The oil and gas giant’s EV investment rationale is outlined in its new report, BP Technology Outlook. Demand for travel is central to modern society. Currently, transport accounts for 20% of global primary energy use. The global light-duty fleet of cars, vans, and light trucks is here to stay for the foreseeable future. In fact,… Read more »
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A glimpse into the auto shop of the future at Tampa Hybrids
EVs haven’t been around long enough, or in great enough numbers, for any large-scale market in replacement batteries to develop. However, Toyota’s Prius hybrid went on sale in the US in 2000, and has sold well over two million units. There’s a lively market for replacement batteries, with both OEM and aftermarket options available. For… Read more »
US administration proposes to weaken vehicle air pollution standards
As expected, the US administration released a proposal that would freeze rules requiring automakers to build cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars, and that would also challenge the right of states to set their own, more stringent pollution standards. The new proposal, jointly published by the EPA and the Transportation Department, would revoke the existing federal standard,… Read more »
Have automakers already found a way to cheat the new WLTP emissions test?
According to documents obtained by the advocacy group Transport & Environment, European Commission scientists have uncovered evidence of carmakers manipulating the results of a new test for CO2 emissions. The evidence indicates that car manufacturers may have cheated the results of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) in order to inflate their results… Read more »
New UK law supports public charging and autonomous vehicles
Many federal and state governments around the world have taken measures to encourage EV adoption, but only a few have crafted comprehensive policies that envision a complete transition to electromobility. One of those is of course California, which subsidizes several flavors of charging infrastructure and has funded pilot projects to electrify everything from buses to… Read more »
Electrify America begins building a nationwide network of metro, highway, workplace and community chargers
The two-billion-dollar 10-year investment represents the largest of its kind so far. In the chaos that is human affairs, bad intentions sometimes eventually lead to good results. As atonement for Volkswagen’s criminal actions in what we like to call the Dirty Diesel Debacle, government regulators have forced the automaker to invest substantial resources in promoting… Read more »
Indian supercar concept uses “Jet Turbine Electric powertrain”
Vazirani Automotive is a startup automaker with roots in India and a mission “to make an electric car so sexy and engaging that we can transition even the most stubborn petrol heads to a cleaner future.” The company, which has teams in Mumbai and Los Angeles, and partners in the UK, Italy and Japan, obviously… Read more »
UK fleshes out its plan to go (mostly) electric by 2040
Last July, the UK government announced its intention to phase out fossil fuel vehicles by 2040. Now the Department for Transport (DfT) has unveiled a detailed 46-point plan to manage the transition. The Road to Zero includes a wide-ranging series of initiatives to encourage cleaner cars, including: measures to improve enforcement of existing ICE emissions… Read more »
German government awards €50 million in subsidies to 31 municipal electromobility projects
The German government has announced €50 million ($58 million) in new funding for 31 municipal electric mobility projects under its aptly-named “Clean Air 2017-2020 Emergency Program.” Under this fourth phase of the program, municipal vehicle fleets (e.g. waste disposal vehicles and buses), as well as taxi and car-sharing companies will receive subsidies of from 40… Read more »
Duke Energy to invest $25 million in EVSE, battery storage and e-buses
After several months of negotiations, Duke Energy Carolinas has reached a settlement agreement on the utility’s Power/Forward Grid Modernization Plan. The agreement calls for a $25-million investment in EV infrastructure that the Sierra Club calls “unprecedented in the Southeast.” Duke will provide rebates of $750 to about 1,500 residential customers ($4 million total) to install… Read more »