Archive - Robert Bryce

Tesla In Turmoil: The EV Meltdown In 10 Charts

The layoffs at Tesla (and the recall of the Cybertruck) are only part of the electric vehicle debacle

Apr 21

Natty Nation: These 11 Charts Show Why The U.S. Is A Natural Gas Superpower

...And why gas is a strategic, irreplaceable fuel for the U.S. and Europe.

Apr 11

Wind/Solar/Alt-Energy Subsidies To Cost Federal Taxpayers $425 Billion Between Now And 2033

New Treasury Department estimate shows the 10-year cost of alt-energy tax credits has gone up 21-fold since 2015

Apr 4

March 2024

"The Tyranny Of Oil" Revisited

Reprinting a chapter from my 2014 book, Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper, on EVs, energy density, and why “oil is a miracle substance”

Mar 28

California’s Electricity Disaster In Seven Charts

Residential electricity prices jumped nearly 12% in 2023 and they are going higher. But the carbon intensity of power generation isn't falling and…

Mar 22

A Sunday Roundup

Osage Tribe tells Enel to pound sand. HV transmission going nowhere. Juice hits 1 million views. Hertz ousts CEO over Tesla debacle as EPA readies new…

Mar 17

Since last July, at least 172 people have been immolated due to extreme energy poverty.

Mar 12

These 10 Charts Caused An NGO Hissy Fit At NARUC

Yes, Michael Bloomberg’s goal of shuttering 40% of the electric generation in the U.S. by 2030 is a threat to national security.

Mar 7

Dialing For Anti-LNG Dollars

The NGOs behind Biden’s LNG “pause” have annual budgets totaling $1.14 billion, including tens of millions of dollars per year in dark money.

Mar 1

February 2024

Out Of Transmission Revisited

The “energy transition” depends on massive expansions of our high-voltage transmission grid. But capacity additions are falling, and per-mile costs and…

Feb 20

The Deindustrialization Of Europe In Five Charts

Industrial electricity use in the EU is collapsing. US policymakers "Have no excuse for not looking at Europe and learning." Plus: screenings in Dallas…

Feb 12

Ford Lost $4.7B On EVs Last Year, Or About $64,731 For Every EV It Sold

Electrifyingly bad news in Dearborn

Feb 7

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