruguay EV Sales Report: Sales Soar in August as Market Share Reaches 56%! - CleanTechnica
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September 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
In 2010, the Nissan Leaf arrived as the world’s first mass-produced EV ordinary buyers could own: a five-seat electric hatchback, no exotic price, no tiny production run. It eventually passed 600,000 global sales.
Its real breakthrough was perception. It proved an EV could simply be someone’s car.
Its real breakthrough was perception. It proved an EV could simply be someone’s car.
September 23, 2026 at 1:01 AM
In 2010, the Nissan Leaf arrived as the world’s first mass-produced EV ordinary buyers could own: a five-seat electric hatchback, no exotic price, no tiny production run. It eventually passed 600,000 global sales.
Its real breakthrough was perception. It proved an EV could simply be someone’s car.
Its real breakthrough was perception. It proved an EV could simply be someone’s car.
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Denmark just flew 5 people over 300 km in an all-electric plane—in under an hour. ⚡✈️ It recharged in 30 mins and emitted zero CO₂. It’s not just a test—it’s step one in Denmark’s bold plan: 100% fossil-free domestic flights by 2030. The skies are changing. #ElectricFlight #Denmark #EVaviation #EVTOL
The future of flight? First electric aeroplane lands in Denmark
The plane can be charged using a standard fast charger for electric cars in just 20 to 40 minutes, the company says. Experts say airports will need to gradually expand charging infrastructures for electric aircraft.
www.euronews.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Denmark just flew 5 people over 300 km in an all-electric plane—in under an hour. ⚡✈️ It recharged in 30 mins and emitted zero CO₂. It’s not just a test—it’s step one in Denmark’s bold plan: 100% fossil-free domestic flights by 2030. The skies are changing. #ElectricFlight #Denmark #EVaviation #EVTOL
Liontown's Kathleen Valley: targeted 60% renewable electricity, delivered 81% in FY25, then ~85% by March 2026 — smashing it by 25 points. 100% underground lithium, 2.8Mtpa by FY27. The mine of the future, built now. 🔋⚡ #Bettrification #Solar #SWB #Renewables
Australian miner energizes 95 MW offgrid wind-solar-storage plant - pv magazine Global
Australian miner Liontown Resources has flicked the switch on one of the largest off-grid renewable energy hybrid power stations in Australia.
www.pv-magazine.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Liontown's Kathleen Valley: targeted 60% renewable electricity, delivered 81% in FY25, then ~85% by March 2026 — smashing it by 25 points. 100% underground lithium, 2.8Mtpa by FY27. The mine of the future, built now. 🔋⚡ #Bettrification #Solar #SWB #Renewables
Solar passed nuclear in Texas 2 years ago. Now it's double.
Texas is what makes this chart powerful. This isn't green ideology winning. It's pure economics.
Solar is cheap, modular, scalable & incredibly fast to deploy. Wind keeps growing too. When economics take over, ideology becomes irrelevant.
Texas is what makes this chart powerful. This isn't green ideology winning. It's pure economics.
Solar is cheap, modular, scalable & incredibly fast to deploy. Wind keeps growing too. When economics take over, ideology becomes irrelevant.
September 17, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Solar passed nuclear in Texas 2 years ago. Now it's double.
Texas is what makes this chart powerful. This isn't green ideology winning. It's pure economics.
Solar is cheap, modular, scalable & incredibly fast to deploy. Wind keeps growing too. When economics take over, ideology becomes irrelevant.
Texas is what makes this chart powerful. This isn't green ideology winning. It's pure economics.
Solar is cheap, modular, scalable & incredibly fast to deploy. Wind keeps growing too. When economics take over, ideology becomes irrelevant.
Extraordinary milestone reached. China, the world’s largest car market:
⚡ All Top 10 best-selling cars, August = NEVs
🔋 9 of the Top 10 were fully electric BEVs
⛽ The first pure petrol car? #13
It’s an extinction event for the combustion engine. #EV
⚡ All Top 10 best-selling cars, August = NEVs
🔋 9 of the Top 10 were fully electric BEVs
⛽ The first pure petrol car? #13
It’s an extinction event for the combustion engine. #EV
September 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Extraordinary milestone reached. China, the world’s largest car market:
⚡ All Top 10 best-selling cars, August = NEVs
🔋 9 of the Top 10 were fully electric BEVs
⛽ The first pure petrol car? #13
It’s an extinction event for the combustion engine. #EV
⚡ All Top 10 best-selling cars, August = NEVs
🔋 9 of the Top 10 were fully electric BEVs
⛽ The first pure petrol car? #13
It’s an extinction event for the combustion engine. #EV
When a reporter asked psychopath Trump on 9/11 if his building was damaged, he said, 'Now it's the tallest'—as thousands died, still dying and New York burned. The boast was false. Then America elected him twice as POTUS anyway. That says everything about us. Think about it....
