Deere Rolls Out Fully Autonomous Tractor at CES
Deere & Co. said Tuesday that it has developed a fully autonomous tractor designed for large-scale farming and that it plans to sell the machine later this year. The vehicle has Continue Reading
Imagine Virginia’s traffic jam but with only electric vehicles
Sometime after 3 a.m. Tuesday, as an epic 48-mile winter traffic jam on Interstate 95 in Virginia dragged on, a long-haul trucker from Canada heard a knock at the door of his cab. It Continue Reading
The Biggest Challenge Facing Biden’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan
The Biden Administration recently unveiled an ambitious plan to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the country. Fast chargers are needed, because the amount of time it Continue Reading
Ford to boost production capacity of electric F-150 Lightning to 150,000 per year; ability to produce 600K BEVs annually within 24 months
Ford Motor Company plans to raise production of the F-150 Lightning pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand, Beginning Continue Reading
Tesla Reports 87% Growth in Annual Vehicle Deliveries
Tesla Inc. TSLA -1.27% annual vehicle deliveries surged 87% in 2021, growing at their fastest pace in years, as the company leveraged its Silicon Valley roots to overcome computer-chip shortages that have plagued the global auto Continue Reading
Tesla dodges supply woes to deliver record number of vehicles
Tesla smashed its own production and delivery records in the final months of last year, shrugging off supply chain and other problems to hand customers the keys to more than Continue Reading
Market Sees Minimal Pandemic Demand Destruction
Rigzone’s regular market watchers look at the pandemic’s effects on demand, OPEC+’s impending meeting, power prices and more. (The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the Continue Reading
Omicron Blurs Oil Outlook After Demand Roars Back
The fast-spreading Omicron variant is clouding the outlook for oil markets after a rapid recovery in demand pushed prices to their highest levels in years. Oil marched higher for much Continue Reading
Top Automakers Are Fueling A Battery Plant Boom In The U.S.
The biggest names in the auto industry are racing to build battery plants in the United States. The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office has listed 13 new battery plant Continue Reading
Northvolt kicks off battery cell production at Swedish gigafactory
Commissioning, upscaling of Ett gigafactory to continue through into 2022 Company to boost output capacity at Ett to 60 GWh/year over next few years Swedish battery maker Northvolt assembled its Continue Reading
Global Oil Demand Could Reach New Heights In 2022
Many forecasters, including BP, in 2020 argued that peak oil was already past us Investment bank analysts seem to overwhelmingly expect higher prices because of strong demand and not-so-strong supply Continue Reading
NJ state Senate approves bill requiring New Jersey DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program
The full New Jersey state Senate approved legislation Monday that would require the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to develop and implement an electric school bus program. The Continue Reading
New York City to invest $420M in electric vehicles and infrastructure; all-electric fleet by 2035
The City of New York will invest $420 million in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and alternative fuels to accelerate the transition to an all-electric municipal vehicle fleet. The new investments, Continue Reading
Airline Executives Plead With Governments To Ease Restrictions
The airline industry was battered during Covid due to global travel restrictions and then, as the world began to open up, by rising jet fuel prices Airlines celebrated last month Continue Reading
Jet Fuel Joins Oil Recovery at Last as Air Travel Strengthens
The last puzzle piece needed for a complete recovery in oil demand is falling into place with air travel consumption showing the first signs of sustained growth since the pandemic. Continue Reading
Global Airline Capacity Is Seen Rising in 2022, Along With Fares
Passengers watch inflight entertainment during a flight from Los Angeles International Airport. A rebound in global airline capacity should accelerate in the second half of next year, but trans-Atlantic traffic Continue Reading
A Graphite Shortage Could Derail The EV Boom
The key to the momentous global energy transition is what Goldman Sachs calls the “great battery race”, and while attention has been absorbed by lithium, one critical mineral in the Continue Reading
Malaysia Airlines completes first flight with sustainable aviation fuel
National carrier Malaysia Airlines has completed its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel and plans to make SAF a greater part of its fuel choice for regular flights by 2025, Continue Reading
Electric Cargo Planes: The Next Stage Of Amazon’s Delivery Transformation
Experts are predicting that air taxis could be closer to becoming a reality as battery tech and autonomous flight becomes more advanced. Electric aircraft startups are already making major waves Continue Reading
Ford launches zero-carbon electric vehicle home charging initiative in California
Ford is launching a new sustainable charging program that allows plug-in electric vehicle owners in California to opt into carbon-neutral charging at home, reducing their carbon footprint from energy used Continue Reading
GM begins deliveries of first Ultium-based EVs: GMC Hummer pickup and Brightdrop EV600
General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. Continue Reading
IHS Markit sees supply crunch coming for electrical steel; potential disruptor of OEM electrification plans
The rapid growth of the hybrid and electric vehicle segment could potentially cause demand for electrical steel to outpace supply from 2025, according to a new report by a team Continue Reading
The UK Is Slashing EV Grants Once Again
For the second time this year, the UK is slashing the grants available to buyers of electric vehicles (EVs) as it looks to curb spending and targets less expensive models. Continue Reading
The World’s Top Automakers Are Doubling Down On Electric Vehicles
The world’s biggest automakers are planning to spend over a half a trillion dollars on electric vehicles and batteries over the next decade. Toyota, Nissan and Volkswagen are all recently Continue Reading
Toyota to spend $35bn on electric push in effort to take on Tesla
Toyota said it will pour $35bn into a shift towards electric vehicles as the world’s biggest carmaker sets itself up for direct rivalry with Tesla and joins other groups in Continue Reading
Toyota to introduce 30 BEV models by 2030, boost battery spending to ¥2T
