Electric car revolution risks going flat unless rollout of chargers doubles in speed
In its report earlier this year, research group Transport & Environment said: “With too few chargers, utilisation rates will be good but drivers will struggle to find a convenient public charge point of the type they need. “This is likely to lead to…
Honda says it will only sell electric cars in China after 2030
Honda Motor Co. is doubling down on the world’s biggest car market, pledging that all models it introduces in China after 2030 will be electric as Chief Executive Officer Toshihiro Mibe pushes ahead with the Japanese automaker’s aim of ditching…
Federal and state politicians from New York called for federal funding for electric school buses
U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins and New York State Senator Tim Kennedy called for electric school buses funding in two federal packages. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two federal and state politicians representing Western New York are calling for federal funding for electric…
Despite the tough rhetoric, ministers are handing Britain’s electric car production to China
The Trade Department is keen to promote foreign investment in “green projects”, but sometimes, the facts they don’t tell you matter just as much as the ones they do. Fact one: a foreign joint venture is investing £400 million in Sunderland to build a…
This Week’s Electric Highlights, Oct. 15
We’ve got another dose of this week’s top EV headlines below. Keep yourself educated about the happenings in the segment. This way, you’ll be the smartest person at the water cooler when it comes to major headlines in the industry. Bio: John…
Cylindrical cells for Tesla, Lucid, Rivian; Outlander PHEV first look; ELMS battery swapping: Today’s Car News
Mitsubishi teases more trail ability in its next Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. Indiana-built electric vans get leading-edge battery tech—and battery swapping. And why do Tesla, Lucid, and Rivian all use cylindrical cells? This and more, here at Green Car…
The glitzy electric Mercedes EQS could be the most important Mercedes in decades
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The all-electric Mercedes EQS may well be one of the most important cars in company’s history. And that’s saying a lot, because that’s a whole bunch of history. Mercedes-Benz and its direct ancestor companies have…
Norway on track to become the world’s first country to achieve 100% electric car sales from 2022
From the spring of 2022, all new car sales in Norway could well be electric, whether 100% electric or plug-in hybrid models. This would make the Scandinavian country the world’s very first to switch completely to a new, fully electric era. ©…
The top 10 most fuel-efficient new cars you can buy today
It hasn’t been a fun few weeks for drivers in the UK. With fuel stations running dry across the country, queues at the pumps have stretched back so far they’ve caused gridlock in some towns and cities, while tempers have frayed among drivers forced to…
GM, Ford Focus on EV Investment: Electric Vehicle Checkpoint
General Motors (GM) – Get General Motors Company (GM) Report is focusing on its electric vehicle investment. EV revenues, GM said, will grow from around $10 billion currently to around $90 billion by the end of the decade, with a further $80…