Steven M
@stevenmil.bsky.social
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BYD leapfrogs failing Ford to become the world's 6th biggest automaker
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ford Falls Behind China’s BYD in Global Sales For the First Time
Ford Motor Co. lost out to BYD Co. in global vehicle sales for the first time last year as the Chinese manufacturer continued its climb up the rankings of the world’s largest automakers.
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
BYD leapfrogs failing Ford to become the world's 6th biggest automaker
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
the Rivian R2 - a Model Y-sized SUV - gets reviewed by Doug ahead of it shipping to early buyers in the summer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUl_...
#EVs #EVsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUl_...
#EVs #EVsky
2026 Rivian R2 First Review: Affordable, Practical, Awesome!
YouTube video by Doug DeMuro
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
the Rivian R2 - a Model Y-sized SUV - gets reviewed by Doug ahead of it shipping to early buyers in the summer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUl_...
#EVs #EVsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUl_...
#EVs #EVsky
after watching this vid, i love the blend of digital + analog, plus the craftsmanship, in this Jony Ive interior for the upcoming Ferrari EV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wv1...
hopefully folks will stop the incessant moaning about screens and instead appreciate the artisanship
#EVs #EVsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wv1...
hopefully folks will stop the incessant moaning about screens and instead appreciate the artisanship
#EVs #EVsky
February 10, 2026 at 7:33 AM
after watching this vid, i love the blend of digital + analog, plus the craftsmanship, in this Jony Ive interior for the upcoming Ferrari EV
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wv1...
hopefully folks will stop the incessant moaning about screens and instead appreciate the artisanship
#EVs #EVsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wv1...
hopefully folks will stop the incessant moaning about screens and instead appreciate the artisanship
#EVs #EVsky
Ireland - and other European countries - need to start punishing the US and sanctioning the Trump regime.
An Irishman living in the U.S. for over 20 years who has been detained by ICE since last September describes the experience as “torture.”
“I don’t know how much more I can take,” Seamus Culleton said, calling for Prime Minister Micheál Martin to raise his case with Trump during his upcoming visit.
“I don’t know how much more I can take,” Seamus Culleton said, calling for Prime Minister Micheál Martin to raise his case with Trump during his upcoming visit.
Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’
Seamus Culleton from Kilkenny has been in Texas Ice facility for nearly five months despite holding valid work permit
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Ireland - and other European countries - need to start punishing the US and sanctioning the Trump regime.
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Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
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Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
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Ferrari's first EV is called Luce, and this is what it's interior looks like. Suffice to say, it's on another level compared to any other interior I've ever seen... but is it right for a Ferrari?
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Ferrari's first EV is called Luce, and this is what it's interior looks like. Suffice to say, it's on another level compared to any other interior I've ever seen... but is it right for a Ferrari?
Musk in 2016: manned mission to Mars by 2024!
in 2024: "first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years"
in 2026: we'll go to Mars "in about 5 to 7 years"
aside from his lies, it's amusing the see the backpedaling of the gullible twats who lap all that up
in 2024: "first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years"
in 2026: we'll go to Mars "in about 5 to 7 years"
aside from his lies, it's amusing the see the backpedaling of the gullible twats who lap all that up
Omg. The greatest grifter ever has pivoted from Mars to the moon.
Laughing.
Buy my IPO!
Laughing.
Buy my IPO!
