New Quotas Could Trigger EV Breakthrough In China
When China first announced its plans to slap EV production quotas on local carmakers back in 2017, the news got a lot of coverage. The media placed emphasis on the Continue Reading
Maersk Group favors low sulfur fuels, working on new Bunker Adjustment Factor: exec
The AP Moeller Maersk Group will focus on low sulfur marine fuels under the new regime from 2020, though it will also install scrubbers in some of its ships just Continue Reading
VW embarks on $50 billion electrification plan
Volkswagen expects to become the most profitable manufacturer of electric cars thanks to a multi-billion euro expansion plan to mass produce battery drive battery-driven Executive Herbert Diess said on Friday. Continue Reading
Are Solid State Batteries The Key To Mass EV Adoption?
There is little space for argument that the biggest problem with mass EV adoption is the high cost and insufficient reliability of lithium-ion batteries. While it’s true that costs have Continue Reading
UK Demand For Used Hybrid, Electric Vehicles Soars
Sales of used hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK jumped by 28.6 percent annually in the third quarter of 2018, the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Continue Reading
The Achilles’ Heel Of Electric Vehicles
Cobalt’s essential role in lithium-ion batteries has and will continue to make it increasingly important for the global consumer economy. Cobalt serves as a key component in battery-based devices by Continue Reading
Ford to launch global fleet of e-scooters
Ford, the company that pioneered the motor car and announced earlier this year that it would focus its US business on trucks and sports utility vehicles, has decided to embrace Continue Reading
Ford, VW Consider Self-Driving Car JV To Compete With Tesla, Waymo
Two of the world’s biggest carmakers, Ford Motor Company and Germany’s Volkswagen AG, are in discussion to set up a joint venture to develop self-driving cars, and could announce a Continue Reading
ORNL study finds connected and automated vehicles can reduce fuel use by more than 40%
To study the potential benefits of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a simulation framework that analyzes the impact of partial market penetration of Continue Reading
The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way
Nearly half of the world’s electric vehicles are in 25 cities, according to a new briefing by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). As of the end of 2017, Continue Reading