Chinese EV Boom Could Crash Oil Prices
EVs are gaining traction, and although they still only make up a small fraction of the auto market, more and more analysts are starting to buy into the notion that Continue Reading
Mass EV Adoption Could Lead To $10 Oil
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) will lead to global peak oil demand as soon as in 2023-2025, which will result in oil prices crashing to $10, Chris Watling, CEO Continue Reading
Europe plans “EU Battery Alliance” to establish full large-scale battery development and production; strategic plan next year
The European Union is beginning efforts to establish a full value chain of advanced batteries in Europe, with large-scale Li-ion battery cell production, and the circular economy, at the core. Continue Reading
Electric cars: China’s highly charged power play
China has numerous reasons for hating the combustion engine, and a huge incentive to hasten its demise. They are dirty, accounting for what the government says is about 30 percent Continue Reading
Who’s Winning The Electric Vehicle Race?
Automakers and suppliers of automotive technology are making big moves toward transforming the very nature of vehicles and the amount of fuel they consume. Electric vehicles and self-driving cars are Continue Reading
Norway Looks To Cut Some Of Its Generous Tax Breaks For EVs
The government of the global leader in EVs adoption, Norway, proposed on Thursday to trim some of the tax breaks for the heaviest electric vehicles (EVs) in a move that—if Continue Reading
Shell Buys One Of Europe’s Largest EV Charging Networks
In one of Big Oil’s most significant deals in the electric vehicles market yet, Shell said on Thursday that it had signed an agreement to buy one of Europe’s biggest Continue Reading
China Hastens the World Toward an Electric-Car Future
There is a powerful reason that automakers worldwide are speeding up their efforts to develop electric vehicles — and that reason is China. Propelled by vast amounts of government money Continue Reading
Is This The Missing Link In Lithium Batteries?
The researchers developed anodes comprising porous carbon made from asphalt that show exceptional stability after more than 500 charge-discharge cycles. (Click to enlarge) Scanning electron microscope images show an anode Continue Reading
The U.S. needs at least twice as many charging points for EV, study finds
The number of plug-in ports for electric vehicles would need to increase more than 130 percent to meet future growth, a U.S. Energy Department study found. The U.S. Energy Department’s Continue Reading