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Musk in 2016: manned mission to Mars by 2024!
in 2024: "first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years"
in 2026: we'll go to Mars "in about 5 to 7 years"
aside from his lies, it's amusing the see the backpedaling of the gullible twats who lap all that up
in 2024: "first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years"
in 2026: we'll go to Mars "in about 5 to 7 years"
aside from his lies, it's amusing the see the backpedaling of the gullible twats who lap all that up
the "Trump phone" is supposedly assembled in the US, but this is probably just a scam bodge-job akin to the North Korea smartphones where a few pieces are slapped together after importing the device from elsewhere
The Verge got a photo of the supposed final design: archive.md/26O8l
The Verge got a photo of the supposed final design: archive.md/26O8l
February 8, 2026 at 6:53 AM
the "Trump phone" is supposedly assembled in the US, but this is probably just a scam bodge-job akin to the North Korea smartphones where a few pieces are slapped together after importing the device from elsewhere
The Verge got a photo of the supposed final design: archive.md/26O8l
The Verge got a photo of the supposed final design: archive.md/26O8l
It's been obvious for a long time, but it's still worth pointing out
Substack "takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism"
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Substack "takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism"
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 AM
It's been obvious for a long time, but it's still worth pointing out
Substack "takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism"
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Substack "takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism"
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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The fatal flaw the major US automakers made was following the Tesla model of the EV by making big, expensive vehicles that were out of reach of most consumers.
Start by giving people the option of an affordable car or small crossover, not a monstrous(ly expensive) truck or SUV.
Start by giving people the option of an affordable car or small crossover, not a monstrous(ly expensive) truck or SUV.
How America’s EV retreat is increasing China's control of global markets
U.S. automakers are pivoting away from EVs to refocus on gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs while Chinese manufacturers are expected to keep growing electric exports.
www.cnbc.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The fatal flaw the major US automakers made was following the Tesla model of the EV by making big, expensive vehicles that were out of reach of most consumers.
Start by giving people the option of an affordable car or small crossover, not a monstrous(ly expensive) truck or SUV.
Start by giving people the option of an affordable car or small crossover, not a monstrous(ly expensive) truck or SUV.
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Here's a story I tried to write for 6 years, and one that took a sharp turn due to the Epstein files.
It's about a man who, until these files, was a near-total ghost.
He was an investor in EV startup Canoo. But he was also, apparently, Epstein's business partner.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/p...
It's about a man who, until these files, was a near-total ghost.
He was an investor in EV startup Canoo. But he was also, apparently, Epstein's business partner.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/p...
Prince Andrew advisor pitched Jeffrey Epstein on investing in EV startups like Lucid Motors | TechCrunch
The mysterious businessman pitched Jeffrey Epstein on numerous mobility startups in an era when the sector was white hot, according to TechCrunch's review of hundreds of documents released by the Depa...
techcrunch.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Here's a story I tried to write for 6 years, and one that took a sharp turn due to the Epstein files.
It's about a man who, until these files, was a near-total ghost.
He was an investor in EV startup Canoo. But he was also, apparently, Epstein's business partner.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/p...
It's about a man who, until these files, was a near-total ghost.
He was an investor in EV startup Canoo. But he was also, apparently, Epstein's business partner.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/p...
as a Nio owner, it'd be heartwarming to see the company make its first ever quarterly profit
www.techinasia.com/news/nio-sig...
#EVs #EVsky
www.techinasia.com/news/nio-sig...
#EVs #EVsky
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
as a Nio owner, it'd be heartwarming to see the company make its first ever quarterly profit
www.techinasia.com/news/nio-sig...
#EVs #EVsky
www.techinasia.com/news/nio-sig...
#EVs #EVsky
i'm not going to link to the lazy hacks at CleanTechnica, but Faraday Future claims to have made a humanoid robot and a robo-dog, but a quick google image search shows they're actually created by a Chinese company called AgiBot (see: www.youtube.com/@AGIBOT-robot)
another FF scam product!?
another FF scam product!?
