Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think
In 2015, about one in every 150 cars sold in the U.S. had a plug and a battery. But mass adoption of electric vehicles is coming, and much sooner than Continue Reading
Forget Driverless Cars – Driverless Air Taxis Are The Future
Ford is the latest major company to jump on the driverless vehicles bandwagon announcing that it intends to develop fully autonomous vehicles. That announcement is just the latest in the Continue Reading
USDOT proposes speed limiters for large commercial vehicles; potential savings up to ~$1B in fuel each year depending on limit
The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are proposing equipping heavy-duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds Continue Reading
EV Revolution Set To Cripple More Than Just The Oil Industry
The electric car revolution is already underway, and if the long-term projections are even remotely close to accurate, the effects will ripple through every corner of the global economy. A Continue Reading
New Zealand steering committee to push EVs
New Zealand government forms a special counsel to help accelerate the implementation of electrical vehicles on the roads. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug. 24 (UPI) — Continue Reading
Could A Lithium Shortage De-Rail The Electric Car Boom?
Lithium brine We’ve gone electric, and there’s no going back at this point. Lithium is our new fuel, but like fossil fuels, the reserves we’re currently tapping into are finite—and Continue Reading
Tesla unveils 100 kWh battery for Model S, Model X cars
People visit a Tesla Model S car during the Auto China 2016 in Beijing, China, April 25, 2016. Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc ( TSLA.O ) will launch a Continue Reading
Local Highway Drivers Bear Brunt of Road Funding Gap
Roughly 35%… Like a lot of American cities, Milwaukee has a pothole problem. A majority of its major roads are in shoddy shape, federal data show, forcing drivers to weave Continue Reading
Volvo Cars and Uber join forces to develop next-gen autonomous driving cars; $300M joint project
Volvo Cars and ride-sharing company Uber have signed an agreement to establish a joint project that will develop new base vehicles that will be able to incorporate the latest developments Continue Reading
MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption
A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available Continue Reading