The transition to electric mobility continues to advance rapidly, reshaping global energy and auto markets. Electric car sales in 2024 are anticipated to be robust, with around 17 million units sold over the course of the year. More than one in five cars sold worldwide this year is expected to be electric. Growth has been … Continue reading Cheaper electric cars: the key to unlocking mass-market adoption
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Demand for electric cars is booming, with sales expected to leap 35% this year after a record-breaking 2022
The global auto industry is undergoing a sea change, with implications for the energy sector, as electrification is set to avoid the need for 5 million barrels of oil a day by 2030. Global sales of electric cars are set to surge to yet another record this year, expanding their share of the overall car … Continue reading Demand for electric cars is booming, with sales expected to leap 35% this year after a record-breaking 2022
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After more than 100 years: Electric cars are on the rise again
No fumes, noise or ugly petrol stations, but quiet, clean cars powered by renewable energy instead of fossil fuels. Perhaps this seems like an image from a future to be, but we have already been there. Over a century ago it was electric engines that replaced the horse carriages. Electric mobility is not being invented … Continue reading After more than 100 years: Electric cars are on the rise again
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2 million new electric cars were sold during 2018
Electric vehicles provide an important end-use for renewable energy by allowing for the replacement of fossil fuels in certain transport applications. As the market share of EVs grows, they also support the integration of VRE by presenting options for demand-side response, for example through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. The global stock of passenger EVs (electric cars) … Continue reading 2 million new electric cars were sold during 2018
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Study identifies electric cars as better choice than fuel cell vehicles
A new study suggests that electric vehicles with rechargeable batteries offer a more affordable way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions than those with fuel cells that convert hydrogen gas into clean electricity. Published in the November issue of the journal Energy, the study by researchers at Stanford University in the United States and the … Continue reading Study identifies electric cars as better choice than fuel cell vehicles
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The global market for electric vehicles has now reached at 740,000 electric cars
The global market for electric vehicles has now reached at 740,000 electric cars, out of which 320,000 were registered in 2014. The report was revealed by Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemburg (ZSW) in Germany. This rapid growth has been driven by various market leaders, including the Nissan Leaf, Tesla’s Model S, … Continue reading The global market for electric vehicles has now reached at 740,000 electric cars
Continue readingAbout 43% of all electric vehicles were bought in 2014
The Leaf is the best-selling electric car in automotive history. The Netherlands has the second-biggest market share of electric cars, after Norway. Electric cars made up less than half of a percent of the 85 million new vehicles sold in the world last year, but German energy researchers say that tiny wedge of sales … Continue reading About 43% of all electric vehicles were bought in 2014
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Toronto a hub for electric vehicles in Canada
These fully electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars are the stars of a five-day event, on until Friday, January 16, marking a special milestone – the 10,000th electric vehicle sold in Canada. Hosted by Plug ’n Drive, a non-profit organization working to educate and help accelerate the adoption of electric cars in Canada, EV 10,000 … Continue reading Toronto a hub for electric vehicles in Canada
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Solar energy and electric vehicles could make suburban living awesome again
The suburbs have had it rough in the last few years. The 2008-2009 economic collapse led to waves of foreclosures in suburbia, as home prices plummeted. More recently, census data suggest that Americans are actually shifting back closer to city centers, often giving up on the dream of a big home in suburbs (much less the … Continue reading Solar energy and electric vehicles could make suburban living awesome again
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German cabinet adopts a draft law ensuring long-term support for the use of electric cars
German cabinet ministers from the ruling grand coalition of Christian and Social Democrats on Wednesday adopted a draft law aimed at boosting the production and sales of electric cars across the country. Realizing that the electric car business had gotten off to an unsatisfactorily slow start, Berlin came out in favor of granting some extra … Continue reading German cabinet adopts a draft law ensuring long-term support for the use of electric cars
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There are now more than 400,000 electric cars on the world’s roads
There are now more than 400,000 electric cars on the world’s roads – twice as many as a year ago, and on current trends there will be a million by 2016. Leading the market are the USA, Japan and China – while Europe trails behind. The number of electrically powered automobiles worldwide climbed to just … Continue reading There are now more than 400,000 electric cars on the world’s roads
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Electric cars no longer the exception?