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 AM
i'm not going to link to the lazy hacks at CleanTechnica, but Faraday Future claims to have made a humanoid robot and a robo-dog, but a quick google image search shows they're actually created by a Chinese company called AgiBot (see: www.youtube.com/@AGIBOT-robot)
another FF scam product!?
another FF scam product!?
depressing that people i thought amazing and super smart a few decades ago turned out to be gross old shitbags - like Steven Pinker & Richard Dawkins (pic: onboard Epstein’s jet) & Noam Chomsky
i’m still an atheist, but also kinda hope hell is real so those turdbuckets get incinerated
i’m still an atheist, but also kinda hope hell is real so those turdbuckets get incinerated
February 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM
depressing that people i thought amazing and super smart a few decades ago turned out to be gross old shitbags - like Steven Pinker & Richard Dawkins (pic: onboard Epstein’s jet) & Noam Chomsky
i’m still an atheist, but also kinda hope hell is real so those turdbuckets get incinerated
i’m still an atheist, but also kinda hope hell is real so those turdbuckets get incinerated
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Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
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The difference between X and Moltbook is that X has a bunch of journalists and political consultants who still think the bots are people.
February 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The difference between X and Moltbook is that X has a bunch of journalists and political consultants who still think the bots are people.
after a fiery crash last year where passersby were unable to open the doors to help rescue the occupants (pic), China's car regulator has banned all hidden & electronic door handles - so all cars must have mechanical doors from Jan 1, 2027
cnevpost.com/2026/02/03/c...
cnevpost.com/2026/02/03/c...
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
after a fiery crash last year where passersby were unable to open the doors to help rescue the occupants (pic), China's car regulator has banned all hidden & electronic door handles - so all cars must have mechanical doors from Jan 1, 2027
cnevpost.com/2026/02/03/c...
cnevpost.com/2026/02/03/c...
Musk's CSAM company gets a weird bailout. The house of cards grows taller
SpaceX bails out xAI in mega-deal — here’s what it means for Tesla
SpaceX bails out xAI in mega-deal — here’s what it means for Tesla
SpaceX announced today that it has acquired xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, in a deal that creates a combined entity reportedly valued at $1.25 trillion ahead of a planned IPO. The acquisition notably does not include Tesla, which just invested $2 billion in xAI last month.
more…
electrek.co
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Musk's CSAM company gets a weird bailout. The house of cards grows taller
"Ford has explored forming a joint venture with Xiaomi to manufacture EVs in the US," according to sources.
"Ford has also spoken with BYD and other Chinese carmakers about potential collaboration in the US."
FT: archive.md/1Qbgo / www.ft.com/content/678a...
#EVs #EVsky
"Ford has also spoken with BYD and other Chinese carmakers about potential collaboration in the US."
FT: archive.md/1Qbgo / www.ft.com/content/678a...
#EVs #EVsky
February 1, 2026 at 7:53 AM
"Ford has explored forming a joint venture with Xiaomi to manufacture EVs in the US," according to sources.
"Ford has also spoken with BYD and other Chinese carmakers about potential collaboration in the US."
FT: archive.md/1Qbgo / www.ft.com/content/678a...
#EVs #EVsky
"Ford has also spoken with BYD and other Chinese carmakers about potential collaboration in the US."
FT: archive.md/1Qbgo / www.ft.com/content/678a...
#EVs #EVsky
UK's first battery-electric train entered service this week
that poster (2nd pic) onboard shows the battery train has near **half** the running costs of a diesel or a theoretical hydrogen-electric train
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCcj...
next, we need these on longer rural routes
that poster (2nd pic) onboard shows the battery train has near **half** the running costs of a diesel or a theoretical hydrogen-electric train
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCcj...
next, we need these on longer rural routes
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 AM
UK's first battery-electric train entered service this week
that poster (2nd pic) onboard shows the battery train has near **half** the running costs of a diesel or a theoretical hydrogen-electric train
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCcj...
next, we need these on longer rural routes
that poster (2nd pic) onboard shows the battery train has near **half** the running costs of a diesel or a theoretical hydrogen-electric train
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCcj...
next, we need these on longer rural routes
America is at the "planned nazi arch" stage of its downfall
It would also be the second largest triumphal arch ever designed, after Hitler's planned (but never built) 383 ft arch in Berlin.
February 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
America is at the "planned nazi arch" stage of its downfall