Your Next Car May Let You Drive Hands-Free. Is That a Good Thing?
Auto makers are starting to sell cars with automated steering and speed control to ease what they say is the tedium of driving, and might even allow drivers to go Continue Reading
GM to Tout Electrification Drive, Plug-In Pickup at CES
General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra plans to provide a peek of upcoming electric vehicles at CES next month and bolster the automaker’s credentials as a rising power Continue Reading
Not Even Christmas Can Save a Battered Market for U.S. Jet Fuel
Even with air travel surging ahead of the Christmas holiday in the U.S., demand for jet fuel is unlikely to fully recover anytime soon. Foot traffic through airports last weekend topped Continue Reading
Nuro gets first California OK to charge money for self-driving services
Robotics company Nuro on Wednesday received the first-ever permit to commercially deploy its self-driving vehicles in California, allowing the Silicon Valley firm to charge clients for its driverless delivery service. Continue Reading
Apple To Build Own EV With “Breakthrough” Battery Tech
Apple plans to manufacture an electric passenger vehicle with its own breakthrough battery technology in 2024, sources with knowledge of the plans told Reuters , in what could be a Continue Reading
Airlines to Bring Back Thousands of Workers After Passage of Covid-19 Aid Bill
Airlines are preparing to call back tens of thousands of workers they let go in October now that Congress has approved government assistance to cover carriers’ payroll through the end Continue Reading
East Africa’s Electric Motorbikes Are Fueling a Carbon-Free Future
When Rwanda’s president said last August that he wanted all of the country’s motorbikes to be electric as soon as possible, Ampersand’s waiting list exploded. The country’s first electric motorbike Continue Reading
Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes “next level” battery technology – sources
Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the Continue Reading
Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes “next level” battery technology – sources
Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the Continue Reading
Ford partnering with insurance carriers to use embedded vehicle telematics for behavior-based premiums
Ford is teaming up with insurance carriers across the US to help customers save money on premiums based on driver behavior, utilizing its built-in connectivity technology on eligible vehicles. In Continue Reading
Wilhelmsen-led Topeka project awarded $25M to develop two liquid-hydrogen-fueled roro vessels
The Wilhelmsen-led Topeka project, which aims to construct the first zero-emission hydrogen vessels, has been awarded NOK 219 million (US$25 million) by the Norwegian government-owned organization Enova. These funds will Continue Reading
Airline Slump Still Dogs Oil Demand
Oil prices may be ticking upward, but oil demand still isn’t getting any relief from jet fuel demand, according to the Energy Information Administration’s This Week in Petroleum report published Continue Reading
Toyota: There’s Too Much Hype Over EVs
There is too much hype surrounding electric vehicles (EVs), one of the world’s top automakers, Japan’s Toyota, says, noting that the electricity needed to charge electric cars would strain grids Continue Reading
Siemens Sees Train Boom From Climate-Conscious Spending on Rail – Bloomberg
Siemens AG sees the rail market bouncing back from a coronavirus slump, aided by an international push to slash carbon-dioxide emissions from transport. The global market for trains and related Continue Reading
Falling Battery Costs To Help EV Prices Match ICE Vehicles in 2023
Electric vehicles (EVs) are set to erase the current price advantage of conventional cars when battery pack prices drop to $100 per kilowatt-hour in 2023, BNEF’s new 2020 Battery Price Continue Reading
Electric Cars Closing In on Gas Guzzlers as Battery Costs Plunge – Bloomberg
Electric vehicles may cost about the same as their gas-guzzling brethren in just three or four years — and only get cheaper from there, according to a new report from Continue Reading
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos Funds Back Hydrogen-Powered Plane Startup ZeroAvia – Bloomberg
The hydrogen-powered aviation startup ZeroAvia Inc. has raised $37.7 million from the U.K. government and a group of investors that includes funds founded by Bill Gates and Amazon.com Inc. ZeroAvia said it Continue Reading
Biden’s choice of ex-Michigan governor as energy secretary points to focus on electric cars
President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of Jennifer Granholm to be his energy secretary is a sign the president-elect’s team will try to spur automakers to sell cars that need little to Continue Reading
In Chicago, ‘charging deserts’ part of racial divide on electric vehicles
Public charging stations are most heavily concentrated in the city’s more affluent neighborhoods, creating a chicken/egg scenario for electric car adoption While electric vehicles are relatively uncommon in Chicago, city Continue Reading
ACEA and PIK declare that by 2040 all new trucks sold need to be fossil-free
Europe’s truck manufacturers have concluded that by 2040 all new trucks sold need to be fossil free in order to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050. It will be possible to meet Continue Reading
Battery Recycling Booms As The EV Revolution Kicks Into High Gear
The rising popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) is often praised as the road to helping the world to reduce emissions. Yet, the advocates of the electric-car future often ignore some Continue Reading
The EV Of The Future May Never Have To Be Charged
Electric vehicles are getting more advanced and more accessible all the time. As charging infrastructure proliferates and vehicle technology improves, they’re becoming more and more suitable replacements for your gas Continue Reading
Musk Urges Tesla Workers to Boost Output Through End of Year
Elon Musk said demand for Tesla Inc. vehicles is so high that production needs to increase as much as possible for the rest of December. Without giving specific numbers, Musk sent Continue Reading
British Airways Teams Up With Hydrogen Flight Startup ZeroAvia
Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here . British Airways will work with hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia to speed the Continue Reading
How Biden Can Support Electric Cars and the U.S. Automotive Industry
Since Joe Biden’s election last month, U.S. car companies have been stepping up one by one to support the limits on tailpipe emissions he has pledged to impose. A new spirit of cooperation between Continue Reading
Toyota moves closer to production with next-generation fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks; new Mirai system
Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Using the same fuel cell system as the all-new 2021 Mirai sedan Continue Reading
Your Next Car Will Probably Be an Electric Pickup Truck
Tone down the falling lumber, avalanches of boulders and slow-motion suspension sag as a super-sized truck bed swallows all that dreck. Cowboy cosplay never gets old and certainly sells some trucks, but Continue Reading
Tesla and EVs didn’t brake for the pandemic, and now the age of oil is ending
During the first nine months of 2020, car sales cratered, with every major automaker seeing a steep drop in sales as the pandemic raged across the globe. That is, of Continue Reading
GM’s Cruise to deploy fully driverless cars in San Francisco
General Motors’ self-driving car company is sending vehicles without anybody behind the wheel in San Francisco as it navigates its way toward launching a robotic taxi service that would compete Continue Reading
The Electric Car Boom Is About To Get Even Hotter
2020 has been an absurd year in many ways, but some sectors are thriving in a chaotic market as billionaire investors, institutions, and especially the Robin Hood crowd are rushing Continue Reading
Hybrids Enjoying More Robust Sales Than Electric Vehicles
Hybrid cars are seeing a quiet resurgence as the boom in electric vehicles spurs automakers to give the older, cheaper technology a second look. (Bloomberg) — Hybrid cars are seeing Continue Reading
BYD sells 18,220 EVs in China in November, up 128% year-on-year
Chinese automotive manufacturer BYD sold 18,220 pure-electric passenger vehicles in November, up by 22.1% from October and by 127.8% from a year earlier. November sales of plug-in hybrids passenger vehicles Continue Reading
‘Existential Peril’: Mass Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S.
