The Single Biggest Player In The Electric Car Market
The announcement by the U.K. and France that they would prohibit the production of diesel and petrol cars by 2040 made for good headlines, but came as little surprise when Continue Reading
Born to Drive project investigating self-delivering cars
About 80 million vehicles are produced around the world every year, but the logistics for transport from the factory to the end customer are extensive, costly and completely manual. A Continue Reading
European consortium launches 4-year, $80M L3Pilot research project to test Level 3, 4 autonomous driving in 11 countries
A European research consortium under the management of the Volkswagen Group launched the four-year L3Pilot project to test the viability of automated driving as a safe and efficient means of Continue Reading
A123 Systems invests in solid-state battery technology company Solid Power
A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and systems, has invested in Solid Power Inc., a developer of solid-state battery technology. Solid Power’s technology combines an Continue Reading
Electric Vehicles: The High Cost Of Going Green
It has become raison d’être that electric vehicles (EV) will keep increasing in use without considering serious factors that could hamper their growth. The British electrical grid example and the Continue Reading
China’s Petrol-Powered Car Ban Could Cripple The Oil Market
If China, the world’s largest new vehicle market with sales of 28.03 million units last year, were to ban gasoline and diesel vehicles in the market, the impact on petroleum Continue Reading
Electric Cars Won’t Save European Auto Makers as Diesel Sales Drop
In Germany, threats by politicians to ban diesel cars from cities have scared off customers, and sales of new models plunged 14% in August from a year ago, Germany’s federal Continue Reading
World’s Largest Car Market Turns To Electric Vehicles
China is preparing to announce the date from which internal combustion engine car sales will be banned, joining Norway, France, and the UK, among others, that have declared a complete Continue Reading
Carmakers face electric reality as combustion engine outlook dims
European car bosses gathering for the Frankfurt auto show are beginning to address the realities of mass vehicle electrification, and its consequences for jobs and profit, their minds focused by Continue Reading
China developing timetable to end sales, production of gasoline cars
The auto industry has now grudgingly accepted that battery-electric cars will make up some portion of the world’s new vehicles in years to come. But a milestone in that trend Continue Reading