Mike the Car Geek
@mikethecargeek.bsky.social
Car geek, Technology nerd. 🚘🤓
Sharing information about the transition to Electric Vehicles. Auto Industry insider in Detroit, U.S.A.
📺 youtube.com/@mikethecargeek
Sharing information about the transition to Electric Vehicles. Auto Industry insider in Detroit, U.S.A.
📺 youtube.com/@mikethecargeek
Trump Administration claims that changes to CAFE will reduce car prices by $ 925 💵
⛽️…but ADD $ 1,112-1,431 in Fuel Expenses
🤯 if you’re gonna make up numbers, make sure they support your case when you add them up
www.autonews.com/regulation-s...
⛽️…but ADD $ 1,112-1,431 in Fuel Expenses
🤯 if you’re gonna make up numbers, make sure they support your case when you add them up
www.autonews.com/regulation-s...
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Trump Administration claims that changes to CAFE will reduce car prices by $ 925 💵
⛽️…but ADD $ 1,112-1,431 in Fuel Expenses
🤯 if you’re gonna make up numbers, make sure they support your case when you add them up
www.autonews.com/regulation-s...
⛽️…but ADD $ 1,112-1,431 in Fuel Expenses
🤯 if you’re gonna make up numbers, make sure they support your case when you add them up
www.autonews.com/regulation-s...
Change has Consequences
🪫BlueOval (Ford) SK On split will result in 1,600 layoffs
🙁 Most employees were only recently hired to ramp-up production of EV Batteries
🏭 Ford will re-tool to make Prismatic LFP Batteries for Grid Storage
www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...
🪫BlueOval (Ford) SK On split will result in 1,600 layoffs
🙁 Most employees were only recently hired to ramp-up production of EV Batteries
🏭 Ford will re-tool to make Prismatic LFP Batteries for Grid Storage
www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Change has Consequences
🪫BlueOval (Ford) SK On split will result in 1,600 layoffs
🙁 Most employees were only recently hired to ramp-up production of EV Batteries
🏭 Ford will re-tool to make Prismatic LFP Batteries for Grid Storage
www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...
🪫BlueOval (Ford) SK On split will result in 1,600 layoffs
🙁 Most employees were only recently hired to ramp-up production of EV Batteries
🏭 Ford will re-tool to make Prismatic LFP Batteries for Grid Storage
www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...
🪫Michigan & Kentucky plants will BOTH make CATL Batteries for Grid Storage, not EVs
🛻 Ford and Ram EREVs sound cool, but Truck Guys won’t buy them either
🤔 expect GM to reveal a PHEV (or EREV)
🇺🇸 75% of Ford sales are in U.S., they are slowly giving up anywhere else 😳
youtu.be/tLvfxkeDPnM?...
🛻 Ford and Ram EREVs sound cool, but Truck Guys won’t buy them either
🤔 expect GM to reveal a PHEV (or EREV)
🇺🇸 75% of Ford sales are in U.S., they are slowly giving up anywhere else 😳
youtu.be/tLvfxkeDPnM?...
December 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🪫Michigan & Kentucky plants will BOTH make CATL Batteries for Grid Storage, not EVs
🛻 Ford and Ram EREVs sound cool, but Truck Guys won’t buy them either
🤔 expect GM to reveal a PHEV (or EREV)
🇺🇸 75% of Ford sales are in U.S., they are slowly giving up anywhere else 😳
youtu.be/tLvfxkeDPnM?...
🛻 Ford and Ram EREVs sound cool, but Truck Guys won’t buy them either
🤔 expect GM to reveal a PHEV (or EREV)
🇺🇸 75% of Ford sales are in U.S., they are slowly giving up anywhere else 😳
youtu.be/tLvfxkeDPnM?...
You’ll never guess why America is so interested in Venezuela 🤔
🛢️…of course, it’s OIL
⛽️…and how the U.S. is setup to refine Oil into Gas
🔥There will be War
youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
🛢️…of course, it’s OIL
⛽️…and how the U.S. is setup to refine Oil into Gas
🔥There will be War
youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
The real reason Venezuela matters
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
You’ll never guess why America is so interested in Venezuela 🤔
🛢️…of course, it’s OIL
⛽️…and how the U.S. is setup to refine Oil into Gas
🔥There will be War
youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
🛢️…of course, it’s OIL
⛽️…and how the U.S. is setup to refine Oil into Gas
🔥There will be War
youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
🏇Heading into the homestretch
🏆 BYD will easily be #1 Battery EV maker globally
💹 Geely (inc. Zeekr, Volvo, Polestar, Smart) won't catch Tesla this year for BEVs, but next year seems likely to pass them. Combined BEV/PHEV/EREV sales are higher already.
