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State-owned China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO) unveiled the impressive Greenwater 01, an all-electric container ship that measures 119.8 meters in length, 23.6 meters in width, and 9 meters in depth. This groundbreaking vessel boasts a top speed of 19.4 km/h and an astounding battery capacity of over 50,000 kWh1.

What makes the Greenwater 01 truly remarkable is that it’s the world’s first 10,000-tonne pure electric container ship. Its innovative design includes battery containers similar to standard 20-foot containers, each offering 1,600 kWh of electricity. Depending on the journey, the number of battery packs can be adjusted by modifying the onboard battery containers. As a result, this electric giant is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a whopping 12.4 tonnes for every 100 nautical miles sailed.

Lucid, Tesla, Rivian, and Fisker Have Another No Good Very Bad Day (motortrend.com)

I think most or all here have viewed Musk as an oddball prone to saying and doing "odd things".  But we accord credit where due, he has DONE, or caused to be done, some exceptional things.

What are the chances he manages to run Tesla "into the ground" in a few years?  E.g., they start producing "junk cars" because employees no longer care, and the other automakers simply surpass them quite clearly and the novelty wears off.  The other two are too small to matter really at this point.

This would leave GM et al. dominating the sector, with Volvo I think ready to step in with Chinese backing.

The Cali mandate phases in starting in 2026, so it's about to hit soonish, in part.

I don't think the initial mandate is insuperable, though it will have an impact.  The inclusion of plug in hybrids is something I had missed previously, and is a MAJOR dodge.  

California's rules start in the 2026 model year and would cut smog-causing pollution from light-duty vehicles by 25% by 2037. They mandate 35% of new cars sold must be electric or plug-in hybrid by 2026. That proportion will rise to 68% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.

Car dealers sold 102,507 new light-duty EVs through the first three months of this year, accounting for 24.1 percent of all vehicles sold in the state over that time period. Those numbers are slight decreases from the fourth quarter of 2023, which saw 103,127 EVs sold and a 24.7 percent market share.