To mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, we must transition away from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal and toward clean energy generation and zero-emission transportation options. However, many green technologies, such as electric vehicles and renewable power plants, depend on lithium-ion batteries, which require lithium. Lithium resources are … [continued]
The Biden Administration released a Permitting Action Plan this week. The plan promises to deliver infrastructure investments on time and on budget that will revitalize communities across the country. The plan is built on five key elements: Early cross-agency coordination Clear timelines and tracking Early and meaningful outreach Improved agency responsiveness … [continued]
Plugins continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 22,926 units, divided between 12,692 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 10,234 PHEVs (9% share of the auto market). The former jumped 33% year over year (YoY) while the latter was actually … [continued]
Ford recently announced some very good sales numbers for its electric vehicles. Overall, sales increased 139% compared to last year. “While industry semiconductor chip shortages persist, improved inventory flow in April delivered a significant share gain of 1.0 percentage point over a year ago with Ford outperforming the industry.” said … [continued]
An ID.2 is coming in 2025 and an ID. 1 may follow.
Every month I look forward to reading Jose Pontes’ China sales updates and keenly follow the evolution of the Chinese EV market as it is probably the best bet for supplying affordable mass market EVs for the global market in the near future. I also look forward to Dr. Maximilian … [continued]
There is no shortage of sensationalized media coverage when it comes to Tesla and its intrepid leader, Elon Musk. In recent news, Tesla has delivered yet another record quarter, continuing its meteoric rise as the fastest growing complex manufacturer in history. I also think I heard something about Elon buying … [continued]
Based on an interview with Jake Olver, Team Principal at QUT Motorsport. The Queensland University of Technology prides itself on being a university for the real world. With the QUT Motorsport program, I think that it could claim to be a university for the unreal world of the future! In … [continued]
The LiveWire Del Mar is the second electric motorcycle from Harley-Davidson.
Tesla co-founders JB Straubel and Elon Musk shared some sage advice for other EV startups this week. The advice itself was an answer to a question posed by Peter Campbell, who interviewed both co-founders at Financial Time’s Future of the Car summit. Campbell pointed out that there were a lot … [continued]
