Zamafir
@zamafir.bsky.social
I’m a big ESG nerd. ❤️ ⚡️🚗, 🪴, 🐕, and anything that helps folks live a more sustainable life. Let's focus on what we can do, today, to mitigate climate change!
I've spent 4 decades on 🌏, and the better part of 3 driving 🚗🔋⚡️. Lets help folks upgrade
I've spent 4 decades on 🌏, and the better part of 3 driving 🚗🔋⚡️. Lets help folks upgrade
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@zamafir.bsky.social
· Jul 4
At this point I'm just assuming these accounts with like 8 followers are bots or a part of the 7 figure fossil fuel industry Ad buy.
EVs exist in their current iteration because of California Air Quality legislation and also a huge tool to fight GHG Emissions, and are immediately effective at both.
EVs exist in their current iteration because of California Air Quality legislation and also a huge tool to fight GHG Emissions, and are immediately effective at both.
Europe’s China strategy is arguably the most successful, well any country really, massive increase in automotive manufacturing from China, Korea, etc.
Canadas agreement is minute in scale as outlined with a focus on parts and not finished vehicles.
No unit caps in EU, higher tariffs, much growth.
Canadas agreement is minute in scale as outlined with a focus on parts and not finished vehicles.
No unit caps in EU, higher tariffs, much growth.
China’s BYD starts building EV plant as part of billion-dollar investment in Turkey www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/14/c...
China's BYD starts building EV plant as part of billion-dollar investment in Turkey - Turkish Minute
Construction equipment has moved onto the planned site of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s factory in western Turkey, in the first public signs of work on the ground since Ankara announced the $1...
www.turkishminute.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Europe’s China strategy is arguably the most successful, well any country really, massive increase in automotive manufacturing from China, Korea, etc.
Canadas agreement is minute in scale as outlined with a focus on parts and not finished vehicles.
No unit caps in EU, higher tariffs, much growth.
Canadas agreement is minute in scale as outlined with a focus on parts and not finished vehicles.
No unit caps in EU, higher tariffs, much growth.
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Since DOJ has now made it clear that the FBI is not investigating the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good, the state of Minnesota must move forward with its own criminal investigation.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Wild, I guess the hope here is China can start funding the infrastructure and manufacturing Canada can no longer afford to? Whatever gets Canada focused on the goals BC/California/Europe are pursuing .
Rad place for a CATL factory if you ask me, or BYD blade.
Rad place for a CATL factory if you ask me, or BYD blade.
Quebec declares Northvolt battery plant partnership dead, loses $270M investment | CBC News
Quebec's Northvolt project is officially dead — and the government says it is cutting its losses and investing no further money in the company.
www.cbc.ca
January 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Wild, I guess the hope here is China can start funding the infrastructure and manufacturing Canada can no longer afford to? Whatever gets Canada focused on the goals BC/California/Europe are pursuing .
Rad place for a CATL factory if you ask me, or BYD blade.
Rad place for a CATL factory if you ask me, or BYD blade.
It's going to be interesting to see. Much of the drop Q4 was the pull ahead from Q3, but none of this is really an organic market, it's all deliberate from a manufacturer or legislative standpoint. GM/Ford's rapid retreat on EVs is going to reduce the availability of EVs in the U.S. market.
🇺🇸⚡ Update on BEV sales in the US
📊 Q4 2025: 234,171 BEVs (5.8% market share)
📈 Full year 2025: 1,280,748 BEVs (7.9% share)
The end of the $7,500 subsidy clearly had a strong impact in Q4, with a pull-forward effect visible in Q3.
Let’s see if Q1 2026 can recover to at least 7.5% BEV share 🤞⚡
📊 Q4 2025: 234,171 BEVs (5.8% market share)
📈 Full year 2025: 1,280,748 BEVs (7.9% share)
The end of the $7,500 subsidy clearly had a strong impact in Q4, with a pull-forward effect visible in Q3.