2025 Data is through Q3.
🏆 BYD will easily be #1 Battery EV maker globally
💹 Geely (inc. Zeekr, Volvo, Polestar, Smart) won't catch Tesla this year for BEVs, but next year seems likely to pass them. Combined BEV/PHEV/EREV sales are higher already.
2025 Data is through Q3.
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🏇Heading into the homestretch
🏆 BYD will easily be #1 Battery EV maker globally
💹 Geely (inc. Zeekr, Volvo, Polestar, Smart) won't catch Tesla this year for BEVs, but next year seems likely to pass them. Combined BEV/PHEV/EREV sales are higher already.
2025 Data is through Q3.
🏆 BYD will easily be #1 Battery EV maker globally
💹 Geely (inc. Zeekr, Volvo, Polestar, Smart) won't catch Tesla this year for BEVs, but next year seems likely to pass them. Combined BEV/PHEV/EREV sales are higher already.
2025 Data is through Q3.
PROMISING 👍
📊 More L2+ miles available than GM Super Cruise
📈 Tesla has much more experience
🚘 Looking forward to real world comparisons, specs and sensors don’t tell the whole story
youtu.be/u8ms0lZaIZI
📊 More L2+ miles available than GM Super Cruise
📈 Tesla has much more experience
🚘 Looking forward to real world comparisons, specs and sensors don’t tell the whole story
youtu.be/u8ms0lZaIZI
Highlights from Rivian Autonomy & AI Day
YouTube video by Mike the Car Geek
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
PROMISING 👍
📊 More L2+ miles available than GM Super Cruise
📈 Tesla has much more experience
🚘 Looking forward to real world comparisons, specs and sensors don’t tell the whole story
youtu.be/u8ms0lZaIZI
📊 More L2+ miles available than GM Super Cruise
📈 Tesla has much more experience
🚘 Looking forward to real world comparisons, specs and sensors don’t tell the whole story
youtu.be/u8ms0lZaIZI
FORD EUROPE & RENAULT form partnership for EVs.
🥐Ampere independent subsidiary of Renault
🔋Renault, Alpine + Nissan BEVs
🏭 Replacement for Focus and Fiesta
👎Ford & VW partnership comes to an end?
Ford will join them rather than build their own EVs in Europe 🤔
media.ford.com/content/ford...
🥐Ampere independent subsidiary of Renault
🔋Renault, Alpine + Nissan BEVs
🏭 Replacement for Focus and Fiesta
👎Ford & VW partnership comes to an end?
Ford will join them rather than build their own EVs in Europe 🤔
media.ford.com/content/ford...
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
FORD EUROPE & RENAULT form partnership for EVs.
🥐Ampere independent subsidiary of Renault
🔋Renault, Alpine + Nissan BEVs
🏭 Replacement for Focus and Fiesta
👎Ford & VW partnership comes to an end?
Ford will join them rather than build their own EVs in Europe 🤔
media.ford.com/content/ford...
🥐Ampere independent subsidiary of Renault
🔋Renault, Alpine + Nissan BEVs
🏭 Replacement for Focus and Fiesta
👎Ford & VW partnership comes to an end?
Ford will join them rather than build their own EVs in Europe 🤔
media.ford.com/content/ford...
BMW EV owners “apparently” will soon get a the gift they’ve been waiting for. And it looks totally redesigned from other Adapters 🪫
No official announcement from BMW
No official announcement from BMW
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
BMW EV owners “apparently” will soon get a the gift they’ve been waiting for. And it looks totally redesigned from other Adapters 🪫
No official announcement from BMW
No official announcement from BMW
China 🇨🇳 worth a listen regarding A.I., EVs, Pharmaceuticals and other Key Technologies 😟
youtu.be/7Q4sbSTTyQM?...
youtu.be/7Q4sbSTTyQM?...
