Anish Kumar Sinha
I write about batteries, EVs, and climate tech | Associate Researcher at @theicct.bsky.social | On Deck Climate Tech Cohort 1 (#ODCT1) | #Energy Twitter: twitter.com/a_niche_guy | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anishkum
- 🚗💸 #EV owners are paying 49% more for insurance than gas car drivers. That’s ~$4,058/year vs. $2,732. Here’s why — and the overlooked fix that could change the game. 🧵 🔌💡 #energysky #EVs #battchat 1/5
- Fascinating stuff happening in the affordable EV segment this year! 🚀After Slate Auto's $20k EV pick-up truck, Ford just unveiled its Universal EV Platform and Production System — and it could be a major catalyst for making electric vehicles truly affordable and scalable. #EVs #battchat 1/4
- 🔌💡How easy is it to electrify drayage trucks? The first step in answering this question is to understand the operations of existing diesel trucks. That's what we did in this paper of drayage trucks in the Seattle-Tacoma port region. #EVs #battchat 1/6
- 🔌💡Life cycle emissions of battery electric cars are 4x less than gasoline cars in EU. A new report from our EU team not only confirms that battery electric cars are better than gasoline cars but also busts some myths about why sometimes other studies claim the opposite. #EVs #battchat 1/3
- 🔌💡Our team is excited to share a new clean vehicle sales incentive policy idea that costs nothing! The idea is to set an absolute benchmark pollution level and the incentive based on pollution per mile. #EVs #battchat 1/3
- 🔌💡33% of trucks in Toronto can be electrified today, according to a study by the @pembina.org, even after considering the effects of cold weather. They found 30% Class 3-4, 15% Class 5-6, and 10% Class 7-8 vehicles can be electrified today. #EVs #battchat 1/3
- 🔌💡@xiaomiglobal.bsky.social has entered the race for solid state batteries! Their new patent describes a layered electrode structure that claims: 🔋77.8% cell-to-body volume efficiency 🔋Range > 1,200 km (~750 miles) 🔋Charging 800 km (~500 miles) in 10 minutes. #EVs #battchat 1/2
- 🔌💡Our annual Global Automaker Rating is out! We analyze the world's top 21 automakers by sales across 10 custom-built metrics to understand how they are performing towards transitioning to zero-emission vehicles. Tesla and BYD remain the 'Leaders'. #EVs #battchat 1/3
- 🔌💡Battery swapping is being tested in Japan by Mitsubishi, Yamato Transport and Ample. Battery swapping makes the most sense for high utilization operations. Most medium- and heavy-duty vehicles do that. But another issue is standardization. #EVs #battchat 1/3
- 🔌💡LG & Samsung are shifting their strategy from NMC to LFP batteries at the request of GM. Both battery makers' manufacturing plants in the US are co-owned by GM and it wants to lower its EV costs quickly. #EVs #battchat 1/3
- 🔌💡The H.R.1 bill or the 'Big Beautiful Bill' passed the House last week. And it absolutely kills the manufacturing industry, according to the analysis done by @jessedjenkins.com at Princeton ZERO Lab. $522 billion worth of pending manufacturing investments are in danger. #EVs #battchat 1/3
- 🔌💡Want to charge your EV in just 2 minutes? CATL plans to build 10,000 battery swapping stations for electric cars, partnering with Sinopec and Nio. The only problem? You need to go to China to experience this! #EVs #battchat 1/2
- 🔌💡GM & LG have been quietly working on Lithium Manganese-Rich (LMR) batteries for a decade! Now they have announced plans for prismatic cells commercialization in 2028 in Michigan. #EVs #battchat #chemsky 1/4
- 🔌💡Tesla sales dropped 62% in the UK and 46% in Germany year-on-year, their lowest in over 2 years. But the overall EV sales grew by 8.1% in the UK and 53.5% in Germany. It's a similar story in other European countries as well. #EVs #battchat 1/2