In Boston, transit officials warned of ending weekend service on the commuter rail and shutting down the city’s ferries. In Washington, weekend and late-night metro service would be eliminated and Continue Reading
About 150 U.S. Cadillac Dealers to Exit Brand, Rather Than Sell Electric Cars
Dozens of new electric-vehicle models are expected to arrive at dealerships in the next few years. We followed eight Wall Street Journal reporters in four countries to see if they, Continue Reading
Share Of EV Registrations In UK Jumps To 9.1% In November
While the UK’s total new car sales slumped in November due to the second lockdown, electric vehicles (EVs) recorded their third-highest ever monthly share of registrations at 9.1 percent, the Continue Reading
Airbus (AIR:FP) Bets on Hydrogen to Deliver Zero-Emission Planes
There are plenty of obstacles standing in the way of developing the first zero-emission, hydrogen-powered plane. It’s tricky to safely store and use the highly combustible fuel. There aren’t any Continue Reading
Aston Martin-Backed Report Overstates Electric Car Climate Harm
Electric-vehicle researchers are criticizing an automaker-sponsored report they say overstates how many miles battery-powered cars need to be driven before they’re cleaner than those running on combustion engines. The report compiled Continue Reading
The Real Reason Why Tesla Is Heading Towards A Trillion-Dollar Valuation
Morgan Stanley recently raised their rating on Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) for the first time in 3 years. Two weeks later and the stock has already smashed through their $540 price point, Continue Reading
Volkswagen Readies Compact EV For 2023
Volkswagen will look to reduce its portfolio of internal combustion engine vehicles, while speeding up the development of a compact electric vehicle that could cost less than $36,000 and could Continue Reading
Tesla could widen release of ‘self-driving’ software in two weeks
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday there will probably be a wider roll out of a new “Full Self Driving” software update in two weeks. In Continue Reading
Tesla plans to turn Berlin plant into ‘world’s largest EV battery plant’
US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla plans to turns its Berlin-Gruenheide factory into the world’s largest EV battery plant, CEO Elon Musk said Nov. 24 at a German government-organized EU battery Continue Reading
Airline passenger numbers down 61% on year in 2020: IATA
Air passenger numbers are set to have weakened by almost 61% in 2020 on the year to 1.8 billion, the International Air Transport Association said in a statement Nov. 24. Continue Reading
International flyers may soon need to get virus vaccinations
International air travel could come booming back next year but with a new rule: Travelers to certain countries must be vaccinated against the coronavirus before they can fly. Encouraging news Continue Reading
Emirates Sees 2022 Return of Jumbo A380s as Travel Recovers
Emirates sees a sharp recovery in demand for air travel next year as coronavirus vaccines are distributed around the world, meaning the carrier’s full fleet of jumbo Airbus SE A380 jets could Continue Reading
The Investment Trend That Could Send Tesla To $2 Trillion
Hedge fund bulls say Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is on its way to a $2-trillion market cap after gaining 400% this year … It’s already worth 5X the combined value of giants Continue Reading
How Stimulus Packages Could Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption
Stimulus packages around the world could help a rise in electric vehicles (EVs) sales and speed up progress in decarbonization in the transportation sector, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Continue Reading
The EV Revolution Is Threatening Long-Term Oil Demand Growth
The growth in electric vehicle adoption, especially in emerging markets, could threaten long-term oil demand growth, Carbon Tracker has reported , citing these markets’ dependency on imports that could be Continue Reading
GM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase range
General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years. The technology also Continue Reading
GM’s Barra accelerates ‘all out pursuit of global EV leadership’
General Motors Co GM.N Chief Executive Mary Barra said the Detroit automaker is accelerating an “all out pursuit of global EV leadership,” challenging electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc TSLA.O with Continue Reading
Tesla Stock Soars After S&P 500 Addition
Tesla will join the S&P 500 index in December after reporting five consecutive quarterly profits. “Tesla Inc. (NASD:TSLA) will be added to the S&P 500 effective prior to the open Continue Reading