By Andy Rowell The UK has followed France in banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, as part of its plan to tackle chronic air pollution in cities. The government has been coming under intense pressure to act, with an estimated 40,000 people dying prematurely a year from air pollution. A […]
By Gina Coplon-Newfield If you think the only way to drive electric is to buy electric, then think again. From ride sharing to car sharing, and short-term rentals to typical rental cars, the auto industry is making it easier for those without their own set of wheels to drive—or ride—electric. Following Trump’s announcement of his […]
By Ben Jervey Fueling U.S. Forward, the Koch-funded campaign to “rebrand” fossil fuels as “positive” and “sustainable,” has released a new video attacking the Dirty Secrets of Electric Cars, signaling a possible strategic pivot from straightforward fossil fuel cheerleading to electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy bashing. The video and accompanying Dirty Secrets of Electric […]
By Josh Goldman It’s 90 degrees here in our nation’s capital but it might feel like the winter holiday season to those who reserved a Tesla Model 3. Expected to have a 215-mile range and sticker price of $35,000 (or $27,500 after the federal tax credit), the Model 3 will compete with the similar spec’d […]
France plans to end the sale of vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel by 2040, environment minister Nicolas Hulot said. Hulot made the announcement Thursday in Paris as he launched the country’s new Climate Plan to accelerate the transition to clean energy and to meet its targets under the Paris climate agreement. To ease the […]
Volvo Cars announced Wednesday that every car it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, marking a “historic end” to the internal combustion engine. This makes Volvo the first traditional carmaker to fully embrace electrification. “This is a clear commitment towards reducing our carbon footprint as well as contributing to better air quality in […]
By Ben Jervey As federal support for electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to wither under the Trump administration, state-level policies will play the biggest political role in how quickly battery powered motors replace the internal combustion engine. Yet, at this critical moment when state governments should be supporting zero-emission vehicles, many states are cutting their […]
Relying on a single charge, today’s electric vehicles could replace 87 percent of daily car travel in the U.S. and cut gasoline consumption by 60 percent. Shutterstock Using the 2013 Nissan Leaf as the base for their calculations, researchers at MIT analyzed driving patterns and battery capacity and found that “range anxiety”—fear that a car’s […]
Since we can already fly on sunshine, why can’t we drive on it? Chinese company Hanenergy, the world’s largest thin-film solar panel maker, has launched four concept cars that are fully powered by sunlight. Hanenergy’s cars are basically electric vehicles (EV) covered with solar panels. According to Dr. Gao Weimin, Hanergy vice president and CEO […]
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