Brad Templeton

People who don't drive EVs don't understand them well, but there are some myths even the owners of EVs don't fully understand. You might even believe some of them!

When you have solar, you still pick a pricing plan for your electric utility. Here's some hints about how to do that. In California, it's less complex than expected.

Waymo's service area is still 80 square miles (LA to Santa Monica) but now anybody can ride. It's another milestone.

Musk won big (though thanks to Twitter it may have been no gamble.) But now will urban, blue riders avoid his robotaxis? What happens when the government flips again?

Waymo also just announced they are doing 150,000 rides/week. This internal research projects shows off some interesting abilities of LLMs and a different approach.

Waymo just closed a $5.6B funding round. Some of that will be used to grow the fleet, but is there a way to grow fleets with debt rather than equity finanancing?

Robotaxis have different charging needs than regular cars. Will they want Tesla's new promised wireless charging, or is battery swap made for them>

How do all the robotaxi contenders compare with Waymo the leader? See it all in one graphic

Tesla's much hyped We Robot day was not one for the history books. Why did Tesla raise hopes so much and offer almost no new detail?

The hype is huge, but Tesla is far from making a robotaxi you can bet your life on. So just what will they show to live up to the claim of "one for the history books?"

Waymo will buy a significant number of Ioniq 5s for their new platform. What does that mean for Zeekr and for Motional?

The electric car revolution is well underway, but soon we’ll also see the rise of the electric RV. There's a lot you can do to make trailers better

Waymo might seek a backup if their planned Zeekr receives 100% tariffs from the White House, but probably not the Ioniq 5

In Waymo's two newest cities, ride-hail will be via the Uber app, but even more notable is that Uber will run the depots for service and charging

The lastest Waymo safety data throws down a gauntlet in front of other companies to publish similar data, and helps regulators measure risk.

The oldest rail line in the western U.S. has gone electric, but data released suggest the old one used more fuel than giving each rider a Hummer. How can that be solved?

Waymo says it's new 6th generation driver has significantly reduced cost. A robotaxi can end up cheaper than a regular car. Here's a list what it doesn't need.

Tesla doesn't have robotaxi software yet, and it's done almost nothing on robotaxi logistics. But it might be able to launch early with a cheaper, greener Uber style ride.

Making a working self-driving car is hard, but there's a ton more to do to open a robotaxi service area. Here's an outline of the surprisingly long list of things.

Robotaxis may not look like old-school cars. What will be their key innovative features, and what is Tesla likely to show in their October concept reveal?