Uber to Electrify Half its Rides in Europe after T&E Public Appeal

Uber will provide 50% of its rides in emissions-free vehicles across seven European capitals by 2025 and will aim for 100%, it announced today after an 11-month campaign by Transport & Environment and seven NGO partners. […]

450 Electric Buses on Moscow’s roads. They are set to grow over 2,600 by 2024

Sustainable Bus reports that 450 electric buses are on Moscow’s roads: The major bus operator of the city, Mosgortrans, launched in August its zero emission bus. The vehicle is manufactured by the domestic company Kamaz. The city […]

Aurus Escort: Putin’s Presidential Motorbike Will Be Electric

The French publication Moto Station, “Le premier” motorcycle news portal in France, offers some interesting news on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin is modernizing his fleet, and he chose a newly developed range of vehicles under the […]

The Future of Vehicle to Grid EV Charging

By 2050, up to 45% of households will actively provide Vehicle to Grid (V2G) services, according to National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios, July 2020 Vehicle to Grid EV charging is seen as important to achieve […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA Online Tool Promotes Transparency of Automated Driving Systems

Originally published on the U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA New Test Tracking Tool Pilot Program As automated driving systems developers continue to improve their systems, they validate their laboratory and track-testing with controlled testing on public […]

Electric Cars: The Lifeline of the Auto Industry, Reports IDTechEx

BOSTON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In the past two decades, the car market has declined twice: first due to the 2008 economic crisis, and then due to falling sales in China. Most recently, the lockdowns implemented to combat […]

Moving Forward with Electric Vehicles in India – Telangana

Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. by Anjali Jaiswal As part of building back better from the COVID-19 economic downturn in India, the state of Telangana approved its electric vehicle (EV) policy this week. The Telangana policy […]

EU must Act after Study shows Shipping Pollution could Increase by Half

Originally published on the Transport & Environment (T&E) Shipping’s climate impact has grown 10% in just six years, according to a landmark study [1] released today by the UN maritime agency. Carbon pollution from ships could […]

EVs more Inevitable: How the Pandemic has Changed the Auto Industry –

Above Image: ID.4 electric vehicle concept As much as people talk about “the new normal” of a pandemic, what such a state looks like exactly changes almost minute by minute. For automakers like Volkswagen, that can […]

Ranking 41 US States Decoupling Emissions & GDP Growth

Originally published on WRI’s Resource Institute. by Devashree Saha and Joel Jaeger  Between 2005 and 2017, 41 U.S. states and the District of Columbia reduced their energy-related carbon dioxide emissions while increasing real gross domestic product, debunking the […]

Phoenix Motorcars Deploys Electric Cargo Truck To Service Family Owned Business

Ontario, CA. – Phoenix Motorcars, a leading manufacturer of medium duty all-electric buses and trucks delivered its first ZEUS 500 Electric Cargo Truck to C&V Contractors, a family owned contracting business based out of Sacramento, California. Funded through the Sacramento Emergency […]

EPA Made So Many Mistakes with Clean Cars Rollback, Even Its Own Lawyers Want to Know What’s Up

Originally published on blog of Union of Concerned Scientists. By Dave Cooke, Senior Vehicles Analyst On Monday, EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced an investigation into the so-called “SAFE” rule, which rolled back Obama-era global warming emissions and […]

The City of Richmond & Volta to Offer Free Public Electric Vehicle Charging

For the First Time in California, a Local Government is Partnering with Volta to Provide Free Charging for Electric Vehicle Drivers Without Spending Taxpayer Money RICHMOND, Calif., (July 29, 2020) — The City of Richmond today announced […]

Influx of Electric Vehicles Accelerates Need for Grid Planning

For grid reliability, PNNL study shows advance planning and smart EV charging strategies could help cities and utilities smooth out the duck curve and avoid costly new infrastructure Originally published on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory […]