General Motors Cooks Up A New Electric Van Plan With Hyundai
General Motors aims for a refresh of its BrightDrop electric van under a new five-vehicle collaboration with Hyundai.
Manufacturing
Europe’s Decisive Decade: How Electric Vehicles Will Transform Continent By 2035
Europe stands at the doorstep of a decisive decade for electric vehicles. Over the next ten years, the continent’s major automotive markets — Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands — will see battery-electric vehicles dominate new car sales. This shift is driven largely by strong policy mandates, technological improvements, … [continued]
VinFast Inaugurates India Plant, Bolstering Asian EV Strategy
Vietnamese automaker VinFast officially inaugurated its electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Thoothukudi, India, marking a pivotal step in its global expansion and its broader strategy to focus on the burgeoning Asian market. The new facility, located in the SIPCOT Industrial Park in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is … [continued]
The US Commercial Rooftop Solar Market Is About To Explode, Federal Tax Credits Or Not
The combination of community solar benefits with commercial rooftop solar is motivating a fresh wave of commercial property owners to convert their buildings into renewable energy power plants.
Goodbye Oil Changes: What 40–80% EV Adoption Will Look Like
For decades, fueling up your car meant a quick stop at your local gas station, and vehicle maintenance was simple and affordable. But imagine your regular fill-up suddenly becoming a frustrating search for dwindling fuel pumps, or discovering that routine repairs now cost twice as much due to disappearing parts … [continued]
The ICE Age Ends: How Electric Cars Are Shutting Down Gas Stations & Garages
Owning a gasoline-powered car has long meant convenience, and relatively cheap convenience at that. Affordable fuel around every corner, quick oil changes, and easy repairs. As electric vehicle adoption accelerates past critical mass, this convenience will rapidly unravel. Gas stations will close, oil-change shops will disappear, and basic maintenance costs … [continued]
From Niche To Normal: Why The 5–15% EV Window Changes Everything
In the previous article, I explored a combined framework to predict technological tipping points: the diffusion of innovations, logistic growth (s-curve), and complex adaptive systems models. Together, these theories illustrate how technology adoption starts gradually among a small group of users and then accelerates sharply after reaching specific adoption levels. … [continued]
When Cars Go Electric: Understanding The Tipping Points Transforming Transportation
Understanding tipping points in technology adoption requires clarity on how and why technologies spread. To analyze the ongoing shift from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs), it’s valuable to combine three complementary theories: Diffusion of innovations, logistic growth or the s-curve, and complex adaptive systems. Together, these … [continued]
Fortescue Cancels Flagship Hydrogen Projects: UK Should Take Notice
Fortescue’s recent decision to abandon two major hydrogen-for-energy projects after reaching Final Investment Decision (FID) serves as an important signal for policymakers around the world, particularly in the UK, which is pretending its autumn hydrogen strategy update will be evidence led. These cancellations, one located in Gladstone, Australia, and another … [continued]
Two US EV Charging Firms Hook Up To Scale Up
A fresh burst of activity in the domestic EV charging industry is further proof that the vehicle electrification movement is here to stay, regardless of the abrupt shift in federal policy this year.
