From Everything Electric Show.
Join Robert for the latest Almost Breaking News! In this episode we’re talking about EV sales exploding, China’s dominance, the shocking truth about abandoned oil wells, why electric trucks beat diesel and much more! Robert also gives us a short review of the KGM Musso Pickup Truck!
Timestamps
0:00 — Welcome to Almost Breaking News!
0:50 — Global EV surge! Record numbers & the Hormuz effect
2:30 — EV growth puts a dent in petrol & diesel sales!
3:20 — Asia ditches LNG and doubles down on renewables!
4:00 — Toyota’s bZ7 and China’s EV dominance!
5:50 — Honda: "We have no chance against this"!
7:00 — The US falls behind!
7:30 — KGM Musso electric pickup truck review
12:10 — Wales mandates rooftop solar on new builds!
13:50 — The UK’s shameful solar record
14:25 — 2 million abandoned oil wells in the USA!
17:25 — China laughs while the West drills baby drills
17:45 — Faraday Institute report – Electric trucks are the future!
19:20 — Why charging fits perfectly with truck driver rest laws
20:15 — Concluding thoughts
Links to the stories;
Global EV sales spike!
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/27/from-australia-to-vietnam-the-iran-war-is-fuelling-demand-for-evs
BYD, Geely see more EV demand as oil prices climb from Iran War
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/26/energy/china-clean-energy-exports-intl-hnk
Toyota
Toyota’s new luxury EV in China receives over 3,000 orders in 1 hour after launching for $22,000
Rooftop solar Wales
https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-projects/wales-to-mandate-rooftop-solar-on-new-builds
https://knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-world/article?id=140181
Leaking oil wells
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/millions-leaky-and-abandoned-oil-and-gas-wells-are-threatening-lives-and-climate
In the Permian Basin, Big Oil and Gas Leave a Legacy of Leaking Wells and Contaminated Water
Faraday Institute heavy haulage EVs
Insight 23: Electrifying Freight: Battery-Powered Heavy Goods Vehicles
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