As Covid-19 crunches car sales globally, a backlog of orders have helped electric vehicles maintain momentum in much of the world —better than gas-powered cars and trucks. ven in March, Continue Reading
United Airlines Holdings Inc ( UAL.O ) said on Wednesday that it has cut its flight schedule by 90% in May and expects similar cuts for June as a result Continue Reading
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc’s ( TSLA.O ) China car registrations jumped 450% in March, month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed. Tesla’s China registrations rose Continue Reading
The new guidance is slated to be issued in the coming days, they said, and is expected to resemble earlier moves by carriers and foreign aviation authorities from Canada to Continue Reading
A report by market analyst Roskill states that the slowdown in the Chinese EV market during H2-2019 and the covid-19 pandemic have had a significant impact on demand projections for Continue Reading
With airlines facing a $250-billion loss in revenue for 2020 at a minimum, the additional $35 billion they might have to pay in the form of refunds over the next Continue Reading
Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from Continue Reading
Tesla has just had its best month in China, selling a record high number of electric vehicles in March despite a 41-percent plunge in overall car sales in the world’s Continue Reading
The number of Americans getting on airplanes has sunk to a level not seen in more than 60 years as people shelter in their homes to avoid catching or spreading Continue Reading
This year was supposed to be a watershed for electric vehicles, with BYD, Daimler, General Motors, Tesla, and other industry titans scheduled to roll out new models and open manufacturing plants Continue Reading
China will soon release the development plan for new energy vehicles, or NEVs, for 2021-2035 to stabilize and expand consumption of electric vehicles and other hybrid cars, the Ministry of Continue Reading
U.S. gasoline demand has collapsed as stay-at-home orders keep drivers off the road, following the pattern seen in the hardest-hit parts of Europe. Sales at retail stations were down 46.6% Continue Reading
The world’s airlines, no longer operating a globe-spanning choreography of flights, are consumed with new work: navigating government bailout offers, negotiating with unions, finding places to park idle planes and Continue Reading
The slowdown in China’s electric vehicle sector could have knock-on effects on the battery metals market in both the short and long run, commodities analysts at Argus Media said in Continue Reading
International seat capacity has dropped by almost 80% from a year ago and half the world’s airplanes are in storage, new data shows, suggesting the aviation industry may take years Continue Reading
While electric vehicles are often touted as the climate-friendly green alternative to standard combustion engines, there are some people that question whether this is really the case, or if it Continue Reading
China will extend the subsidies and tax exemption provided for the purchase of new energy vehicles, which was due to be removed by the end of this year, for another Continue Reading
More states are imposing special registration fees on electric vehicles, sparking complaints that the levies undermine efforts to get consumers to embrace alternative-fuel cars. Twenty-eight states charge from $50 to Continue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bane to vehicle producers in Asia, but the industry’s reaction is just the tip of a supply chain disruption as heightened demand destruction to Continue Reading
NASA has released a series of concept images of the all-electric X-57 Maxwell airplane ( earlier post ), showcasing aspects of its final Mod IV configuration during different flight modes. Continue Reading
U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc ( TSLA.O ) plans to slash on-site staff at its Nevada battery plant by around 75% due to the coronavirus pandemic, the local county manager Continue Reading
The Grand Princess cruise ship docked at Oakland, Calif., after two men who were on the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship died from the virus. (Ben Margot/AP) The cruise industry, particularly Carnival-owned Continue Reading
Freight services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to give its carriers $58 billion in aid, including payroll support. The passenger travel Continue Reading
The hit would amount to a more than 40 percent fall in revenues from 2019, Iata, the industry trade body warned on Tuesday. It is up from a prediction of $113bn Continue Reading
But amid the quickly spreading pandemic and mandatory stay-at-home orders covering some 80 million U.S. residents, airline executives, pilot-union leaders and federal transportation officials said they increasingly view as inevitable Continue Reading
Widening curbs on travel to contain the spread of the coronavirus led airlines to ramp up flight cancellations on Monday, with new restrictions spanning Australia, New Zealand, the United Arab Continue Reading
