The Mercedes-Benz Dusseldorf plant has started production of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter. ( Earlier post .) Mercedes-Benz has been building its globally successful vans in Dusseldorf since 1962; more than 4.6 Continue Reading
Global fuel oil demand will average 6.148 million b/d in 2020, a 4.6% drop from 6.440 million b/d in 2019, the International Energy Agency said in its December report published Continue Reading
BYD has secured the largest single order to date for full battery-electric buses in Europe in a deal with Keolis Nederland BV, the Dutch subsidiary of global public transport provider, Continue Reading
Lithium-ion battery recycling is a big topic in energy right now. Recycling lithium itself, the element that makes these batteries what they are, has not garnered so much attention because Continue Reading
The first US crude export that loaded earlier this week at a newly converted grain dock in Corpus Christi, Texas, was spotted Wednesday bound for the United Kingdom. Receive daily Continue Reading
Aeva Inc said it has shrunk the main components of its “lidar” self-driving car sensor onto a single chip, a move it expects to dramatically lower the price of a Continue Reading
The number of electric vehicle charge points in Germany has risen 48% this year to 23,840, German utility lobby group BDEW said Wednesday. Utilities operate three out of four public Continue Reading
China’s new energy vehicle output fell 36.9% year on year to 110,000 units on November, continuing year-on-year declines posted each month since July, but up 15.8% year from October, the Continue Reading
Tesla plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year at its new factory on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday. Last month, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Continue Reading
This story originally appeared on Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When I pull into a parking lot in my Toyota 4Runner, I Continue Reading
Enbridge will gain an option to purchase a stake in Enterprise’s Sea Port Oil Terminal if the offshore Texas project wins a deepwater port license. Enbridge Inc. and Enterprise Products Continue Reading
Although electric cars haven’t quite taken off in the 2010s the way some had anticipated, sheer economics are pointing to the 2020s as the time when EVs will find that Continue Reading
The European Commission approved on Monday 3.2 billion euros ($3.53 billion) of state aid from seven European Union countries for research and innovation in battery technology. The approval is for Continue Reading
Tesla’s share price could soar to $500 if the company sells a lot of Cybertrucks and its Chinese gigafactory performs better than expected, a Morgan Stanley analyst has said in Continue Reading
SAE International plans to form an industry-led pre-competitive research project to strengthen electric vehicle (EV) charging system security, leading to a more secure implementation of Plug & Charge for ISO Continue Reading
Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) said on Friday its Chinese-built Model 3 cars would receive state subsidies, a move that will help the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s push into the Continue Reading
General Motors Co ( GM.N ) and South Korea’s LG Chem ( 051910.KS ) said on Thursday they will invest $2.3 billion to build an electric vehicle battery cell joint Continue Reading
Elizabeth Dickson recently decided to skip a luxury gas-guzzling vehicle, instead purchasing a Tesla Model 3. While the Tesla carried a more expensive monthly payment, the 25-year-old from Raleigh, N.C., Continue Reading
Europe is sometimes — often, even — chided for its slow decision-making, which is seen by many as a product of being a “Club of 27” and the need to Continue Reading
Around half of all light-duty vehicles produced by automakers will be electric by 2040, S&P Global Platts Analytics said Wednesday, although EVs on the road will only be around 23% Continue Reading
China continues to be the leading country for e-mobility in terms of industry and market, according to the E-Mobility Index 2019 from fka GmbH and Roland Berger GmbH. Although Germany Continue Reading
China is looking to raise its target to have new energy vehicles (NEVs) account for 25 percent of all car sales in 2025, up from a previous target of ‘over Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz Cars has opened a factory for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) batteries in the Bangkok region in Thailand. The new battery factory was built on a 50,000 m² site located at Continue Reading
South Korea’s LG Chem ( 051910.KS ) said on Thursday it would invest $916 million in its U.S. subsidiary by 2023 to set up an electric vehicle battery joint venture Continue Reading
Hyundai Motor plans to invest about 61.1 trillion won ($51.81 billion) between 2020 and 2025, the company said on Wednesday, with a third of the expenditure focused on electric and Continue Reading