Rattner: US Can’t ‘Out-Negotiate’ China
YouTube video by Bloomberg Television
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
China 🇨🇳 worth a listen regarding A.I., EVs, Pharmaceuticals and other Key Technologies 😟
youtu.be/7Q4sbSTTyQM?...
youtu.be/7Q4sbSTTyQM?...
Michigan EV Owners (BEVs and PHEVs) call your State Senator to support SB 593 👍
🪫BEVs already pay as much Road Tax as HEAVIER Trucks
🪫BEVs and PHEVs pay MORE Road Tax than comparable vehicles
💸Changes to Gas Tax formula will punish EV Owners more next year unless it passes
forms.gle/gZWq5Dy3684W...
🪫BEVs already pay as much Road Tax as HEAVIER Trucks
🪫BEVs and PHEVs pay MORE Road Tax than comparable vehicles
💸Changes to Gas Tax formula will punish EV Owners more next year unless it passes
forms.gle/gZWq5Dy3684W...
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Michigan EV Owners (BEVs and PHEVs) call your State Senator to support SB 593 👍
🪫BEVs already pay as much Road Tax as HEAVIER Trucks
🪫BEVs and PHEVs pay MORE Road Tax than comparable vehicles
💸Changes to Gas Tax formula will punish EV Owners more next year unless it passes
forms.gle/gZWq5Dy3684W...
🪫BEVs already pay as much Road Tax as HEAVIER Trucks
🪫BEVs and PHEVs pay MORE Road Tax than comparable vehicles
💸Changes to Gas Tax formula will punish EV Owners more next year unless it passes
forms.gle/gZWq5Dy3684W...
KIA in Canada 🍁
🪫EV6 being dropped, were now U.S. built (except GT)
🔋Korean made EV4 Sedan, EV5 SUV and PV5 Commercial Van coming in 2026
👎NONE of these will come to the U.S.
❓EV9 will continue, early models were Korean made, mixed information if they are now getting U.S. EV9s or not?
🪫EV6 being dropped, were now U.S. built (except GT)
🔋Korean made EV4 Sedan, EV5 SUV and PV5 Commercial Van coming in 2026
👎NONE of these will come to the U.S.
❓EV9 will continue, early models were Korean made, mixed information if they are now getting U.S. EV9s or not?
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
KIA in Canada 🍁
🪫EV6 being dropped, were now U.S. built (except GT)
🔋Korean made EV4 Sedan, EV5 SUV and PV5 Commercial Van coming in 2026
👎NONE of these will come to the U.S.
❓EV9 will continue, early models were Korean made, mixed information if they are now getting U.S. EV9s or not?
🪫EV6 being dropped, were now U.S. built (except GT)
🔋Korean made EV4 Sedan, EV5 SUV and PV5 Commercial Van coming in 2026
👎NONE of these will come to the U.S.
❓EV9 will continue, early models were Korean made, mixed information if they are now getting U.S. EV9s or not?
⛽Toyota GR GT is a TT V8 Hybrid that does look bad-ass (AMG GT competitor).
🏁Toyota GR GT3 is the Race version of it.
🔋Lexus LFA is a "Concept" Battery EV with almost no details, but "looks" 100% production ready. I expect it to be confirmed later, but maybe its just vaporware 🤔
🏁Toyota GR GT3 is the Race version of it.
🔋Lexus LFA is a "Concept" Battery EV with almost no details, but "looks" 100% production ready. I expect it to be confirmed later, but maybe its just vaporware 🤔
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
⛽Toyota GR GT is a TT V8 Hybrid that does look bad-ass (AMG GT competitor).
🏁Toyota GR GT3 is the Race version of it.
🔋Lexus LFA is a "Concept" Battery EV with almost no details, but "looks" 100% production ready. I expect it to be confirmed later, but maybe its just vaporware 🤔
🏁Toyota GR GT3 is the Race version of it.
🔋Lexus LFA is a "Concept" Battery EV with almost no details, but "looks" 100% production ready. I expect it to be confirmed later, but maybe its just vaporware 🤔
BYD should frighten legacy Automakers, and the Detroit 2 1/2 aren’t safe either
🔋 Selling more Battery EVs than Tesla
🚘 +200% Sales in Europe vs. -50% for Tesla
📈 1 Million EVs sold Overseas this year
😳 1.6 Million Overseas Next Year!
youtu.be/qQDa_C0V398?...
