What’s Holding Back The EV Revolution?
Carmakers in Europe and North America are having a hard time with the much-hyped EV revolution that they are all eager to take part in. It’s a struggle to make Continue Reading
Bosch developing cloud-based swarm intelligence services to augment EV battery management systems
To help electric vehicle batteries last longer, Bosch is developing new cloud services that supplement the individual vehicles’ battery-management systems. Bosch is connecting electric-vehicle batteries with the cloud. Its data-based Continue Reading
US EV sales in first half of 2019 climb nearly 12% on year: report
Highlights June sales alone totaled more than 37,800 units Tesla dominates the US EV market Houston — Electric vehicle sales and deliveries in the US in the first half of Continue Reading
US has more than 68,800 electric vehicle charging units
As of May 2019, there were more than 68,800 Level 2 and DC fast charging units throughout the United States. Of that total, 16%, or approximately 10,860 units, were DC Continue Reading
VW to deepen alliances with battery suppliers for electric push
Volkswagen will create joint ventures and help finance battery production to persuade skeptical cell suppliers to back its aggressive push for mass producing electric vehicles, board member Stefan Sommer told Continue Reading
Germany becomes new battleground in Europe’s scooter wars
Almost half of the electric-scooter companies in Paris have suspended or scaled back operations in the past week, after the French capital’s mayor swore to crack down on the “anarchy” Continue Reading
Auto sector targets EV charging infrastructure in bid to speed growth
With more auto makers investing big in the electric vehicle space, consumers and forecasters continue to fret over the ability to actually charge these shiny new cars. Worries about the Continue Reading
Tesla Deliveries Reach Record Quarter After Questions About Demand
Tesla Inc. returned to growth mode in the second quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations for deliveries and setting a record, relieving some of the pressure on Chief Executive Elon Musk Continue Reading
API: Trade War Already Hurts U.S. Energy Exports
Donald Trump has threatened to continue escalating the United States’ trade war with China by introducing another round of tariffs on exports from the world’s second-largest economy. This time the Continue Reading
EC JRC report explores future of road transport; moving away from system centered on private car ownership
The Joint Research Center (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, has released a report exploring the future of road transport, given the advent of automated, connected, low-carbon and Continue Reading
BMW Group accelerating e-mobility expansion: 25 electrified models by 2023
The BMW Group is accelerating its electromobility expansion program, with the 25 electrified models to be introduced by 2023, two years earlier than the initial 2025 target. With flexible vehicle Continue Reading
Study forecasts even with modest warming, global energy demand to increase by mid-century
A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIASA, Boston University, and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found that by mid-century, climate change will increase the demand Continue Reading
U.S. Oil Exports Rising Amid Middle Eastern Turmoil
The average day rate for modern VLCCs, used to ship crude and petroleum products, has risen 69% to $30,759 since tensions flared in the strait earlier this month, according to Continue Reading
Electrified vehicles count for 7.1% of new vehicles in Europe in May; SUVs continue to dominate full market
Registrations of pure electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid cars totalled 94,000 units in 18 European markets in May 2019, counting for 7.1% of the total volume, up from 5.3% in Continue Reading
EU Auto Makers Have to Sell More Electric Cars as New Emission Targets Loom
Most analysts think a number of car companies are at serious risk of failing to achieve the targets, and some are calling it the biggest threat in a generation for Continue Reading
Groupe Renault and Nissan sign exclusive alliance deal with Waymo to explore driverless mobility services in France and Japan
Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Co., and Waymo have entered into an exclusive agreement for an initial period to explore all aspects of driverless mobility services for passengers and deliveries in France Continue Reading
U.S. refiner Phillips 66 enters offshore oil export race: document, source
U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 is proposing a deepwater crude export terminal off the U.S. Gulf Coast, challenging at least eight other projects aiming to send U.S. shale oil to Continue Reading
US gasoline demand reaches record high: EIA
US gasoline demand reached a record high last week, new US Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now In Continue Reading
Tsinghua study: overall impact of autonomous vehicle deployment on GHGs not significant in the near-to mid-term
A study by researchers at Tsinghua University in China has concluded that the overall impact of autonomous vehicle deployment on greenhouse gas emissions is not significant in the near-to mid-term. Continue Reading
Tesla Makes Last Hard Push To Break Record Sales This Quarter
Tesla is well on its way to having a record sales quarter, and is currently delivering a thousand cars per day on average this month, Electrek reported on Friday, despite Continue Reading
EVs Lose Resale Value Fast, But Not Tesla
Electric vehicles (EVs) are depreciating much faster than the average for all cars, with one notable exception—Tesla, whose vehicles hold values better than their gas-powered rivals. Automotive research firm and Continue Reading
Oil demand growth grinding to lowest in years as global economy stalls
World oil markets have undergone a U-turn, switching from supply-side risks like OPEC’s production cuts or U.S. sanctions against producers Iran and Venezuela, analysts said, to concerns of slowing consumption Continue Reading
Analysts: 2019 Oil Demand Growth Could Be Lowest In Years
While OPEC and Russia are busy calibrating a possible extension to their production cuts, analysts and traders have turned their attention away from oil supply concerns and are focused again Continue Reading
Bankruptcies and slowdown hang over China’s electric car market
They have billions of dollars in funding, backing from China’s biggest tech companies and the world’s largest electric vehicle market at their doorstep. But Chinese EV start-ups face a struggle Continue Reading
EV revolution could stall due to mineral shortages
More planning is required to ensure adequate supply, researchers say A potential shortage of minerals needed to produce the billions of batteries required to power electric vehicles (EVs) risks slowing Continue Reading
