Chinese carmaker BYD’s new truck, the BYD Shark, makes its debut on a popular YouTube channel. Both New York and LA are betting big on curbside EV charging, proving that East Coast vs. West Coast rivalries can pause for a clean energy future. Gasoline Demand Peaks? China and the US might be seeing a peak in gasoline demand, causing gas stations to rely more on lottery tickets and questionable hot dogs.

• UK Shuts Down Its Last Coal Plant: Conservative politicians respond to the cleaner air by vowing to take up smoking in protest.
• Listener Mail Highlights: An EV enthusiast races at Saskatchewan International Raceway with surprising results, and a listener shares a unique fertilizer method using tractor exhaust.

Additional Topics Covered:

• Texas's impressive solar deployment growth: from 2.6 GW to over 41 GW expected by next year.
• BYD Shark pickup truck: Midsize with half the towing capacity of Rivian or Tesla Cybertruck, but half the price.  TFLEV video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4arWPLfoG2A&t=1272s

Lightning Round:

• Lithium-ion battery incidents on airplanes hit a five-year high.
• China’s CO2 emissions fall 1% in Q2 2024, the first drop since COVID-19.
• Tesla integrates Uber navigation into its vehicles.
• Texas becomes the US leader in utility-scale solar.

Fast Fact: Over the past 15 years, average fuel economy in the US has increased by 25%, from 20 mpg to 25 mpg.

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