From Everything Electric Show.

Solar farms vs golf courses. Spain’s electricity revolution. Australia’s baffling coal-to-liquid proposal. EVs booming across Africa. Ireland’s data centre nightmare! And two electric cars worth getting excited about!

It’s another no-nonsense, brilliantly opinionated episode of Almost Breaking News from Robert Llewellyn!

0:00 – Intro & the solar vs. golf courses stat
1:55 – "The sun don’t shine" argument is dead — solar + batteries now beat gas on price!
4:44 – Spain now has the cheapest electricity in Europe!
6:33 – Australia’s coal-to-liquid fuel idea!
8:30 – EVs in Africa — Ethiopia is the Norway of Africa!
10:32 – UK public charging hits 2 million sessions a month!
11:10 – US auto giants lose $70 billion retreating from EVs!
12:29 – France announces full fossil fuel phase-out by 2050!
14:10 – Ireland’s data centre crisis!
17:24 – New 2027 Chevy Bolt!
18:46 – Citroën brings back the iconic 2CV — as an electric car!

Links to the stories;

Solar Farms vs. Golf Courses

Factcheck: Is solar power a ‘threat’ to UK farmland?

Solar & Batteries Now Beat Gas On Price!
https://www.ft.com/content/b5c53f48-0f8c-4ef8-9152-53feffe60461?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/costs-of-big-batteries-are-tumbling-and-can-boost-clean-power

Spain now has the cheapest electricity in Europe!
https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/spain-just-became-one-of-europes

Australia’s coal-to-liquid fuel idea!

Coal to liquids: Coalition’s latest energy brain-fart is their craziest yet, and that takes some doing

EVs in Africa

Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/fuel-shocks-push-ethiopia-deeper-into-ev-transition-with-115000-electric-cars-already/kp71t4c

Zapmap – UK public charging
https://www.zapmap.com/news/zapmap-data-reveals-over-two-million-charging-sessions-public-network-each-month

US auto giants lose $70 billion retreating from EVs!

How US automakers lobbied themselves into a $70B loss – and let China win

France announces full fossil fuel phase-out by 2050!
https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/france-unveils-plan-to-ditch-all-fossil-fuels-by-2050/

Ireland’s data centre crisis!
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/28/irish-datacentres-household-bills-electricity

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/28/data-centre-energy-demand-adds-hundreds-of-euros-to-home-electricity-bills-study-claims/

New 2027 Chevy Bolt!

The new Chevy Bolt EV delivers nearly 300 miles of real-world range for under $30,000

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