Also the same with solar panels, batteries, microwave ovens, home appliances, etc. :)

The Detroit News article is behind a paywall. But just re-read it again and the Europe angle is less defined on EREV. Just states that Ford signed an agreement last week to work on EVs with Stellantis. Also the quote below.

I should clarify... Scout's North American Engineering HQ is out my window in Novi Michigan. The Scout EREV powertrain system is being designed & developed in Baden-Württemberg region of Germany. Scout EREV will be built in Spartanburg North Carolina.

Today's Detroit News has a story of Ford taking a $19.5B write down to exit much of the EV market and focus on EREVs & hybrids. Article said phenomenon is happening in Europe too. Scout engineering HQ is out my window. We are working with Scout on their EREV. EREVs are just like FCEVs in concept.

Data is updated monthly. The woman at the office that runs the report each month has been out on maternity leave so my last report is June 2025. The most interesting thing in last couple months is the major shift from EV to EREV which bodes well for fuel cell vehicles. An EREV is similar to an FCEV.

Article sounds like batteries are simple and hydrogen is complicated. But, how are the batteries made? Are there any steps upstream from just charging the battery? Like crushing rock, acid leaching it, transporting to China for refining, and shipping it outside of China before it can be charged?

short answer: no

:)

Unfortunately, hydrogen is a lightning rod topic for unreasonable positions on both sides. I am very pro hydrogen with a keen understanding of real challenges. But those who are anti-hydrogen will attack hydrogen no matter what.

Maybe we can build more mines, smelting operations, and coal plants to make batteries… ya know, like the way they’re made now in China. Although, it’s harder to pretend they’re green if you have to see how they’re made.

well written. rare to find bias free writing related to hydrogen.

All of the above.

Is the Feb 11, 2025 date correct? Or should it be Feb 11, 2026? Will be an interesting story to follow.

Ha! I must have run into that account before you because I have it blocked. Thankfully I cannot even see whatever nonsense he/she posted.

How about batteries or solar panels made from fossil fuels? That is any battery or solar panel made in China?

The 15th five-year plan does not publish until March of 2026.

Interesting read.