Let’s see if Q1 2026 can recover to at least 7.5% BEV share 🤞⚡
January 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It's going to be interesting to see. Much of the drop Q4 was the pull ahead from Q3, but none of this is really an organic market, it's all deliberate from a manufacturer or legislative standpoint. GM/Ford's rapid retreat on EVs is going to reduce the availability of EVs in the U.S. market.
Also worth context on Tesla. Lots of posts this deal is a big F U to the U.S. and Tesla. It's not.
Carney based the 49k artificial cap off Chinese vehicle imports to Canada, the super majority of those have been... you guessed it Tesla. Tesla asked Canada to lower the Chinese tariffs, Canada did.
Carney based the 49k artificial cap off Chinese vehicle imports to Canada, the super majority of those have been... you guessed it Tesla. Tesla asked Canada to lower the Chinese tariffs, Canada did.
January 18, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Also worth context on Tesla. Lots of posts this deal is a big F U to the U.S. and Tesla. It's not.
Carney based the 49k artificial cap off Chinese vehicle imports to Canada, the super majority of those have been... you guessed it Tesla. Tesla asked Canada to lower the Chinese tariffs, Canada did.
Carney based the 49k artificial cap off Chinese vehicle imports to Canada, the super majority of those have been... you guessed it Tesla. Tesla asked Canada to lower the Chinese tariffs, Canada did.
"We expect that this will catalyse considerable new Chinese joint-venture investment in Canada with trusted partners to protect and create new auto manufacturing jobs for Canadian workers, and ensure a robust build-out of Canada's EV supply chain."
Hopefully that expands to actually vehicle prod.
Hopefully that expands to actually vehicle prod.
12 Cars Made in Canada: All You Need to Know
Buying a Canadian-made vehicle is becoming harder as manufacturers move abroad, but several assembly plants still operate, mainly in Ontario. Discover
www.surex.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
"We expect that this will catalyse considerable new Chinese joint-venture investment in Canada with trusted partners to protect and create new auto manufacturing jobs for Canadian workers, and ensure a robust build-out of Canada's EV supply chain."
Hopefully that expands to actually vehicle prod.
Hopefully that expands to actually vehicle prod.
Can a Canadian tell me why everyone’s convinced Carney is just bringing affordable BYDs over when the agreement is *all EVs* made in China, was made after Tesla asked Canada to drop the tariffs so they could resume exports from China to Canada, and only a tiny fraction Carney set aside affordable?
I'm a little confused I think. BYD isn't, as far as I know, "from Tesla and Volvo"... and I'm not clear what you're saying about Geely... or Nio... or why there seems to be some reason to expect what sounds like Chinese made Teslas to... dominate the market?
January 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Can a Canadian tell me why everyone’s convinced Carney is just bringing affordable BYDs over when the agreement is *all EVs* made in China, was made after Tesla asked Canada to drop the tariffs so they could resume exports from China to Canada, and only a tiny fraction Carney set aside affordable?
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They are going to do it.
It's all to set up martial law.
War against Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
It's all to set up martial law.
War against Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
Soldiers with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed at the ready following Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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Incredible with basic competent national governance can do.
"Voters backed the Alpine Initiative and NRLA decades ago. Engineers then spent years refining routes and safety systems. A separate federal rail fund now guarantees long-term financing for upgrades... instead of short political cycles."
"Voters backed the Alpine Initiative and NRLA decades ago. Engineers then spent years refining routes and safety systems. A separate federal rail fund now guarantees long-term financing for upgrades... instead of short political cycles."
January 18, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Incredible with basic competent national governance can do.
"Voters backed the Alpine Initiative and NRLA decades ago. Engineers then spent years refining routes and safety systems. A separate federal rail fund now guarantees long-term financing for upgrades... instead of short political cycles."
"Voters backed the Alpine Initiative and NRLA decades ago. Engineers then spent years refining routes and safety systems. A separate federal rail fund now guarantees long-term financing for upgrades... instead of short political cycles."