🔋 Selling more Battery EVs than Tesla
🚘 +200% Sales in Europe vs. -50% for Tesla
📈 1 Million EVs sold Overseas this year
😳 1.6 Million Overseas Next Year!
youtu.be/qQDa_C0V398?...
Huge BYD Sales Overseas! Legacy Automakers should be Scared
YouTube video by Mike the Car Geek
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
BYD should frighten legacy Automakers, and the Detroit 2 1/2 aren’t safe either
🔋 Selling more Battery EVs than Tesla
🚘 +200% Sales in Europe vs. -50% for Tesla
📈 1 Million EVs sold Overseas this year
😳 1.6 Million Overseas Next Year!
youtu.be/qQDa_C0V398?...
🔋 Selling more Battery EVs than Tesla
🚘 +200% Sales in Europe vs. -50% for Tesla
📈 1 Million EVs sold Overseas this year
😳 1.6 Million Overseas Next Year!
youtu.be/qQDa_C0V398?...
Over 2 Million EVs have been sold in INDIA this year.
🛵 Electric 2 and 3-Wheel Vehicles top the list
🚗 156,455 Electric Cars (4-W) have been sold, up over 50% from last year
📈 Maruti Suzuki (largest automaker) launched their first EV, chasing Tata and Mahindra 🔋
www.autocarpro.in/analysis/ev-...
🛵 Electric 2 and 3-Wheel Vehicles top the list
🚗 156,455 Electric Cars (4-W) have been sold, up over 50% from last year
📈 Maruti Suzuki (largest automaker) launched their first EV, chasing Tata and Mahindra 🔋
www.autocarpro.in/analysis/ev-...
EV Sales Cross the 2 million Mark for the First Time | Autocar Professional
EV sales charge past 2 million sales in first 11 months of CY2025, all 4 segments hit a new high as the 2- and 3-wheeler as well as passenger and commercial vehicle segments already surpassed their C...
www.autocarpro.in
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Over 2 Million EVs have been sold in INDIA this year.
🛵 Electric 2 and 3-Wheel Vehicles top the list
🚗 156,455 Electric Cars (4-W) have been sold, up over 50% from last year
📈 Maruti Suzuki (largest automaker) launched their first EV, chasing Tata and Mahindra 🔋
www.autocarpro.in/analysis/ev-...
🛵 Electric 2 and 3-Wheel Vehicles top the list
🚗 156,455 Electric Cars (4-W) have been sold, up over 50% from last year
📈 Maruti Suzuki (largest automaker) launched their first EV, chasing Tata and Mahindra 🔋
www.autocarpro.in/analysis/ev-...
I shot this video because it’s awesome looking. After doing the background research I realized IT’s ELECTRIC restomod of a Porsche by Bismoto Engineering in California. 🔋
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I shot this video because it’s awesome looking. After doing the background research I realized IT’s ELECTRIC restomod of a Porsche by Bismoto Engineering in California. 🔋
Republican Senator summarizes the ‘SURRENDER PLAN’ for Ukraine 🇺🇦
BREAKING: Republican Senator Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, attacks Trump’s “peace plan” to end the Ukraine war:
“Ukraine should not be forced to give up its lands to one of the world’s most flagrant war criminals in Vladimir Putin.”
“Ukraine should not be forced to give up its lands to one of the world’s most flagrant war criminals in Vladimir Putin.”
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Republican Senator summarizes the ‘SURRENDER PLAN’ for Ukraine 🇺🇦
Thanksgiving Pizza
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November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thanksgiving Pizza
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Mach-E California Special 🔋 ☀️
Ford does a great job of adding special packages to keep their lineup fresh.
Ford does a great job of adding special packages to keep their lineup fresh.
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mach-E California Special 🔋 ☀️
Ford does a great job of adding special packages to keep their lineup fresh.
Ford does a great job of adding special packages to keep their lineup fresh.
AM I CRAZY? …or do I just like Jeeps and EVs too much?
🔋 230 mile Range (Moab)
🔌 CCS Connector
🤪 I think $65,000 is a good price for this unique soft-core -off-roader
U IIIIIII U
youtu.be/VKWX4zVldGI
🔋 230 mile Range (Moab)
🔌 CCS Connector
🤪 I think $65,000 is a good price for this unique soft-core -off-roader
U IIIIIII U
youtu.be/VKWX4zVldGI
The all-electric Jeep Recon, is it worth $ 65,000?
