California is cutting power to prevent wildfires while offering businesses up to $100,000 per EV fast-charging port. Meanwhile, heat pumps are proving surprisingly resilient without US federal tax credits, and Pakistan's oil crisis is accelerating the shift to electric vehicles.

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• California's EV Charger Incentives: A new program offers up to $100,000 per high-speed charging port, with larger subsidies for faster chargers.

• California Power Shutoffs: PG&E is cutting electricity to thousands of customers as dry weather and strong winds increase wildfire risks.

• Heat Pumps Hold Their Ground: US heat pump sales remain strong despite the end of federal tax credits. In Canada, a new federal program will offer rebates for homeowners replacing broken or aging heating systems.

• Pakistan's EV Shift: Rising gasoline and diesel prices are making electric vehicles increasingly attractive. Buyers could recover the additional upfront cost of an EV in as little as 18 months.

• High-Speed Rail: Brian discovers a YouTube channel covering high-speed rail developments across North America.

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The Electric Truck Math Is Getting Hard to Ignore

China's electric vehicle revolution is moving beyond passenger cars and into heavy-duty trucks, with electric and battery-swapping trucks now approaching half of new sales in some recent months. We look at what that means for diesel demand and global oil markets.

We also discuss Volvo's autonomous heavy-duty trucks, which have now moved three million tonnes of material without a human driver, and James takes a decidedly non-electric test drive in a Volkswagen Jetta.

Japan is turning abandoned golf courses into solar farms as developers look for land that is flat, affordable, close to the grid and less controversial than clearing forests for new solar projects.

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Plus, Germany has committed to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045, with major targets for renewable electricity, solar and wind.

And in the Lightning Round: New York considers new e-bike restrictions, solar generation surpasses nuclear globally, EVs are dramatically cheaper to drive than gasoline cars in the UK, California faces potential winter flooding losses, Waymo reports much safer robotaxi driving, India's coal use flatlines as renewables grow, and a major US grid is struggling with energy emergencies while California and Texas benefit from growing solar and battery storage.

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