Saft has signed an agreement with SNCF, the national railway operator in France, to provide nickel-based batteries for over 200 trains, which employ the Alstom Coradia Duplex electric multiple unit (EMU) platform. These trains can achieve 160 km/h and are used in regional routes in France. The Saft/SNCF contract has been valued at about … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. If one is willing to take the Facebook posts of alleged workers at GM’s Orion manufacturing facility in Detroit at face value, then it would seem that the Chevy Bolt may begin hitting the market as soon as the second half of 2016 (as previously rumored). … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. One of our readers, Peter Egan, recently passed along this automotive lithium-ion battery supply chain report. It’s an interesting report that goes a bit deeper into the lithium-ion battery market than we normally dive. I pulled out 7–10 charts (depending on how you count) that … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Buyers of new plug-in hybrids in California will no longer have access to the state’s carpool lanes — if no new legislation is passed, that is. The reason for the end of new plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) being given access to the state’s carpool-lanes is, simply, … [continued]
Faraday Future aims to develop a self-driving, long-range, people-centric electric car that has the potential to revolutionize the auto industry and — even broader — the personal transportation industry, including not just personal automotive sales but also taxis, buses, and light rail. The company has a team of over 400 … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. To hear the people who run OPEC tell it, the world will continue to consume oil in prodigious quantities for at least the next 50 years, come Hell or rising sea levels. Basically, it thinks the people of the world are too stupid and too weak … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. A new report by research firm IDTechEx entitled Electric Vehicle Forecasts, Trends and Opportunities 2016-2026 says the electric vehicle market is set to explode over the next decade. The report projects most of the increase will come in electrified vehicles other than cars and will result in $500 … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. The number of vehicles in the world is expected to double in the next 20 years or so. A lot of that growth will come in countries with huge populations where access to private automobile ownership is a relatively new phenomenon — places like India, China, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. BMW BLOG is what it sounds like — a blog all about BMW. Apparently, it has 7 writers, and the shocking thing I just learned is that 5 of the 7 now have a BMW i3 (note that they all buy their own cars). In … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla Model X Signature Series reservation holder #303 (with Vin #731) received his blue Model X on December 31, 2015. He generously took the time to walk through various details of the X in videos he published on YouTube. The videos are embedded below, with … [continued]