The Porsche Panamera S is quite a car. Sleek, powerful and aerodynamic, it’s capable of 167mph. But that’s not all. The version on display here in Geneva is also able to travel for about 20 miles on nothing but battery power. It is, of course, a hybrid. It has an electric motor sitting alongside a … Continue reading Electric cars no longer the exception?
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Russian Railways Logistics urgently delivers Mitsubishi electric cars to Sochi Olympics
Russian Railways Logistics organized rail forwarding of electric cars produced by Mitsubishi from Moscow to Olympic Sochi in record time of less than two days. Extreme weather conditions in Southern Russia, namely sharp temperature drop and heavy snowfalls, caused traffic jams on federal highways, which did not allow to use truck forwarding. Thus Olympic cargo … Continue reading Russian Railways Logistics urgently delivers Mitsubishi electric cars to Sochi Olympics
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China to extend subsidies on electric vehicles past 2015
China’s Finance Ministry said on Saturday it will extend a programme of subsidies for buyers of electric vehicles after the current subsidy regime, part of efforts to combat pollution in cities, expires in 2015. The existing subsidies will be phased out by 2015 as planned, with a new regime to take effect after that date … Continue reading China to extend subsidies on electric vehicles past 2015
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Rising electric vehicles in Norway
At Oslo, Hilde Charlotte Blomberg reached to the University, last Friday, she would send email to the Department of Informatics: “I went to work now, but all the spaces for electric cars have been taken. If you think your car is charged, I would appreciate if you could park elsewhere. I won’t get home if … Continue reading Rising electric vehicles in Norway
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Brussels requires Spain multiply by 60 charging points for electric vehicles by 2020
The European Commission has demanded that Spain multiply by 60 by 2020 (from 1356 there are currently 82,000) charging points for electric cars open to the public in order to promote the use of electric vehicles. The Spanish government at that time expected to Spanish roads traversing 2.5 million electric cars. Brussels has also chosen … Continue reading Brussels requires Spain multiply by 60 charging points for electric vehicles by 2020
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Electric Cars Could Drive up Lithium Prices an Additional 20 Percent Annually
Nova Mining Corp President James Dilger successfully has led the Company to focus on taking advantage of ideal market conditions for lithium as consumer demand for long-life batteries, such as those used in Apple’s popular products and in electric vehicles, continues to pressure current supplies and increase prices. Nova Mining Corp recently learned that it … Continue reading Electric Cars Could Drive up Lithium Prices an Additional 20 Percent Annually
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New FIA Formula E Championship with electric cars
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has reached an agreement to licence the commercial rights of the FIA Formula E Championship to a consortium of international investors, Formula E Holdings Ltd (FEH). Formula E is a new FIA championship featuring Formula cars powered exclusively by electric energy. It represents a vision for the future of … Continue reading New FIA Formula E Championship with electric cars
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Batteries Made from World’s Thinnest Material Could Power Tomorrow’s Electric Vehicles
Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made a sheet of paper from the world’s thinnest material, graphene, and then zapped the paper with a laser or camera flash to blemish it with countless cracks, pores, and other imperfections. The result is a graphene anode material that can be charged or discharged 10 times faster than … Continue reading Batteries Made from World’s Thinnest Material Could Power Tomorrow’s Electric Vehicles
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Graphene Batteries Perfect for Electric Vehicles
Li-ion battery technology is magnificent, but truly hampered by its limited power density and its inability to quickly accept or discharge large amounts of energy. Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made a sheet of paper from the world’s thinnest material, graphene, and then zapped the paper with a laser or camera flash to blemish … Continue reading Graphene Batteries Perfect for Electric Vehicles
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