Lucid Motors: Building A “No Compromise” Brand
“We are not just launching a car, but a brand.” — Derek Jenkins, VP of Design, Lucid Motors
“We are not just launching a car, but a brand.” — Derek Jenkins, VP of Design, Lucid Motors
Applying the Pareto Principle to Benefit the Planet: in the US, the transportation sector is at the top of a list of polluters inclusive of agriculture, industry, commercial, residential and electricity. Within transportation itself, it’s the light-duty, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that are responsible for 82% of GHG, while the others combined contribute just 18%.
As big oil and gas companies feel the intensifying heat from shareholders, lawsuits, and divestment campaigns to take responsibility for their outsized contributions to climate change, several European oil and gas giants, including BP and Shell, are making high-profile announcements of their intent to …
A report by Bloomberg suggests Tesla may soon begin exporting cars made in Shanghai to other Asian countries and Europe.
MG Motor will bring the MG5 full battery electric touring wagon (or ‘estate car’ as the Brits say) to the UK starting from the fourth quarter 2020. With a WLTP rated range of 214 miles, and an outstanding 7 year warranty, the price of £23,995 (after incentives) seems like a … [continued]
Tesla may be gearing up to become a supplier of electricity in Germany claims a report by Reuters.
Tesla enabled its fleet of deployed Powerwalls in affected areas of California to charge up from the grid by activating the Storm Watch function on the Powerwall in advance of a wave of rolling blackouts slamming California over the last two weeks. The blackouts were triggered by an extended heat … [continued]
Uber will provide 50% of its rides in emissions-free vehicles across seven European capitals by 2025 and will aim for 100%, it announced today after an 11-month campaign by Transport & Environment and seven NGO partners. The world’s largest mobility platform pledged to clean up its act in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Paris …
We tend to be big fans of battery EVs (BEV). For most use cases, and for much of the population, a battery-only EV without a range extender is a great option. However, there are cases where a PHEV is a great way to introduce electrification where it otherwise would be rejected.
By 2050, up to 45% of households will actively provide Vehicle to Grid (V2G) services, according to National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios, July 2020.