Data show California BEVs at 6.7% new vehicle marketshare in Q3
The California Center for Jobs & The Economy has released an updated report ( earlier post ) on vehicle sales and the progress of ZEV sales in the state for Continue Reading
Is Tesla Too Ambitious For Its Own Good?
A decade since its public debut, Tesla Inc . (NASDAQ:TSLA) has evolved from a somewhat nondescript if overreaching EV startup into one of Wall Street’s most popular growth stocks. TSLA Continue Reading
The EV Revolution Could Create 20 Million New Jobs
In the not-so-distant past, renewable energy and fossil fuel divestment were part of an idealistic, pie in the sky approach to transforming the energy sector which, for all of its Continue Reading
Johnson to Unveil Green Plan That May Halt Sales of Petrol Cars
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a green 10-point plan on Wednesday, as he weighs controversial proposals to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars Continue Reading
Biden Means Sales Boost for Volkswagen, GM, Tesla (TSLA), Electric Car Makers – Bloomberg
Although President Obama threw a lifeline to U.S. automakers after the financial crisis, many in the industry were unhappy that his administration also was responsible for fuel economy rules that Continue Reading
Velodyne aims to price new self-driving car sensor below $500
Velodyne Lidar Inc VLDR.O said on Friday it would introduce a new lidar unit, a key sensor in self-driving cars, with a target price point of less than $500 and Continue Reading
Volkswagen Accelerates Investment in Electric Cars as It Races to Overtake Tesla
Volkswagen AG plans to invest around $86 billion in the development of electric vehicles and other new technologies over the next five years, as the world’s largest auto maker races Continue Reading
Moscow launches its 500th electric bus; largest electric bus fleet in Europe
Moscow, Russia has launched its 500 th electric bus—a KAMAZ 6282 electric bus. The KAMAZ 6282 uses lithium-titanate batteries, and has a range of 70 km on one charge. The Continue Reading
Daimler will shrink with shift to electric, autonomous cars: CEO
Daimler DAIGn.DE will be a smaller company five years from now, focused on capturing recurring revenues with software-based services as Mercedes-Benz seeks to redefine luxury in an era of electric Continue Reading
Meet George Jetson? Orlando Unveils Plans for First Flying-Car Hub in U.S.
The “vertiport” is scheduled to be completed in 2025 in Orlando, which granted more than $800,000 in potential tax rebates to Lilium, a German aviation company that plans to build Continue Reading
Ford to assemble electric E-Transit van in Kansas City; building out $3.2B North American EV manufacturing capability
Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 billion investment in Ford’s North American manufacturing facilities Continue Reading
Electrify America has opened more than 500 EV charging stations to public; more than 2,200 ultra-fast chargers
Electrify America has opened more than 500 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the US, with more than 2,200 individual DC fast chargers. Since opening its first site in May Continue Reading
The Death Of Car Ownership: How Tech Is Killing The $3 Trillion Auto Industry
Uber and Lyft were the first to disrupt the $8 trillion global transportation industry by making car ownership less necessary and with the ride-hailing industry now worth $60 billion and Continue Reading
Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share
In the third quarter of 2020, 9.9% of passenger cars sold in the EU were electrically-chargeable vehicles, compared to 3.0% during the same period last year, according to data from Continue Reading
Kenworth and Peterbilt first electric Class 8 trucks up Pike’s Peak; fuel cell and BEV
PACCAR announced that a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery electric Peterbilt Model 579EV became the first Class 8 zero emissions vehicles to drive to the 14,115 Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks to offer complete range of HD electric trucks in Europe in 2021; sales of VNR Electric start in N America in December
Volvo Trucks will offer a complete heavy-duty range with electric drivelines starting in Europe in 2021. Volvo Trucks is now running tests of the electric heavy-duty Volvo FH, Volvo FM Continue Reading
Cruise industry throws in the towel on 2020, looks to 2021
The cruise industry has jettisoned hopes of restarting operations this year. Days after both Carnival and Norwegian extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year, the group Continue Reading
Will The E-Commerce Boom Boost Oil Demand?
