Porsche and Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace. With this partnership, both companies will Continue Reading
Anyone who believes that behavioral change is going to produce a solution to the challenge of global warming should take a good look at the lat est figures on consumer Continue Reading
Miami-Dade, Florida, has agreed to purchase 33, 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses with DuoPower drivetrain technology and up to 75 plug-in Proterra chargers. With 33 electric buses and charging Continue Reading
Travellers are beginning to turn their backs on air travel over concern for the environment, according to a survey by Swiss bank UBS. The Swedish concept of “flygskam” or “flight Continue Reading
Researchers have been in a race to find ways to improve lithium-ion batteries . They are also looking to develop alternatives to the lithium-ion battery that would be lower cost Continue Reading
NYK has conducted what it says is the world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) trial performed in accordance with the IMO’s Interim Guidelines for MASS trials. Iris Leader , Continue Reading
GM’s need to free up cash to invest in electrics has led it to make deep cuts in its core business, including its decision to close four U.S. factories —a Continue Reading
Peak oil demand might be delayed as the U.S. and China scale back support for fuel efficiency and electric vehicles. Once thought of as far off into the future, forecasts Continue Reading
The oil market has changed so much over the past five years that fast-growing non-OPEC oil production limits oil price gains from a spike in tensions in the Middle East, Continue Reading
Tesla and Apple both suspect that their self-driving car technology has been stolen by engineers who went over to a Chinese competitor. That’s a very time-sensitive claim, with intellectual property Continue Reading
The California Energy Commission approved nearly $70 million in funding to replace more than 200 old diesel school buses with all-electric buses that will reduce school children’s exposure to harmful Continue Reading
While researchers seek alternatives to lithium ion dominance in the battery space and European carmakers and governments pour billions into local battery production capacity to reduce import dependence, the leaders Continue Reading
Far from the sunny, wide streets of Phoenix, where Waymo’s self-driving taxis ply their trade, a handful of European startups are developing driverless cars to navigate the clogged, chaotic, rain-swept Continue Reading
Tesla fans who plan on buying a Tesla in the future might want to hurry up as the EVs could become a lot more expensive once the company’s output becomes Continue Reading
The future of transportation is already here – but even by the standards of new technology, it is very unevenly distributed. Self-driving cars, a long-promised revolution, are still only available to Continue Reading
Carmakers in Europe and North America are having a hard time with the much-hyped EV revolution that they are all eager to take part in. It’s a struggle to make Continue Reading
To help electric vehicle batteries last longer, Bosch is developing new cloud services that supplement the individual vehicles’ battery-management systems. Bosch is connecting electric-vehicle batteries with the cloud. Its data-based Continue Reading
Highlights June sales alone totaled more than 37,800 units Tesla dominates the US EV market Houston — Electric vehicle sales and deliveries in the US in the first half of Continue Reading
As of May 2019, there were more than 68,800 Level 2 and DC fast charging units throughout the United States. Of that total, 16%, or approximately 10,860 units, were DC Continue Reading
Volkswagen will create joint ventures and help finance battery production to persuade skeptical cell suppliers to back its aggressive push for mass producing electric vehicles, board member Stefan Sommer told Continue Reading
Almost half of the electric-scooter companies in Paris have suspended or scaled back operations in the past week, after the French capital’s mayor swore to crack down on the “anarchy” Continue Reading
With more auto makers investing big in the electric vehicle space, consumers and forecasters continue to fret over the ability to actually charge these shiny new cars. Worries about the Continue Reading
Tesla Inc. returned to growth mode in the second quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations for deliveries and setting a record, relieving some of the pressure on Chief Executive Elon Musk Continue Reading
The Joint Research Center (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, has released a report exploring the future of road transport, given the advent of automated, connected, low-carbon and Continue Reading
The BMW Group is accelerating its electromobility expansion program, with the 25 electrified models to be introduced by 2023, two years earlier than the initial 2025 target. With flexible vehicle Continue Reading