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I know it’s hard to have optimism right now, but if there’s one thing that is genuinely giving me hope it is seeing communities — hell, neighborhoods, even portions of cities — stand up in unison against tyranny in a way that is active, capable, savvy. It’s really powerful.
January 18, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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California, Oregon, Washington, B.C. - Cascadia, let's go! 4th largest economy and EV market on earth, filled with tons of folks working towards a bright future with the most biodiversity on earth. Dew it!
Canada: BC Hydro launches 400 kW chargers as network tops 800 ports - electrive.com
BC Hydro has expanded its public charging network to more than 800 charging points across British Columbia, Canada, and commissioned its first 400 kW fast
www.electrive.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
California, Oregon, Washington, B.C. - Cascadia, let's go! 4th largest economy and EV market on earth, filled with tons of folks working towards a bright future with the most biodiversity on earth. Dew it!
Mush for brains con man.
January 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Mush for brains con man.
Maybe my favorite classic car? I sat in one ages ago, sooo cool, just an impossibly fantastic shape, and love this era of JDM designs with the big headlights. 2000 GT, Sports 800, etc.
Worth checking out if you know of one at museum or show just to take the design in IRL.
Worth checking out if you know of one at museum or show just to take the design in IRL.
See the interior and exterior of the 1968 Toyota 2000 GT from every angle.
View Photos of the 1968 Toyota 2000 GT
See the interior and exterior of the 1968 Toyota 2000 GT from every angle.
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Maybe my favorite classic car? I sat in one ages ago, sooo cool, just an impossibly fantastic shape, and love this era of JDM designs with the big headlights. 2000 GT, Sports 800, etc.
Worth checking out if you know of one at museum or show just to take the design in IRL.
Worth checking out if you know of one at museum or show just to take the design in IRL.
Man, bad for graphics cards, bad for water for humans, bad for decarbonizing, can we stop setting the world on fire faster for insecure fun-tech-bros born rich?
When WSJ starts writing about AI memory constraints, it’s usually worth paying attention.
Here’s why Micron sits at the infrastructure layer behind the AI boom. #AIBoom #Micron #WSJ
open.substack.com/pub/stevenha...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/memo...
Here’s why Micron sits at the infrastructure layer behind the AI boom. #AIBoom #Micron #WSJ
open.substack.com/pub/stevenha...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/memo...
The Global Memory-Chip Shortage Will Cost Us All
AI companies’ need for a once obscure and affordable type of microchip threatens to drive up prices of all electronics—and limit data-center ambitions.
www.wsj.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Man, bad for graphics cards, bad for water for humans, bad for decarbonizing, can we stop setting the world on fire faster for insecure fun-tech-bros born rich?
Gunna need everyone’s racist cousin to grow a spine.
Instead of having to travel to various capitals to reassure foreign leaders, these US lawmakers could just impeach the mofo.
In Denmark, U.S. lawmakers contradict Trump on Greenland
Leaders of the bipartisan delegation said most Americans don’t want to acquire the territory, and thousands of Danes joined “Hands-off Greenland” protests.
wapo.st
January 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Gunna need everyone’s racist cousin to grow a spine.
This. It’s not trump it’s the entire GOP, it’s the GOP voters, the whole kitten kaboodle.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 17, 2026 at 11:57 PM
This. It’s not trump it’s the entire GOP, it’s the GOP voters, the whole kitten kaboodle.
This competes with the iX3 in its home
market. It charges 10-80% in ~10 minutes. The iX3 is on par with Hyundais old, clean sheet platform, e-GMP, in twice as long. It’s going to be a very exciting second half of the decade as China and Korea dominate EV platforms and model variety!
market. It charges 10-80% in ~10 minutes. The iX3 is on par with Hyundais old, clean sheet platform, e-GMP, in twice as long. It’s going to be a very exciting second half of the decade as China and Korea dominate EV platforms and model variety!
