Originally published on EV Obsession. It’s a somewhat common industry practice for automakers to purchase the offerings of rival automakers in order to tear them down, to try to get an idea of things that can be stolen, etc. While it probably comes as no surprise that industry giants have been purchasing … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Most of those reading this are probably already aware that electric vehicles were actually quite popular back at the beginning of the 20th century, near the dawn of the automotive industry. The extent of this popularity is perhaps a bit hard to imagine for many, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. While the electric vehicle sector is often spoken of as a relatively homogenous entity, the truth is that there’s not necessarily that much overlap between buyers of a Tesla Model S, a Nissan LEAF, a Mahindra e2o, and a BMW i3. So, if that’s the … [continued]
The number of oil job postings on the career website Indeed has decreased about 12% each quarter from 2014 to 2016, according to an Indeed blog post. For the same period, solar job postings declined by just about 1.7%, “But that could all change within the next year as employers … [continued]
State renewable portfolio standards are responsible for over half of all renewable electricity growth in the US since 2000. This is the primary conclusion from a new report published earlier this month by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which also concluded that total renewable portfolio standards (RPS) demand over the next 15 years … [continued]
Tesla is set to disrupt the heck out of the auto market, according to many of us who watch the industry closely, and search trends on Google may be one of the earliest indicators. I have tried hard to remember who passed this insight on to me, but have been unable … [continued]
Originally published on EV Annex. By Christian Prenzler About the Survey Over the period of one month, this survey amassed 296 responses to 22 questions. Results began to settle over the course of the survey and produce stable numbers representing a clear solid survey sample. Based on the number of … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. More than 1.4 million kilometers (869,919.7 miles) of travel was undertaken via Audi’s Electric Mobility Showcase — which saw 80 Audi A1 e-tron prototypes and 40 production models of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron put to general use during the 4-year trial program conducted jointly … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The effects of global demand-side polices incentivizing plug-in electric vehicles purchases were examined in a recent report from Navigant Research — one that saw trends in historic sales and market conditions correlated with incentives-based support efforts, among other things. “Despite significant battery cost cuts in … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The former electric motorcycle firm Mission Motor Company has been acquired by Vayon Holdings Limited, according to a recent press release. The acquisition by Vayon Holdings was, according to the firm, driven by its interests in Mission Motor Company’s testing capabilities/facilities — specifically, the “additional … [continued]