Registrations of pure electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid cars totalled 94,000 units in 18 European markets in May 2019, counting for 7.1% of the total volume, up from 5.3% in Continue Reading
Most analysts think a number of car companies are at serious risk of failing to achieve the targets, and some are calling it the biggest threat in a generation for Continue Reading
Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Co., and Waymo have entered into an exclusive agreement for an initial period to explore all aspects of driverless mobility services for passengers and deliveries in France Continue Reading
A study by researchers at Tsinghua University in China has concluded that the overall impact of autonomous vehicle deployment on greenhouse gas emissions is not significant in the near-to mid-term. Continue Reading
Tesla is well on its way to having a record sales quarter, and is currently delivering a thousand cars per day on average this month, Electrek reported on Friday, despite Continue Reading
Electric vehicles (EVs) are depreciating much faster than the average for all cars, with one notable exception—Tesla, whose vehicles hold values better than their gas-powered rivals. Automotive research firm and Continue Reading
They have billions of dollars in funding, backing from China’s biggest tech companies and the world’s largest electric vehicle market at their doorstep. But Chinese EV start-ups face a struggle Continue Reading
More planning is required to ensure adequate supply, researchers say A potential shortage of minerals needed to produce the billions of batteries required to power electric vehicles (EVs) risks slowing Continue Reading
Toyota has broken sharply with tradition and struck a partnership with two Chinese battery producers as Japan’s biggest carmaker aims at a grand global rebalancing towards electrified vehicles. Under the groundbreaking Continue Reading
Tesla’s sales in North America, its home market, reached an all-time high, according to a report by Electrek, which cited exclusive information supplied by unnamed sources. Since the start of Continue Reading
Electrify America and Walmart announced that more than 120 plus ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now operational and open to the public at Walmart stores across the US. Continue Reading
Cadillac is expanding the availability of Super Cruise to an additional 70,000 miles of compatible, divided highways in the United States and Canada. This expansion will make the true hands-free Continue Reading
GM and Fiat Chrysler have been funding Tesla by buying greenhouse emission credits from the EV carmaker, according to official filings by the two carmakers to the state of Delaware, Continue Reading
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced the New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In, a statewide partnership to build out the necessary infrastructure to support electric vehicle ownership. The partnership, which will Continue Reading
It’s no secret that batteries are the most expensive part of an electric vehicle. As such, this is the root of the industry’s problem and a roadblock to making larger Continue Reading
Electric buses drive out of a public transportation hub in Shenzhen. More than 16,000 buses — almost none running on diesel or gas — circulate in the Chinese city. (Qilai Continue Reading
Like most debates these days, the debate on the carbon footprint of electric vehicles is a heated one with the most vocal opinions coming from extreme camps. Again, like most Continue Reading
Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will join TradeLens , a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM. ( Continue Reading
In Seoul, Hyundai Motor unveiled an electric double-decker bus—a first of its kind for Hyundai, and part of the company’s effort to help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. The Continue Reading
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the US was seven times higher in 2017 than in 1950, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). The number of vehicles in operation Continue Reading
The two-week pilot starting Tuesday will use big rigs supplied by autonomous trucking firm TuSimple to haul trailers on five round trips between distribution centers, the company said. The roughly Continue Reading
California Governor Jerry Brown’s name and others are pictured on a railroad rail after a ceremony for the California High Speed Rail in Fresno, California January 6, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Continue Reading
General Motors President Mark Reuss unveiled the company’s all-new electronic platform necessary for its next-generation of vehicles, EVs, active safety, infotainment and connectivity features, and the evolution of the Super Continue Reading
A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35%, according to a new study by researchers at the Continue Reading
BloombergNEF (BNEF) is out with an aggressive forecast that projects electric vehicles taking up 57% of the global passenger car sales by 2040—slightly higher than it forecast a year ago—and Continue Reading