In a media briefing in Tokyo, Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda said that Toyota Motor will roll out 30 battery EV models by 2030, globally offering a full lineup of Continue Reading
Toyota will send its hybrids to the breaker’s yard
Toyota Motor (7203.T) will make another major strategic shift in the coming months. The $250 billion Japanese carmaker in December dramatically increased its electric-vehicle ambitions. But the company run by Continue Reading
ZeroAvia raises $35M more to accelerate development of 2-5MW hydrogen powertrain; United invests
As it moves closer to commercialization of its hydrogen-electric technology, ZeroAvia ( earlier post ) has secured a new raise of $35 million to help develop its 2-5MW zero-emission powertrain Continue Reading
Honda piloting new road condition monitoring system to enhance safety
Honda Research Institute USA is conducting a pilot program in Ohio to evaluate a system that uses GPS coordinates and sensors such as cameras to collect real-time road condition information Continue Reading
White House announces electric vehicle charging plan to reach 2030 sales goal
The White House unveiled Dec. 13 a plan to increase access to electric vehicle charging infrastructure as part of President Joe Biden’s goal for electric vehicles to account for half Continue Reading
Toyota, in Reversal, Says It Will Shift More Rapidly to EVs
Toyota Motor Corp. TM -3.42% on Tuesday stepped up its commitment to battery electric vehicles, saying it would have 30 EV models available by 2030 and aimed to sell 3.5 Continue Reading
Harris unveils plan for electric vehicle charging network
The Biden administration released an ambitious federal strategy Monday to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the Continue Reading
German carmakers condemn Biden’s electric-vehicle subsidy plans
German carmakers have criticized US president Joe Biden’s plans to offer bigger subsidies to buyers of American electric vehicles from unionized manufacturers than to those purchasing imported models or those Continue Reading
GM Plans More Than $3 Billion for Electric-Vehicle Projects in Michigan
General Motors Co. GM 6.02% plans to invest more than $3 billion to make electric vehicles in Michigan, people familiar with the matter said, a potential win for the car maker’s home state after Continue Reading
Electric Vehicles Are Going to Dent Oil Demand—Eventually
Electric passenger vehicle sales are on a tear. In the first quarter of 2010, 395 EVs were sold worldwide. Last quarter, more than 1.7 million were sold — of those, Continue Reading
EIA Slashes 2021, 2022 Oil Demand Forecasts
Global oil demand could see downside risks due to the Omicron variant, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday, slashing its world oil consumption forecasts for both 2021 Continue Reading
bp acquires EV fleet charging provider AMPLY Power; first major step into electrification in the US
bp took its first major step into electrification in the US with the acquisition of AMPLY Power, an electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management provider for fleets that operate Continue Reading
Toyota selects North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph Site for new US automotive battery plant; 1.2M electrified vehicles/year
Toyota Motor North America has selected Greensboro-Randolph Megasite as the location for Toyota’s new $1.29-billion automotive battery manufacturing plant, to be named Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC). When it Continue Reading
The Lithium Tech That May Send The EV Boom Into Overdrive
The electric revolution is the biggest change the auto industry has seen since Ford invented the assembly line in 1913. But an impending supply shortage has put one critical resource Continue Reading
British Airways, Phillips 66 sign sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement
British Airways and Phillips 66 Limited have entered into a multi-year supply agreement for sustainable aviation fuel produced at the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, making the airline the first in Continue Reading
European auto suppliers warn shift to electric would put 500,000 jobs at risk
Half a million jobs would be at risk under EU plans to effectively ban combustion-engine cars by 2035, according to European auto suppliers, the latest in a series of stark Continue Reading
Aemetis, American Airlines sign $1.1B 280M gallon offtake agreement for sustainable aviation fuel blend
Aemetis, Inc., a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has an offtake agreement with American Airlines for 280 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel Continue Reading
Phillips 66, British Airways ink UK-produced SAF supply deal
British Airways and US-based refiner Phillips 66 signed a multi-year supply agreement which will provide the airline with sustainable aviation fuel produced at the Humber refinery, according to a joint Continue Reading
United Airlines launches first commercial flight with 100% SAF
Highlights Marathon Petroleum’s Virent provides key components World Energy produced SAF used as fuel Jet demand impacted from omicron variant United Airlines is flying a jet with more than 100 Continue Reading
Saving the dinosaurs: Startups drive to electrify fossil-fuel cars
You can save your prized Aston Martin DB6, Porsche 911 or Mustang from the museum of combustion engine history. Or your Fiat 500 and Renault Clio, for that matter. That’s Continue Reading
Global jet fuel demand under pressure from Omicron, border curbs
Global jet fuel markets stayed under pressure on Tuesday as more countries expanded border restrictions to keep the new Omicron coronavirus variant at bay, prompting travellers to reconsider their plans. Continue Reading
Mandate vs. Choice: The Debate Is Heating Up Over Electric Vehicle Policy
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that from 2022, new homes and commercial buildings will be required to install EV charging points. This new regulatory framework has sparked a debate Continue Reading
Nissan to Spend $17.6 Billion on Battery-Powered Vehicles Over Five Years
Nissan NSANY -3.55% Motor Co. said Monday it plans to spend $17.6 billion over the next five years as it adds 20 new battery-powered vehicles to its lineup. The company hopes to recapture Continue Reading
Honda unveils two key future safety technologies toward the realization of its goal for zero traffic collision fatalities by 2050
Honda Motor recently unveiled its work on two key advanced future safety technologies being developed with the goal of realizing “zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles globally Continue Reading
Hertz-Tesla Deal Signals Broad Shift to EVs for Rental-Car Companies
Car-rental customers could soon see more electric-vehicle options on airport lots and other places where they are looking to reserve a ride. The rental-car industry, long a big bulk-purchaser of Continue Reading