Neil Sharpe

🔵 Robert Jenrick has promised to tear up the Climate Change Act if he becomes Tory leader and eventually prime minister. Find out more here 👇 telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Good morning with good news: EVs in Norway were 94.3% of sales in July, record high! BEV were 91.9% & PHEV 2.4%. That compares with 81.7% BEV & 8.1% PHEV in July 2023. EV were 50% of sales in China in June. When will EV reach 94% in China? By 2030? Credit @cleantechnica

Germany’s carmakers are growing gloomier about their prospects after a disappointing earnings season trib.al/XRHJQYT

Must watch on House of Commons reform @EllieChowns Dr Ellie Chowns, "As a newly elected member, I'd like to offer observations on three elements on how this house operates: sitting, speaking and voting" ➡️ Sitting - Chamber is too small - In Council and in European parliament we had own seat, desk, plug in devices - Extraordinary there aren't enough seats for every MP There is a practice of Christian prayers, as a daughter of preachers I am familiar with this. But in this day and age where we are a mix of all faiths and none, it might be time to represent a range of faiths ➡️ Speaking - If we have more time limits more MPs would be incentivised to speak - Trying to get a slot, bobbing up and down, last week I did for five solid hours without getting attention of the speaker - This is not good for a democracy - Find a better way of allocating speaking time - The culture in this house is everything from excessive deference to braying, we need to clean to clean up politics, we are here to debate in as positive a spirit as possible ➡️ Voting - It's extraordinary we do not have electronic voting - While I've been here I've participated in 5 votes, that's taken 1.25 quarter - If you add up all the votes thats 1.5 months of MPs time, totally unproductive - If we got rid of the voting lobbies we could double the physical size of the chamber (everyone could then have a seat) "My final point, if we want to be a truly modern house of commons: proportional representation"

BREAKING: VW is taking a $1B stake in Rivian, and will invest another $4B to form a joint venture. Riven stock shot up 30% after-hours on the news. The companies said they will develop "next generation" battery-powered vehicles with leading edge software. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Our team at @BloombergNEF published our 10th annual Electric Vehicle Outlook today! A quick thread on some key findings:

Next time someone promotes those "EV sales are collapsing, no one wants EVs" stories, tell them to read this: "I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked." Cheering on car companies' Kodak moment is as dumb as it gets. insideevs.com/features/71901…

The Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, together with its workforce, has decided today to make a statement tomorrow, Friday, March 8th, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Gigafactory. They want to show that they will not be interrupted in any way, but will continue and protest against this attack. Therefore, Tesla calls on all employees and their families to gather for a two-hour assembly to protest against this terrorist attack. This is what the employees of the Tesla Gigafactory have requested. The employees are dismayed and saddened and therefore want to make a statement with this event. In the evening, they are to take out their phones and, like at a concert, let their flashlights shine. This emotional moment will be captured with a drone and is intended to set a sign for peace, strength, and the future. Everyone in the Berlin-Brandenburg region is invited to come to the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, and also anyone else who has the time to make a statement and stand behind Tesla and the employees. It will be an important moment for Tesla and the employees. Make a statement with Tesla! The motto of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg is: “WE ARE GIGA-4 THE FUTURE” and that’s what we all stand for! @Gf4Tesla @AndrThie @teslaeurope @rohanspatel @elonmusk

❤️ @MarinaPurkiss April 23 re Brexit "You were born into a life of privilege Jacob & you decided to use your platform to con people." "I think you lied to people & they believed you." "You lie & lie & you have no contrition for what you've done to people"