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My wife is sick to death of hearing me talk about electric cars. A few of my friends probably are too. And I can t really blame them. If you spend enough time around me, you d be forgiven for thinking I m Continued The post The Electric Vehicle – Tip of the Spear first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .
How technological revolutions create entirely new industrial ecosystems. The more I think about it, the more I believe we ve been asking the wrong question. The challenge facing much of the West isn t simply that China makes cheaper cars. Nor is Continued The post The Industrial System of the 21st Century first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .
The term baseload power gets thrown around a lot in debates over the future of energy. But where did this concept come from, and does it still matter in an age defined by solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, artificial intelligence Continued The post Beyond Baseload: The Evolution of Energy Grids first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .
Engineers have long followed one principle: KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Simpler systems are usually more reliable, cheaper to manufacture, easier to maintain and faster to improve. I think that same principle also explains why some technologies scale exponentially while Continued The post KISS and the Energy Transition: The Hidden Driver of Exponential Disruption first appeared on EV Curve…
Why the world s oldest energy industry still receives more support than its replacement This article began with a comment beneath a post I wrote about IKEA s renewable energy investments. The post highlighted how IKEA has installed more than a million Continued The post The Fossil Fuel Welfare State first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .
Why lithium investors keep getting psychologically destroyed at both the top and the bottom of the cycle For those newer to the lithium space, the past few years probably looked completely insane. One minute lithium was being called the most Continued The post Fear & Greed: The Lithium Cycle first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .
Updated May 2026 with refined visuals, clearer examples, and expanded analysis. The energy transition is easier than it looks Caption: Electrification reduces total energy demand by cutting systemic inefficiencies, not by replacing energy 1:1. We keep hearing the same argument. Continued The post Primary Energy Fallacy: Why Demand Is Overstated first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .
The Shift Tesla’s robotaxi push is now live in Austin. It matters. But the metric has shifted. This is no longer about proving autonomy works. It is about proving it works at scale, at low cost, with short wait times. Continued The post China’s Robotaxi Surge Is Unstoppable Now first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .
Looking back at history, 1974 comes closest to today’s oil shock. It was the last time energy supply was suddenly constrained at a global level and economies felt it immediately. But even that falls short of the scale we are Continued The post 1974 vs 2026: When Energy Systems Break first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .
The conversation around electric trucks used to be simple. Those arguments are now over. The data has moved on. Today, multiple electric semi-trucks are pushing past 600 km of range, with some already approaching or exceeding 800 km. Not prototypes. Continued The post Electric Trucks Unleashed. Freight Enters New Age first appeared on EV Curve Futurist .