September 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
When a reporter asked psychopath Trump on 9/11 if his building was damaged, he said, 'Now it's the tallest'—as thousands died, still dying and New York burned. The boast was false. Then America elected him twice as POTUS anyway. That says everything about us. Think about it....
The global #robotaxi race is heating up, and it’s much bigger than #Tesla vs #Waymo.
China is scaling fast, #XPeng is joining the race and Chinese operators are going global.
The next battle: scale, cost, density and wait times.
My latest deep dive 👇
China is scaling fast, #XPeng is joining the race and Chinese operators are going global.
The next battle: scale, cost, density and wait times.
My latest deep dive 👇
The Global Robotaxi Race -
Robotaxis aren’t won by innovation alone. China’s scale-first model is driving lower costs and faster adoption, leaving Western pilots behind.
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September 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Calling EV 'just a car' misses point—like calling smartphone 'just a phone'. It's a software platform & AI. Driving becomes incidental, as calls did. The smartphone absorbed cameras, GPS, maps;EV absorbs energy, compute, auto. We repeat 'horseless carriage'. EV isn't a better car; it's a new system.
September 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Calling EV 'just a car' misses point—like calling smartphone 'just a phone'. It's a software platform & AI. Driving becomes incidental, as calls did. The smartphone absorbed cameras, GPS, maps;EV absorbs energy, compute, auto. We repeat 'horseless carriage'. EV isn't a better car; it's a new system.
Electric trucks aren't coming. They're already here.
400–700 km range. Megawatt charging. Falling TCO.
China e-truck sales surged 182% in 2025, driven by economics, energy security & industrial strategy.
Now they're going global. RIP the diesel era. 👇
400–700 km range. Megawatt charging. Falling TCO.
China e-truck sales surged 182% in 2025, driven by economics, energy security & industrial strategy.
Now they're going global. RIP the diesel era. 👇
Electric Trucks Unleashed. Freight Enters New Age -
Electric trucks are here. 600 km is the baseline, but the real shift is economics. Lower costs, higher efficiency, and long haul disruption is already underway.
evcurvefuturist.com
September 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Electric trucks aren't coming. They're already here.
400–700 km range. Megawatt charging. Falling TCO.
China e-truck sales surged 182% in 2025, driven by economics, energy security & industrial strategy.
Now they're going global. RIP the diesel era. 👇
400–700 km range. Megawatt charging. Falling TCO.
China e-truck sales surged 182% in 2025, driven by economics, energy security & industrial strategy.
Now they're going global. RIP the diesel era. 👇
Tesla deserves credit for changing the car industry. It proved #EVs could beat ICE on performance & desirability, drove battery scale, pioneered software-defined cars & built the Supercharger network when industry doubted EVs had a future. Tesla disrupted the incumbents. Now Tesla is an incumbent.
September 4, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Tesla deserves credit for changing the car industry. It proved #EVs could beat ICE on performance & desirability, drove battery scale, pioneered software-defined cars & built the Supercharger network when industry doubted EVs had a future. Tesla disrupted the incumbents. Now Tesla is an incumbent.
Petrol prices going up again? ⛽️📈
Meanwhile, EV owners: plug in at home, wake up with a full “tank”, and drive for peanuts. 😂⚡️
The best part of electrification might be simply not giving a shit what happens at the bowser anymore. 😎🔌🚗 #EVs #Bettrification #RIPICE #Disruption
Meanwhile, EV owners: plug in at home, wake up with a full “tank”, and drive for peanuts. 😂⚡️
The best part of electrification might be simply not giving a shit what happens at the bowser anymore. 😎🔌🚗 #EVs #Bettrification #RIPICE #Disruption
September 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Petrol prices going up again? ⛽️📈
Meanwhile, EV owners: plug in at home, wake up with a full “tank”, and drive for peanuts. 😂⚡️
The best part of electrification might be simply not giving a shit what happens at the bowser anymore. 😎🔌🚗 #EVs #Bettrification #RIPICE #Disruption
Meanwhile, EV owners: plug in at home, wake up with a full “tank”, and drive for peanuts. 😂⚡️
The best part of electrification might be simply not giving a shit what happens at the bowser anymore. 😎🔌🚗 #EVs #Bettrification #RIPICE #Disruption
The part of the energy transition that matters most: the cost curves.
