The Energy Transition is Amongst Us: UK Road Fuel Demand Peaks
The energy transition is accelerating: as predicted, the use of fossil fuels in UK transport has reached a peak,
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Gradually, then Suddenly: The Two Ways Oil and Gas Will Go Bankrupt
“How did you go bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises The oil and gas
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The EV Transition: The Quick and The Dead
The transition from the internal combustion engine (ICE) to EVs is now more post-event rationale than prediction. Roadkill A new
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The One Equation that Describes the EV Revolution – that No-one Uses
Note – on the basis that each equation loses 50% of readers, I’ll assume only the hard-core readership remain. EVs and
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The Other Side of The Equation: Oil Growth now Depends on Consumer Choice more than Industry Demand
Car as Device, Gasoline as Consumer Good Reviewing US gasoline consumption in detail reveals the emergence of a deeper trend for crude oil
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Short the (Expensive) Horses: The numbers behind fossil fuel’s decline
For all the strengths of the incumbent thermal fossil fuel system, mainly its energy density and transportability, it is not
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How to Underestimate EV Demand
As the auto industry enters version 2.0, forecasting future sales of EVs is a crucial piece of work. But most projections, especially from the oil industry, use
Continue readingThe First Law of Thermodynamics – Energy Is Becoming a Buyer’s Market
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be altered from one state to another (1). Oil Supply Dwarfs Demand – Official
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For the UK, 2016 Was Likely the Year of Peak Demand for Internal Combustion Cars
The Car Market In the UK Has Now Fundamentally Changed 2016 probably marked the peak of sales growth for conventionally-fuelled, non-electric
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The End of the ICE Age: The Internal Combustion Engine Could Soon Become A Stranded Asset
A number of forces, technical and economic, are conspiring to unseat the internal combustion engine (ICE) as the prime mover
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