“People have money and they’re not spending it on going out to the theater, they’re buying goods, CEO Black Gold Investors LLC. The transport industry has been one of the Continue Reading
Traders Look To Store Diesel At Sea As Second Wave Hits Demand
In another sign that the second coronavirus wave is hitting fuel demand, oil trading firms are looking for new supertankers to use them as floating storage for diesel as demand Continue Reading
Tesla Is On Track To Deliver 1 Million EVs In 2021
At a time when oil prices remain stuck in limbo, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has continued to defy bearish expectations that low oil prices would put a damper on its core Continue Reading
A new era in maritime travel: Electric boats
With the sun streaming into the Niagara Gorge, visitors lined up in socially distanced groups waiting to shuffle onto the Maid of the Mist, the boats that have ferried tourists Continue Reading
Tesla’s German Gigafactory Could Be Ready To Deliver Ahead Of Schedule
European reservation holders of Tesla’s Model Y could begin to receive their vehicles manufactured at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin earlier than expected, Teslarati reports , citing a tip from one Continue Reading
ACEA report finds growth of charging points not keeping pace with rising demand for electric vehicles in Europe
A new report by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) shows that despite strong growth, the available charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the EU still falls far below what Continue Reading
Deeper job cuts at Boeing as pandemic throttles air travel
Boeing said Wednesday that it will cut 7,000 more jobs as it continues to bleed money during a pandemic that has smothered demand for new airline planes. The company said Continue Reading
Freight Provides US Oil Demand Lifeline
Look across the street from your home-office window: chances are you will see a delivery van. Trucks from Amazon.com Inc. and other e-commerce companies have become ubiquitous during the pandemic. In Continue Reading
Drop in leisure driving stalls global recovery in fuel demand
Brandon Thompson was planning on making an eight-hour drive this year from his home in Iowa to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to see his favorite college football team play. Then the Continue Reading
Air traffic to fall 66% in 2020 as COVID-19 crisis continues: IATA
The airline industry is gearing up for a difficult fourth quarter in 2020 as fresh outbreaks of coronavirus continue to crop up and restrictions remain in place on cross-border travel, Continue Reading
China Sets Its Sights On Global EV Dominance
The world’s largest automotive market, China, is looking to become a dominant player in the rising global electric vehicle market. Chinese EV manufacturers are expected to start expanding overseas, while Continue Reading
European road traffic levels continue to slide amid tougher lockdowns
European driving activity fell for the third week running in the week ended Oct. 25 as growing measures by regional governments to contain a spike in coronavirus infections continue to Continue Reading
Texas A&M researchers develop framework to identify health impacts of self-driving vehicles
Texas A&M University researchers have developed a conceptual model to identify systematically the potential health impacts of self-driving vehicles. They identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affected health and concluded Continue Reading
Renault Beats Revenue Estimates as Electric-Car Sales Surge
Renault SA reported third-quarter revenue that beat estimates, partly fueled by a surge in sales of its popular electric model that the carmaker said will allow it to meet European Continue Reading
Airlines continued to suffer in Q3 as fleet capacity returning outpaced demand: IATA
Initial third-quarter financial results from airlines show airlines have had low revenues due to weak travel demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic as global fleet capacity has increased, the International Continue Reading
British Airways warns of deepening travel slump as losses mount
British Airways owner IAG ICAG.L warned the travel slump from the coronavirus pandemic had deepened, forcing it to axe even more of its winter flying schedule after it reported on Continue Reading
Driverless race steps up with Cruise allowed to drive empty in San Francisco
The race for driverless autonomous vehicles is heating up and on Thursday Cruise became the first to receive a permit to test cars without anyone in them on the streets Continue Reading
GM renames Detroit-Hamtramck to Factory ZERO; $2.2B investment to reconfigure it to all EV assembly
General Motors announced its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle assembly plant. The name Factory ZERO reflects the significance of this facility Continue Reading
More investment in EV battery cell manufacturing required to meet emissions targets: IEA
More investment needs to be made in electric vehicle battery manufacturing in order for the world to meet net-zero ambitions, the International Energy Agency said in its latest World Energy Continue Reading
Wright selected for ARPA-E electric aircraft program
Wright Electric announced that the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected Wright for a contract to support the development of innovative, lightweight, and ultra-efficient electric Continue Reading
The World’s First Fully Driverless Vehicle Ready To Hit The Roads
Waymo just announced its plans to deploy vehicles without backup safety drivers, making a major milestone in a sector that has witnessed many ups and downs and stops and starts. Continue Reading
Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year
School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation has seen a surge in demand for their 100% electric school buses since their introduction in 2018. While a majority of these buses have Continue Reading
MSC sees hydrogen and biofuels as key components of shipping’s future fuel mix
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a global leader in transportation and logistics, said it is further exploring the viability of hydrogen and fuels derived from it as a possible fuel source Continue Reading
The Saudi Arabia of Lithium Has a Calming Message for Car Makers
he nation sitting on half the world’s lithium reserves has a calming message for electric car makers: tougher environmental oversight won’t threaten future production of the metal used to make batteries. Chile’s environmental regulator is working Continue Reading
The Oil Market Has an Aviation Problem
After an unprecedented drop in air travel due to the coronavirus, passenger airlines are being forced to make long-term, make-or-break decisions at a time of great uncertainty and minimal cash Continue Reading
Exclusive: Virgin Hyperloop picks West Virginia to test high-speed transport system
Virgin Hyperloop has picked the U.S. state of West Virginia to host a $500 million certification center and test track for billionaire Richard Branson’s super high-speed travel system, the company Continue Reading
Electric Trash Trucks Are Coming Quietly to Your Town
HITTING THE STREETS Our masked writer, sitting at the right-side controls, lines up a refuse bin with the side-loader arm. WHEN MACK Truck’s press people invited me to drive their Continue Reading
Musk says Tesla to use new batteries, tech at Berlin factory; flags production risk
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday the company will produce Model Y with a new structural battery design and technology at its Berlin factory next year and that Continue Reading
Boeing says pandemic will cut demand for planes for a decade
Boeing is lowering its expectations around demand for new planes over the next decade as the coronavirus pandemic continues to undercut air travel. The company on Tuesday predicted that the Continue Reading
SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR
A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. Working with collaborators at the Continue Reading
Hydrogen Double-Decker Buses Arrive in Europe’s Top Oil City
The world’s first double-decker hydrogen buses will arrive in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Wednesday, a city best known as a base for some of the world’s top oil companies. The 15 buses Continue Reading
Britain’s Health System Aims at Zero Greenhouse Emissions by 2045
The U.K.’s National Health Service has set a target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, making it the world’s first health service to set such an ambitious climate Continue Reading
GM, Ford Need Electric-Car Batteries, but Take Different Paths to Get Them
Auto makers, pumping billions of dollars into developing electric cars, are now facing a critical choice: get more involved with manufacturing the core batteries or buy them from others. Batteries Continue Reading