In 15 years, batteries fell ~93%. Utility solar ~90%.
When foundational technologies get ~10× cheaper, they don't just take market share. They restructure entire industries.
And the curves haven't stopped. #Bettrification #SWB
In 15 years, batteries fell ~93%. Utility solar ~90%.
When foundational technologies get ~10× cheaper, they don't just take market share. They restructure entire industries.
And the curves haven't stopped. #Bettrification #SWB
September 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The part of the energy transition that matters most: the cost curves.
In 15 years, batteries fell ~93%. Utility solar ~90%.
When foundational technologies get ~10× cheaper, they don't just take market share. They restructure entire industries.
And the curves haven't stopped. #Bettrification #SWB
In 15 years, batteries fell ~93%. Utility solar ~90%.
When foundational technologies get ~10× cheaper, they don't just take market share. They restructure entire industries.
And the curves haven't stopped. #Bettrification #SWB
For the past few years, one of the loudest arguments against the AI boom has been its enormous & rapidly growing demand for electricity.
That concern is legitimate. But look deeper at what that demand is unleashing: a massive accelerant for the renewable energy buildout. The Trojan Horse of Energy!
That concern is legitimate. But look deeper at what that demand is unleashing: a massive accelerant for the renewable energy buildout. The Trojan Horse of Energy!
August 30, 2026 at 11:35 PM
For the past few years, one of the loudest arguments against the AI boom has been its enormous & rapidly growing demand for electricity.
That concern is legitimate. But look deeper at what that demand is unleashing: a massive accelerant for the renewable energy buildout. The Trojan Horse of Energy!
That concern is legitimate. But look deeper at what that demand is unleashing: a massive accelerant for the renewable energy buildout. The Trojan Horse of Energy!
The US energy transition keeps accelerating, and now surging electricity demand from AI and data centres is adding fuel to the fire.
Renewables now generate >30% of US electricity.
H1 2026 YoY:
⚡ Renewables +10.9%
☀️ Utility solar +21.6%
☀️ Rooftop solar +13%
💨 Wind +6.5%
🔥 Coal -11.3%
Renewables now generate >30% of US electricity.
H1 2026 YoY:
⚡ Renewables +10.9%
☀️ Utility solar +21.6%
☀️ Rooftop solar +13%
💨 Wind +6.5%
🔥 Coal -11.3%
August 29, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The US energy transition keeps accelerating, and now surging electricity demand from AI and data centres is adding fuel to the fire.
Renewables now generate >30% of US electricity.
H1 2026 YoY:
⚡ Renewables +10.9%
☀️ Utility solar +21.6%
☀️ Rooftop solar +13%
💨 Wind +6.5%
🔥 Coal -11.3%
Renewables now generate >30% of US electricity.
H1 2026 YoY:
⚡ Renewables +10.9%
☀️ Utility solar +21.6%
☀️ Rooftop solar +13%
💨 Wind +6.5%
🔥 Coal -11.3%
Well done, Australia. 🇦🇺 This is the way.
AI is going to need enormous amounts of electricity. Make that demand bring new renewable generation with it, and AI becomes an accelerator for solar, wind, batteries and the grid, not a burden on it. #Bettrification #SWB
AI is going to need enormous amounts of electricity. Make that demand bring new renewable generation with it, and AI becomes an accelerator for solar, wind, batteries and the grid, not a burden on it. #Bettrification #SWB
August 29, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Well done, Australia. 🇦🇺 This is the way.
AI is going to need enormous amounts of electricity. Make that demand bring new renewable generation with it, and AI becomes an accelerator for solar, wind, batteries and the grid, not a burden on it. #Bettrification #SWB
AI is going to need enormous amounts of electricity. Make that demand bring new renewable generation with it, and AI becomes an accelerator for solar, wind, batteries and the grid, not a burden on it. #Bettrification #SWB