The race to decarbonize passenger cars and light-duty trucks in the U.S. is accelerating. Battery electric vehicles accounted for almost 6% of all new vehicle sales in 2022, up from close to 3% in 2021, and demand is outstripping supply, even as manufacturers roll out new models and designs. The Biden administration is spending billions of dollars to build out EV charging networks and providing incentives for purchasing new and used EVs.
By Grant Smith and Bill Walker President Trump’s proposed budget for 2020 would eliminate the federal tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles. The oil industry is backing the proposal, as well as a bill to impose a “user fee” — that is, a tax — on drivers of electric vehicles and trucks. Big Oil […]
By Jeremy Deaton A driver planning to make the trek from Denver to Salt Lake City can look forward to an eight-hour trip across some of the most beautiful parts of the country, long stretches with nary a town in sight. The fastest route would take her along I-80 through southern Wyoming. For 300 miles […]
By Jim Motavalli The future of the auto industry is increasingly likely to be electric—although you wouldn’t necessarily know that from sales numbers. Just under 200,000 plug-in cars were sold in the United States last year (out of a new-car market of 17.25 million). In California, cars with plugs made up 4.6 percent of the […]
By Gina Coplon-Newfield and Sung-Jae Park Recently, 10 major transnational corporations launched EV100, a new global initiative to slash emissions by increasing the number of corporate fleet electric vehicles (EV) on the road. EV100 companies, including Ikea, Unilever and HP, are committing to, by 2030, integrate EVs into their owned or leased fleets and install […]
In Europe, electric vehicles are not just a low-emission way of getting from A to B, they are also being built as mobile generators. Newly designed Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) models can both receive electricity from the grid and supply excess power right back during peak demand. Notably, the Parker Project in Denmark—carried out by grid integration […]
Students in the Netherlands have built a biodegradable electric car that seats up to four people and can travel at 50 miles (80 km) per hour. The “Lina” is said to be the world’s first biocomposite car. According to Composites Manufacturing magazine, the Lina only weighs 660 pounds, as its chassis consists of a honeycomb […]
To help spur the “electric vehicle revolution,” Australia will build a superhighway consisting of a network of free, fast-charging electric vehicle stations. Much of the 1,118-mile route will stretch along the coast of the Australian state of Queensland, near the Great Barrier Reef, Reuters reported. Environment Minister and Acting Main Roads Minister Steven Miles said […]
By Jason Mathers The high level of confidence that automotive industry leaders have in the future of electric vehicles (EVs) has been on full display recently. In just the past few weeks: Tesla’s Model 3 started to roll off the assembly line. Daimler announced a $740 million investment to produce EV batteries in China. Cummins […]
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