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Solar overtakes fossil fuels on the Texas grid

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

Electric vehicles aren’t failing.

The market has spoken and there’s no going back now.

Despite all the doom posting, clickbait headlines and fragility among grown men online spreading nonsense…

Global battery electric vehicle sales hit 14 million in 2025, up 27% year-on-year, and is expected to rise again significantly in 2026.

This is despite the removal of incentives, the inclusion of tax, and things like congestion charges now on EVs.

Back in 2015, global BEV sales were around 330,000.

Fast forward just 10 years and we’re talking about 14 MILLION fully electric cars sold in a single year.

People are switching because EVs are cheaper to run, smoother to drive, quieter, quicker and for many drivers, simply make more sense day to day.

Yes, there are still challenges around charging access, misinformation and upfront cost in some markets.

But the idea that EVs are “failing” is only true in the minds of people than need it to.