Oil demand growth grinding to lowest in years as global economy stalls
World oil markets have undergone a U-turn, switching from supply-side risks like OPEC’s production cuts or U.S. sanctions against producers Iran and Venezuela, analysts said, to concerns of slowing consumption Continue Reading
Oil steadies as demand concerns counter OPEC cuts
Oil prices were steady on Tuesday, weighed by concerns about a global economic slowdown that could dent crude demand, but supported by expectations that OPEC and its allies will extend Continue Reading
Toyota to buy batteries from Chinese suppliers for first time
Toyota has broken sharply with tradition and struck a partnership with two Chinese battery producers as Japan’s biggest carmaker aims at a grand global rebalancing towards electrified vehicles. Under the groundbreaking Continue Reading
Tesla Domestic Sales Hit Record
Tesla’s sales in North America, its home market, reached an all-time high, according to a report by Electrek, which cited exclusive information supplied by unnamed sources. Since the start of Continue Reading
Electrify America, Walmart complete >120 ultra-fast charging stations at Walmart Stores
Electrify America and Walmart announced that more than 120 plus ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now operational and open to the public at Walmart stores across the US. Continue Reading
Cadillac to add 70,000 miles to Super Cruise compatible highway network; hands-free driving by Q4 2019
Cadillac is expanding the availability of Super Cruise to an additional 70,000 miles of compatible, divided highways in the United States and Canada. This expansion will make the true hands-free Continue Reading
Heavy Crude Shortage Pushes Louisiana Export Loadings To Record High
As many as six Very Large Crude Carriers are loading and due to load crude oil for export at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, Reuters reports , citing unnamed sources Continue Reading
Tesla’s Biggest Competitors Are Silently Funding It
GM and Fiat Chrysler have been funding Tesla by buying greenhouse emission credits from the EV carmaker, according to official filings by the two carmakers to the state of Delaware, Continue Reading
New Jersey governor announces state interagency electric vehicle partnership; 330K ZEVs by 2025
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced the New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In, a statewide partnership to build out the necessary infrastructure to support electric vehicle ownership. The partnership, which will Continue Reading
Battery Breakthrough Solves Major Electric Car Problem
It’s no secret that batteries are the most expensive part of an electric vehicle. As such, this is the root of the industry’s problem and a roadblock to making larger Continue Reading
With state subsidies and a firm hand, China races ahead with electric transport
Electric buses drive out of a public transportation hub in Shenzhen. More than 16,000 buses — almost none running on diesel or gas — circulate in the Chinese city. (Qilai Continue Reading
US energy department rebrands gas exports ‘molecules of freedom’
US energy officials appeared to rebrand natural gas produced in the country as “freedom gas”, in a statement announcing an increase in exports. The US Department of Energy said the Continue Reading
The Energy 202: Trump administration’s ‘molecules of U.S. freedom’ come with a cost
“Molecules of U.S. freedom.” “Freedom gas.” That’s the latest way the Trump administration has decided to describe fuel that oil and gas companies are selling abroad. Both of those turns Continue Reading
Why EVs Can’t Do Without Oil
Like most debates these days, the debate on the carbon footprint of electric vehicles is a heated one with the most vocal opinions coming from extreme camps. Again, like most Continue Reading
Major ocean carriers CMA CGM and MSC to join TradeLens blockchain-enabled shipping platform
Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will join TradeLens , a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM. ( Continue Reading
Hyundai Motor introduces electric double-decker bus
In Seoul, Hyundai Motor unveiled an electric double-decker bus—a first of its kind for Hyundai, and part of the company’s effort to help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. The Continue Reading
DOE: Growth in US vehicle-miles of travel and number of vehicles outpaces population growth
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the US was seven times higher in 2017 than in 1950, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). The number of vehicles in operation Continue Reading
U.S. Postal Service Starts Testing Self-Driving Trucks
The two-week pilot starting Tuesday will use big rigs supplied by autonomous trucking firm TuSimple to haul trailers on five round trips between distribution centers, the company said. The roughly Continue Reading
California sues Trump administration over withholding high-speed rail funds
California Governor Jerry Brown’s name and others are pictured on a railroad rail after a ceremony for the California High Speed Rail in Fresno, California January 6, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Continue Reading
GM unveils digital vehicle platform; 4.5 TB/h; installed on new Cadillac CT5, rollout to most GM vehicles globally by 2023
General Motors President Mark Reuss unveiled the company’s all-new electronic platform necessary for its next-generation of vehicles, EVs, active safety, infotainment and connectivity features, and the evolution of the Super Continue Reading
Cambridge study finds driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35%
A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35%, according to a new study by researchers at the Continue Reading
BloombergNEF: electrics to take 57% of global passenger car sales, 81% of municipal bus sales by 2040
BloombergNEF (BNEF) is out with an aggressive forecast that projects electric vehicles taking up 57% of the global passenger car sales by 2040—slightly higher than it forecast a year ago—and Continue Reading
Peak Gasoline Vehicles Is Already Here
The internal combustion engine has already reached a peak in sales. That startling conclusion comes from a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). “Sales of internal combustion passenger Continue Reading
All Aboard the Electric Bus – Modern Public Transport Powered by Electricity is Coming Back
In 2011, the electric-vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto unveiled an early model of an electric bus at an industry conference in Belgium. The head of BYD in Europe, Isbrand Ho, later Continue Reading
Evolving battery technology will alter demand for raw materials
As the automotive sector hits difficult times, electric vehicles are proving to be one area in which horizons seem bright. Global light-duty plug-in electric vehicles were up 43% year on Continue Reading