YouTube video by Mike the Car Geek
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
AM I CRAZY? …or do I just like Jeeps and EVs too much?
🔋 230 mile Range (Moab)
🔌 CCS Connector
🤪 I think $65,000 is a good price for this unique soft-core -off-roader
U IIIIIII U
youtu.be/VKWX4zVldGI
🔋 230 mile Range (Moab)
🔌 CCS Connector
🤪 I think $65,000 is a good price for this unique soft-core -off-roader
U IIIIIII U
youtu.be/VKWX4zVldGI
EV Truck start-up Bollinger Motors is done.
🚙 B1 SUV & B2 Pickup never produced
🚚 B4 Commercial Truck did start
🪫 Changes to Commercial EV Tax Credit + Tariffs made it impossible to succeed
Detroit Free Press:
Embattled EV start-up from Oak Park closes for good
www.freep.com/story/money/...
🚙 B1 SUV & B2 Pickup never produced
🚚 B4 Commercial Truck did start
🪫 Changes to Commercial EV Tax Credit + Tariffs made it impossible to succeed
Detroit Free Press:
Embattled EV start-up from Oak Park closes for good
www.freep.com/story/money/...
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
EV Truck start-up Bollinger Motors is done.
🚙 B1 SUV & B2 Pickup never produced
🚚 B4 Commercial Truck did start
🪫 Changes to Commercial EV Tax Credit + Tariffs made it impossible to succeed
Detroit Free Press:
Embattled EV start-up from Oak Park closes for good
www.freep.com/story/money/...
🚙 B1 SUV & B2 Pickup never produced
🚚 B4 Commercial Truck did start
🪫 Changes to Commercial EV Tax Credit + Tariffs made it impossible to succeed
Detroit Free Press:
Embattled EV start-up from Oak Park closes for good
www.freep.com/story/money/...
Does a Waymo RoboTaxi need to clean its windshield? 🤓
…for me?
…for me?
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Does a Waymo RoboTaxi need to clean its windshield? 🤓
…for me?
…for me?
Stellantis (finally) adopts NACS.
🔌 In 2026 CCS EVs will get access to Tesla’s NACS Superchargers with an Adapter
🌏 Will also apply to their EVs Japan and Korea where Tesla Network is also NACS
🗓️ TBA when Native NACS will come to Stellantis EVs?
media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease....
🔌 In 2026 CCS EVs will get access to Tesla’s NACS Superchargers with an Adapter
🌏 Will also apply to their EVs Japan and Korea where Tesla Network is also NACS
🗓️ TBA when Native NACS will come to Stellantis EVs?
media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease....
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Stellantis (finally) adopts NACS.
🔌 In 2026 CCS EVs will get access to Tesla’s NACS Superchargers with an Adapter
🌏 Will also apply to their EVs Japan and Korea where Tesla Network is also NACS
🗓️ TBA when Native NACS will come to Stellantis EVs?
media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease....
🔌 In 2026 CCS EVs will get access to Tesla’s NACS Superchargers with an Adapter
🌏 Will also apply to their EVs Japan and Korea where Tesla Network is also NACS
🗓️ TBA when Native NACS will come to Stellantis EVs?
media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease....
REE - a very innovative EV Commercial Truck - signed an MoU to work with truck maker Mitsubishi Fuso on Software Defined Vehicles (SDV) and By-Wire (Steer and Brake) technology.
"Could-be" like the Rivian-Volkswagen JV, but for commercial trucks 🚚
ree.auto/newsroom/news/
"Could-be" like the Rivian-Volkswagen JV, but for commercial trucks 🚚
ree.auto/newsroom/news/
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
REE - a very innovative EV Commercial Truck - signed an MoU to work with truck maker Mitsubishi Fuso on Software Defined Vehicles (SDV) and By-Wire (Steer and Brake) technology.
"Could-be" like the Rivian-Volkswagen JV, but for commercial trucks 🚚
ree.auto/newsroom/news/
"Could-be" like the Rivian-Volkswagen JV, but for commercial trucks 🚚
ree.auto/newsroom/news/