China Leading The Way To Electric Car Future: BYD, BMW Highlight Beijing Auto Show
News from the Beijing auto show this week includes electric SUV concepts from BYD, BMW, and Buick.
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Target Announces Plans For 600 Plug-In Vehicle Charging Points At 100 Sites Over 2 Years
Target has announced plans to deploy 600 plug-in vehicle charging points at 100 locations in more than 20 states over the next two years. The new push into plug-in vehicle charging expands on the 18 sites in 5 states that currently host charging stations.
Sunrun Sees A Bright Future For Solar In Puerto Rico
We sat down with Sunrun’s Senior Director of Business Development, Nick Smallwood, to talk about the work Sunrun has done and continues to do to help the Caribbean island rebuild its electrical grid with modern, renewable technology.
It Would Be Virtually Cost Neutral To Lower The Car Taxes In Denmark To Below…
Whenever the issue of tax on passenger cars in Denmark comes up, those who believe in the numbers think it’s pure madness, while others simply don’t believe it. Well, now a bunch of number crunching wizards have found that most of this madness is indeed superfluous.
BYD Steps Up (China Electric Car Sales Report)
After the usual off-season (January and February), March came and electric car sales surged to 59,000 units in China, up 85% year over year (YoY). Quarter 1 2018 sales doubled compared to the same period last year, to over 122,000 units.
Record Electric Car Sales Month In Germany, While Diesel Dives (March Electric Car Sales Report)
Electric vehicle fever has definitely caught on in Germany, with March coming in as a record month to echo France’s record month. Germany had over 6,700 electric car registrations last month, a 52% increase year over year (YoY). The plug-in vehicle share of the overall car market was 2%.
Record, Record, Record, Record — Huge Record Month For Electric Car Sales In France (March…
France registered a record 5,402 plug-in cars in March, up 41% year over year (YoY). With all plug-in drivetrains working together (fully electric cars +40%, plug-in hybrids +45%), the plug-in market was pulled up to 10,892 units in 2018, up 17% YoY.
OVO Energy Drops 4 Product Bombshells, Including New Vehicle-to-Grid Charger
In London this week, OVO Energy took to the stage and dropped not one new product but four product bombshells that are aimed at creating a new energy ecosystem that is accessible to residential energy consumers.
Boring Company Raises $113 Million In New Capital
An SEC filing shows the Boring Company has raised $113 million in new investments from 31 individuals. Elon Musk is the largest contributor, putting in $100 million of his own money.
EVs, Automation, & Artificial-Intelligence: Opportunities & Threats
It seems to me that levels 1 to 3 of autonomy have failure built into them. The autonomous system relies on the human driver to complete its functions, and the driver is relying on the autonomous system to complete the driver’s functions. In other words, neither the driver nor the autonomous system has full responsibility for control of the vehicle.