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM
This competes with the iX3 in its home
market. It charges 10-80% in ~10 minutes. The iX3 is on par with Hyundais old, clean sheet platform, e-GMP, in twice as long. It’s going to be a very exciting second half of the decade as China and Korea dominate EV platforms and model variety!
market. It charges 10-80% in ~10 minutes. The iX3 is on par with Hyundais old, clean sheet platform, e-GMP, in twice as long. It’s going to be a very exciting second half of the decade as China and Korea dominate EV platforms and model variety!
I mean, yes, daily mail. Just so silly how deep the EV FUD is.
Hydrogen <> Electricity
Hydrogen <> Electricity
Sales of Toyota's EV stall as furious drivers say 'impossible to fuel' cars have landed them in debt nightmare trib.al/WWvAE0n
Toyota's EV that runs on hydrogen FLOPS as lawsuit alleges defects
The Toyota Mirai was billed as a revolutionary sedan that only emits harmless water vapor and has none of the downsides of traditional battery-powered EVs.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I mean, yes, daily mail. Just so silly how deep the EV FUD is.
Hydrogen <> Electricity
Hydrogen <> Electricity
Reminiscent of Denmark’s power plant with a ski slope that was importing trash from the UK to burn to keep running. 🥴
A depressing read.
"Kristersson made a series of moves that eroded Sweden’s green credentials, including scrapping the environment ministry, reducing subsidies for EVs, and cutting taxes on diesel to appeal to rural voters unhappy with rising costs. The result? Sweden’s emissions rose 7% in 2024."
"Kristersson made a series of moves that eroded Sweden’s green credentials, including scrapping the environment ministry, reducing subsidies for EVs, and cutting taxes on diesel to appeal to rural voters unhappy with rising costs. The result? Sweden’s emissions rose 7% in 2024."
Sweden Is Retreating From Its Bold Green Ambitions
Emissions are rising again, and companies are in financial trouble
www.bloomberg.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Reminiscent of Denmark’s power plant with a ski slope that was importing trash from the UK to burn to keep running. 🥴
Mask up! Wash hands.
Much of the U.S. is seeing “High” or “Very High” levels of illnesses that include fever plus a cough or sore throat.
Based on COVID Wastewater data (ending Jan 10), 21 states were at Very High or High level of SARS-CoV-2. 8 at moderate levels. The Midwest is getting hit the hardest.
Based on COVID Wastewater data (ending Jan 10), 21 states were at Very High or High level of SARS-CoV-2. 8 at moderate levels. The Midwest is getting hit the hardest.
January 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Mask up! Wash hands.
It is a fascist regime.
I've been trying to understand what's happening in the US and the endgame. If the goal is to deport or kill 242 million people to create a country with only 100 million people, the things the Trump administration is doing make perfect sense.
h/t @eroston.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
h/t @eroston.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
January 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
It is a fascist regime.
Let’s goooo!! Take another day off next week!
So moved by the people of Minnesota who—drawing on LA, Portland, Chicago, DC etc—are writing a shining new chapter in the history of nonviolent resistance.
The rest of us need to be taking notes—and helping them!
www.standwithminnesota.com
The rest of us need to be taking notes—and helping them!
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Let’s goooo!! Take another day off next week!
Awesome!
BREAKING: The European Union and the Mercosur bloc sign a major deal to create one of world's biggest free trade zones after 25 years of talks.
European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign landmark free trade agreement
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Awesome!
Lots of odd energy behind the Canada China as retribution against U.S. manufacturers or Tesla so here’s a brief PSA. Go read the statement. It’s *any* EV made in China. That includes U.S. automakers and Tesla. And the affordable amount doesn’t hit 50% until 2030…
Backgrounder - Preliminary Agreement-In-Principle to Address Economic and Trade Issues between Canada and the People's Republic of China
Preliminary Agreement-In-Principle to Address Economic and Trade Issues between Canada and the People's Republic of China
www.international.gc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Lots of odd energy behind the Canada China as retribution against U.S. manufacturers or Tesla so here’s a brief PSA. Go read the statement. It’s *any* EV made in China. That includes U.S. automakers and Tesla. And the affordable amount doesn’t hit 50% until 2030…