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
Boeing-backed, hybrid-electric commuter plane to hit market in 2022
A Seattle-area startup, backed by the venture capital arms of Boeing Co ( BA.N ) and JetBlue Airways Corp ( JBLU.O ) announced plans on Thursday to bring a small Continue Reading
Western states to roll out EV highway initiative
A handful of governors from western U.S. states roll out plans Wednesday to expand access for electric vehicles along their highways, Colorado’s governor said. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will host Continue Reading
The Trillion Dollar Market That Stopped Chasing Profits
Every carmaker worth their salt is developing electric cars. It’s like a virus that’s going around infecting car manufacturing companies. The virus’ name, of course, is Tesla—with observers seeing Elon Continue Reading
New Ford chief to chop spending on traditional cars
Ford’s new chief executive Jim Hackett promised to cut $14bn in costs and divert investment from traditional cars to speed up electric and self-driving vehicle development. In a long-awaited strategy Continue Reading
ABB launches first 150-350 kW high power charger
ABB will introduce its new Terra HP High Power Charge system—the Terra HP, the first 150-350 kW product on the market—at EVS30 in Stuttgart. Ideally suited for use at highway Continue Reading