# BloombergNEF · Hindsight | Envisioning

Source: https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/bloombergnef

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# BloombergNEF

Every publication series from BloombergNEF in Hindsight, and how its predictions turned out.

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[Publishers](/hindsight)[Forecast vs actual](/hindsight/forecasts)[Side by side](/hindsight/comparisons)
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[Electric Vehicle Outlook](/hindsight/bloombergnef/electric-vehicle-outlook)Numeric forecasts

Validated: graded by rule against the published actuals, with an agent audit of the matching ([D19](https://github.com/envisioning/hindsight/blob/main/docs/DECISIONS.md#d19-numeric-forecasts-are-graded-by-a-deterministic-command)).

11 publications, 2016 to 2026 · 66 predictions

3 of 9 graded

No rate: 9 graded, fewer than 20 ([D11](https://github.com/envisioning/hindsight/blob/main/docs/DECISIONS.md#d11-validation-thresholds)). Counts only.

-   hit3
-   partial1
-   miss5
-   ungradable7
-   open36

1.  58forecasts
    
    36 not due yet, 7 with no actual on the same definition
    
2.  →
    
    9graded by rule
    
    code compares each forecast with the published actual ([D19](https://github.com/envisioning/hindsight/blob/main/docs/DECISIONS.md#d19-numeric-forecasts-are-graded-by-a-deterministic-command))
    
3.  →
    
    9audited
    
    an agent checked the matching: 11% errors, 0 fixed in code for every row, 11% left ([D11](https://github.com/envisioning/hindsight/blob/main/docs/DECISIONS.md#d11-validation-thresholds))
    
4.  →
    
    9published
    
    with the remaining audit error added to the interval ([D28](https://github.com/envisioning/hindsight/blob/main/docs/DECISIONS.md#d28-the-audit-error-rate-widens-every-published-interval-d11-issue-61))
    

By how far ahead the forecast looked

Same year

1 of 3, counts only

2 years out

1 of 2, counts only

3 to 5 years

1 of 3, counts only

6 to 10 years

0 of 1, counts only

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Data, code and grading rules are public at [github.com/envisioning/hindsight](https://github.com/envisioning/hindsight). Data under CC BY 4.0 (the BCB Focus survey under ODbL), code under MIT. Every rule is in [the decision log](https://github.com/envisioning/hindsight/blob/main/docs/DECISIONS.md). Think a verdict is wrong? [Open a dispute](https://github.com/envisioning/hindsight/issues/new?template=dispute-verdict.yml).
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