EV Curve Futurist

With a US$3.6 billion fuel-import bill, abundant renewable electricity and most of its future vehicle fleet still unbuilt, Ethiopia is leapfrogging the petroleum-powered development path followed by wealthier nations.

I first wrote about this subject in April 2025, after Liam Bartlett’s Electric Vehicle Con put the environmental damage associated with Indonesia’s nickel industry under the spotlight.

Different companies.

6 questions about AI, energy and our future This essay is told largely from an Australian perspective, but the questions are global.

Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen still have time to survive the Chinese EV disruption.

My wife is sick to death of hearing me talk about electric cars.

How technological revolutions create entirely new industrial ecosystems.

The term “baseload power” gets thrown around a lot in debates over the future of energy.

Engineers have long followed one principle: KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid.

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.

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.

Updated May 2026 with refined visuals, clearer examples, and expanded analysis.