Millions of electric cars are to hit the market next year as every self-respecting carmaker submits its lineup of plug-in vehicles for the environmentally conscious. Sales forecasts for these electric Continue Reading
The US has cemented its status as a net exporter in world oil markets, a sharp reversal from past years that could affect its ties to foreign allies. The top oil Continue Reading
Despite oil prices trading in a range that should have stimulated a notable improvement in consumption, the world actually consumed just 1.6 percent more oil between June and August this Continue Reading
Europe’s power supplies are secure this winter under normal conditions, but Belgium and France could face shortages if there are extreme cold spells in January, formal EU gas grid operators’ Continue Reading
For the first time in over half a century, Ford’s Mustang lineup is getting an addition . The electric vehicle revolution continues to build as legacy automakers are making their Continue Reading
A total of 200,000 orders have been placed for Tesla’s latest model, the Cybertruck, which came as a surprise to many not least because of its departure from the Tesla Continue Reading
Deutsche Post DHL Group’s StreetScooter electric vehicle unit will enter the U.S. market next year as delivery firms and municipalities work to cut greenhouse gas emissions. o DHL will debut Continue Reading
China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) market is likely to see a sales rebound next year as automakers roll out more new products to lure buyers, but more supportive government policies Continue Reading
China’s gasoline exports surged 168.4% year on year to hit a fresh high of 1.73 million mt in October, but gasoil outflow fell to a 13-month low of 1.19 million, Continue Reading
At a livestreamed event in Los Angeles, Elon Musk unveiled his company’s latest creation, the electric pickup Cybertruck. The idiosyncratically designed truck will come in three powertrain versions: single-motor RWD; Continue Reading
Transportation needs to clean up its act. As we edge closer and closer to a greenhouse gas emissions tipping point toward catastrophic climate change, it becomes harder to deny that Continue Reading
BMW will introduce the electric i4 ( earlier post )—the Group’s first purely electrically powered model for the premium mid-range—in 2021. The i4 will feature the fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology Continue Reading
If climate change and the use of fossil fuels is starting to worry you, consider this: The lion’s share of the petroleum in the United States is being used just Continue Reading
Transportation energy demand is expected to increase by 25% over the next 20 years, mostly driven by an increase in commerce and trade, ExxonMobil’s Marine Fuels Venture Manager Luca Volta Continue Reading
Ford Motor’s latest offering seems like an oxymoron twice over: It’s a sport utility vehicle that’s electric … that’s a Mustang. It’s also Detroit’s biggest bet yet on a mass-market Continue Reading
In Los Angeles, Ford unveiled the all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV. When it arrives in late 2020, Mustang Mach-E will be available with standard (75.7 kWh Li-ion battery) and extended-range (98.8 Continue Reading
The BMW Group has pooled its years of experience with battery cells and extensive knowledge in the field in a new Competence Center in Munich. The purpose of the facility Continue Reading
China may cut, yet again, subsidies for customers buying electric vehicles (EVs), in what could be another heavy blow to electric car sales in the world’s biggest EV market, which Continue Reading
VW has started production of lithium-ion battery systems at a factory in Braunschweig, Germany, set to produce 500,000 units per year, the automaker said Friday. VW started the production of Continue Reading
“If all the ships on Earth were a single country, that country would be the sixth-largest polluter in the world.” This shocking fact comes from a recent NPR report by Continue Reading
Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, setting up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, Continue Reading
– General Motors Co confirmed on Thursday it has sold its shuttered Lordstown Assembly plant in Ohio to a start-up that has an ambitious plan to begin building electric pickup Continue Reading
Looking beyond the dramatic headlines—the cliff-hanger nature of Tesla’s financial statements and the Trump administration’s efforts to re-engineer the auto industry—we need to focus on one number that determines when Continue Reading
The 5-percent tariffs China imposed on U.S. crude oil imports two months ago could challenge the growth prospects of overall exports, economists gathered for an industry event have warned. “China’s Continue Reading
Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, which is also set to be one of the biggest and fastest-growing electric vehicle (EV) markets in the world, could be the ideal location for Tesla’s Continue Reading
