Electric Vehicles Enquiries Surge 500% as Petrol & Diesel Ban from 2030 Announced

INTEREST IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES offered by the online car supermarket BuyaCar.co.uk surged by 500% this week as the government announced a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel models from 2030. With electric cars normally […]

In September 2020, for the First time in European History, Registrations for Electrified Vehicles Overtook Diesel

Originally published on Jato Volume of BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs made up one in four of the new cars registered in Europe in September Volkswagen Group was the biggest winner of the month, partly because of […]

“Pale Blue Dot” Video, Featuring the Words of Carl Sagan, to Launch the New Jeep Wrangler 4xe

The Jeep® brand and Ann Druyan, the widow and collaborator of Carl Sagan, have joined together to create the 90-second video “Pale Blue Dot,” which launches the new Jeep Wrangler 4xe and puts attention on efforts to combat […]

New Jeep® Wrangler 4xe Joins Renegade & Compass 4xe Models in Brand’s Global Electric Vehicle Lineup

Advanced, Eco-friendly, Premium Technology Delivers Absolute and Quiet Open-air Freedom, an Even More Fun-to-drive On-road Experience and a New Level of Benchmark Jeep® Off-road Capability 4xe electric vehicle technology is the natural evolution of nearly 80 […]

German Car Sales Drop 40% since 1989–Coronavirus, EV, and Emissions Scandals Likely Causes.

German car sales have dropped 40% since 1989 and are set for the worst year according to Tagesspiegel. In Germany, new car registrations dropped 40% in June and this put Europe’s largest market on track for […]

Italy Increases Incentives for Electric Cars but Open up Funds to Fossil Fuel Vehicles

Originally published on the Transport & Environment (T&E) News release on behalf of T&E, Kyoto Club, Legambiente, and Cittadini per l’Aria. Also available in Italian. Italy’s Chamber of Deputies today approved additional incentives for zero and low-emission cars […]

A Million-Mile Battery: For More Than Just Electric Vehicles

New Considerations for Investors and Regulators Originally published on RMI Outlet, blog of the Rocky Mountain Institute By Madeline Tyson With the past few years’ enormous build out of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery manufacturing plant capacity and […]

What is the Optimum Range for an EV?

There is much discussion about the level of range needed for an electric vehicle to achieve longer journeys. The idea that an electric vehicle requires the same range as a liquid fuelled vehicle is arbitrary, and […]

Tesla to take up to 50% of US Small Luxury Market — BMW, Mercedes & Audi get Disrupted

As the Tesla model 3 gains significant production volume, with most of the 2018 deliveries going to US customers, other players in the US small luxury car segment look set to see their sales halved in […]

Internal Combustion Blues Vs EV Bliss

30 Year Wait I had been interested in the idea of having an electric vehicle, (EV), for about 30 years, but before the existence of relatively lightweight lithium-ion batteries, when heavy lead-acid batteries were all that […]

Peugeot & Citroën Announces The Low Emission Vehicles Business Unit To Focus Only On Electric Cars

The PSA Group, which includes Peugeot and Citroen, has revealed its electric vehicle (EV) roadmap by creating a dedicated unit called the Low Emission Vehicles Business Unit. What does this mean for Peugeot concretely? PSA Gets […]

2017 Electric Car Sales — US, China, & Europe (Month By Month)

China Electric Car Sales December 2017 China’s EV Market Share Hits 3.3%, BAIC EC-Series = Superstar The rise and rise of the Chinese plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market is unstoppable, with yet another record performance in […]

Does Tesla Have A Free Pass?

Has Tesla Received a Free Pass? Five years ago, electric-powered vehicles began to make an appearance. Nissan and Tesla proceeded along two entirely different approaches to converting buyers from ICE vehicles to electric-powered vehicles. Nissan added […]

Curiosity Fuels EV Growth?

What would it take to get a person to buy an electric car? The debate rages about range, environmental issues, performance, size, looks, and repair issues. All important topics, but what’s occurred in just 5 years? […]