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Alternative Power Report, September 2025
Download PDFIn the September 2025 issue of the Alternative Power Report produced by Power Systems Research and authored by Guy Youngs, you’ll find articles on another major OEM dropping EV plans, an article on falling battery prices, a new more powerful and flexible EV battery from CATL, India’s EV pickup revolution and much more. Read the September Alternative Power Report today. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast and Technology Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
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Another Major Automaker Is Abandoning Big EV Plans
Guy Youngs Yet another big name in automaker is pulling back on its EV plans, blaming slower than expected demand for electric vehicles. Volkswagen’s luxury sports car brand, Porsche, has announced that it no longer plans to build EV batteries in-house.
Cellforce, Porsche’s high-performance EV battery company, will shrink and only focus on research and development, rather than production. In a statement, Porsche blamed “the slower ramp-up” of EVs and “challenging market conditions” in its biggest markets, the US and China, for the changes.
Porsche plans to continue offering internal combustion engine (ICE), hybrid, and all-electric options across every segment “well into the 2030s.”
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Alternative Power Report, August 2025
Download PDFIn the AUGUST 2025 issue of the Alternative Power Report produced by Power Systems Research, you’ll find articles on cost-saving electric tractors, how Toyota, BMW, and Hyundai are moving against hydrogen power, a report on BP backing out of green hydrogen plan in Australia, a report on Tesla sales continuing to drop in Europe, and how Fortescue plans to cancel its flagship hydrogen projects. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast and Technology Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
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BP Drops Hydrogen Plan in Australia
Guy Youngs BP first bought a 40.5% operating stake in the Australian Renewable Energy Hub project in 2022, and its share in the joint venture grew to 63.57% in recent years. The project would include the installation of up to 26 GW of solar and wind generation, much of which would have been used to produce green hydrogen and ammonia.
British energy major BP has informed its partners that it intends to exit the $55 billion (USD 36.14 billion) green energy hub planned for Western Australia’s Pilbara…
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