In the first part of this series, we rode in an XPENG L03 with VLA 2.0 in Amsterdam. For context, it is best to read that article first. In the second part, we switch to a Tesla Model 3 with FSD. While FSD is common in the US, it has … [continued]
Battery swapping has been a concept for electric vehicles for much longer than I’ve been covering the technology (which is more than 14 years). Better Place launched and grew, and then went bankrupt. Some other battery swapping trials have come and gone much more quietly. And then there’s NIO. NIO … [continued]
Rule Will Drive Up Costs at the Pump for Families Already Struggling with High Prices WASHINGTON, D.C. — [On Saturday], Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Trump administration has finalized a rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, making vehicles less fuel efficient and forcing … [continued]
A new T&E analysis looking at major truck markets in the EU. E-trucks already cheaper to operate today A new total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis reveals that in six out of nine major EU markets, electric trucks are already the best financial choice today. These six markets alone account … [continued]
T&E position on the revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation for Light Duty Vehicles. The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) is the cornerstone of the EU’s public charging infrastructure. By establishing a baseline public charging coverage across the EU (distance-based targets) and ensuring the growth of charging infrastructure in … [continued]
Sick of the cartoons and comments insisting that all electric cars are powered by electricity generated by fossil fuels, Andrew Mangano set out to show it is possible to travel around Australia using mainly solar energy. You probably know the cartoons I am referring to — showing an EV linked … [continued]
In 2012, the World Health Organization classified the exhaust from diesel engines as a carcinogen. That decision infuriated the German auto manufacturers, primarily Volkswagen, Mercedes, and BMW. They had all profited handsomely from selling diesel powered automobiles following the OPEC oil embargoes in the 1970s. Diesel cars can travel further … [continued]
Leipzig’s 16 hydrogen refuse trucks were reportedly available for deployment only 45.6% of the time after two years in service.
Garbage collection is not a technology demonstration. Municipalities need trucks that leave the depot every working morning, finish predictable routes, operate compactors through hundreds of stops and come back ready to do it again. That is why refuse collection has become such a useful test of competing zero-emission drivetrains. Battery-electric … [continued]
As EU hauliers face another diesel price shock, electrification offers the only realistic option to protect them against future oil crises. Electric trucks deliver a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) in six out of nine major EU markets, which together account for 46% of all new heavy trucks sold … [continued]
The long-awaited unveiling of the new $200,000 Tesla Roadster electric sports car is set for October 1, just in time to stoke the fires of the affordability crisis in the runup to Election Day 2026 (screenshot courtesy of Tesla).
The long-awaited unveiling of the new $200,000 Tesla Roadster electric sports car is set for October 1, just in time to stoke the fires of the affordability crisis in the runup to Election Day 2026.