Only about 20% of land-based storage for the product remains — about 50 million barrels — while airlines cut flights, according to Vienna-based consultant JBC Energy GmbH. A collapse in air Continue Reading
American Airlines Group Inc. is launching its first scheduled cargo flight since 1984 on Friday, with two round-trip flights over four days between Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Frankfurt on Continue Reading
Initial tests of in-road charging for electric trucks on a stretch of Swedish road have been successful, according to project managers. The scope of testing will now increase, encompassing more Continue Reading
Tesla Inc said on Thursday it will suspend production at its San Francisco Bay Area vehicle factory on March 24, ending a standoff with California authorities concerned about the spread Continue Reading
Sydney-based consultancy CAPA Centre for Aviation warned in a statement on Monday morning that most of the world’s airlines will be bankrupt by the end of May. Airline carriers are suspending routes for Continue Reading
In just one month, the coronavirus outbreak blew out to a full-on pandemic, threatening to tip the global economy into recession and affecting every country, industry, and supply chain. Many Continue Reading
Major airlines sought a U.S. government bailout of more than $50 billion as the White House move urgently drafting a financial assistance package in the wake of the steep falloff Continue Reading
Airlines made unprecedented cuts to flights, costs and staffing on Monday, stepping up calls for emergency aid as coronavirus lockdowns and new travel restrictions hit more major routes. Already battered Continue Reading
Airlines around the world said they would make more drastic cuts to their flying schedules, shed jobs and seek government aid after countries further tightened border restrictions because of the Continue Reading
The airline industry is warning that it must shed jobs and obtain state support to survive the coronavirus crisis, as a respected aviation consultancy predicted that most of the world’s Continue Reading
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said he was in close touch with Congress about helping U.S. airlines weather a massive downturn in business due to sweeping travel restrictions Continue Reading
Infrastructure plans help EV adoption Views differ on price war’s EV sales impacts Houston — As states such as Florida adopt electric vehicle infrastructure legislation, electric utilities face uncertainty about Continue Reading
This is my latest update on the recent changes in the number of registered vehicles in the United States. In the previous analysis , I examined the data from 1984 Continue Reading
Jet fuel differentials on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts plunged to fresh lows Wednesday following news that the US Federal Aviation Administration will suspend minimum slot-use requirements at three major Continue Reading
A majority of European citizens would support a ban on short-distance flights to fight climate change, according to a survey the European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Tuesday. Of 28,088 Continue Reading
Airlines detailed the growing impact of the coronavirus by cutting more flights in domestic and international markets, parking planes, freezing hiring and reducing executive pay. American Airlines Group Inc. and Continue Reading
The coronavirus has suddenly and unexpectedly created the biggest challenge for the global airline industry since 9/11. Bookings around the world are falling sharply. U.S. carriers are following Asian and Continue Reading
Until recently European auto executives regarded Tesla with something like bemusement. The electric car upstart from California was burning cash, struggling with production problems, and hedge funds were betting it Continue Reading
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) has verified Xpeng’s P7 electric sports sedan’s driving range to be NEDC 706 km (439 miles). It is the longest Continue Reading
General Motors Co. has made close to $50 billion in adjusted net income over the past five years, while Tesla Inc. has lost close to $5 billion. Yet investors believe Elon Musk’s carmaker is the stock Continue Reading
From 2020 through 2025, GM plans to invest more than $20 billion—more than $3 billion annually, on average—toward electric-vehicle programs. And by the middle of the decade, the company aims Continue Reading
Empty jumbo jets arriving at deserted airports. Masked passengers disinfecting their own seats. Stone-faced airline executives huddling with President Trump. With the coronavirus outbreak continuing to spread around the globe, Continue Reading
The coronavirus epidemic could cost passenger airlines up to $113 billion in lost revenue this year, an industry body warned on Thursday, more than three times a projection it made Continue Reading
In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs. These processes would constitute and important element of a resource-efficient Continue Reading
