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Fewer Americans Are Buying New Cars. That's a Problem for the Climate. 0523
Peak Car Is Just 14 Years Away, after Over a Century of Growth 0822
Texas Oil Firms Say Oil Demand Has Peaked - Dallas Fed 0920
Self-Driving Cars May End Gasoline Era 0416
Cutting US Oil Use 80% by 2050 - Transportation Futures 0413 - PDF, 21 pp
Winning the Oil Endgame 0509 - by Amory Lovins
The graph uses Wikipedia sources for oil use by nation, population, and vehicles per capita. Variations from nation to nation are sensitive to ratios of cars to heavy trucks (& buses) and ratios of vehicle use to other uses - heating, power plants, pipelines, irrigation pumps, cooking, portable generators, etc.
Low use per vehicle in Europe is from efficient cars. Freight there goes mostly by rail, not truck. Brazil's low use is from ethanol. High use in India, Indonesia & Pakistan is from more trucks & buses than cars, plus much use for irrigation & cooking.
The small 6% progress in fleet MPG since 1992 is driven by a change in the mix of vehicles, especially the increase in “Pickups, Vans, SUVs” relative to “Cars”, despite a 7% MPG increse for heavy trucks, a 14% increase for cars, and a 1% increase for Pickups+.
US Dep’t of Transport. 2011
Cars assumes 21 mpg
Fully Electric Cars+
Fully Electric Cars+
From Bloomberg New Energy Finance, New Energy Outlook in June 2016
2023-25 Articles
2023-25 Articles
BYD’s Winning Streak Isn’t Over 0325
China’s BYD Cemented Its Lead on Tesla in 5 Minutes 0325
U.S. Car, Especially EV, Prices Poised for $12,000 Surge on Trump’s New Tariffs 0325
Cheap Chinese Cars Are Taking Over Roads, from Brazil to South Africa 0325
BYD’s ‘God’s Eye’ Takes Autonomous Driving to the Masses 0225
BYD Is Taking Its Low-Ball Pricing Playbook Global 0225
US Car Prices Face $3,000 Increase as Automakers Worry Over Tariffs 0225
With Heat Pumps, Cold Weather No Longer Kills EV Batteries 0125
China’s Electric-Car Push Drives Global Battery Price Declines 1224
Taking Stock of the EV Slowdown, as over Half of China’s New Cars Are EVs 1024
Norway Is Now the 1st Country to Have More EVs than Gas-Powered Cars 0924
EV Leases Go as Low as $20 a Month to Help Dealers Clear Their Lots 0924
EV Sales Are Growing. So Why Are Automakers Getting Cold Feet? 0924
Uber Partners With BYD to Put Its Drivers Into 100,000 EVs 0724
Electric Car Leader BYD Sales Rise to Record, on Price Cuts and Tech Upgrades 0724
EVs Starting to Overtake Gas-Powered Cars in a Surprising Place – Ethiopia 0824
When Will America Get Its $25,000 Electric Car? 0624
Long-Range EVs Now Cost Less than the Average New Car in the US 0624
Waves of Chinese Electric Vehicles Are Pouring into Brazil 0624
The Slowdown in US Electric Vehicle Sales Looks More Like a Blip 0524
How EVs Could Get 200 Miles per Gallon 0424 - Dr. Fry's Chevy Bolt occasionally got just over 200 mpg-equivalent already. He new Tesla Model 3 routinely exceeds 200 mpg equivale4nt.
CATL Working with Tesla on Fast-Charging Cells, as Tesla Aims for $25,000 Car 0324
BYD Takes On EV Laggards Toyota, VW With Steep China Price Cuts 0324
EV Life-Cycle Emissions Are Up to 70% Lower than Combustion Cars' 0324
China’s Super-Cheap EVs Offer Hope for Average American Buyers 0324
Why It’s Never Been Cheaper to Buy an EV 0324
Switch to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of US Child Illnesses by 2050 - 0224
U.S. Electric Vehicles Sales Are Poised to Rise a Lot in 2024 - 0224
Thailand’s EV Sales Seen Doubling, as 1st Homegrown Models Hit Market 0124
5 Things to Watch in China’s Auto Market This Year 0124
Why America’s Car Buyers Are Rethinking EVs 0124
Renault Aims to Democratize EVs 1123
India’s EV Market Takes Off on $10,000 Electric Cars 1123
Top-Selling EV in Japan Isn’t a Tesla, but Two $13,000 Small Light Cars 1023
IEA Report Has Terrific News for the Climate 1023 Sales of internal combustion vehicles are down 25% from their 2017 peak. Electric vehicles are filling the gap.
Tesla Prices Now Rival Average US Cars, after Billions in Cuts 1023
US Electric Vehicle Sales Reach Breakthrough Pace 0923
Charging Electric Cars in Europe - More Doable than You Might Think 0923
China Reaches Peak Gasoline in Milestone for Electric Vehicles 0823
New York City to Require More Zero-Emission Cars for Ride-Sharing 0823
Biden’s Climate Bill Leaves Workers Behind in Shift to Electric Cars, Union Says 0823
Chevy Bolt EV Returns from Near-Death as GM Prepares New Model 0723
Tesla and BYD Post Record Sales on Surge in Electric-Car Demand 0723
World’s Hottest EV Maker Sees Biden’s Climate Law as a Barrier to More EVs 0623
3 Takeaways on the Future of the Global EV Market 0623
Ford to Gain Access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in 2024 - 0523
7.2% of New Cars Sold in US Are Electric 0523
In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived 0523
Carmakers Are Pushing Electric SUVs, but Smaller Is Better for EVs 0523
BYD’S $11,450 EV Hatchback Is Set to Reshape China’s 1st-Car Market 0423
Ram Electric Pickup Truck Can Go 500 Miles on a Charge, Says Stellantis 0423
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Biden Treasury’s Rules for IRA Make Electric Vehicle Credits Elusive 0323
BYD’s Net Income Jumps More than 400% on EV Sales Surge 0323
Tesla Overcomes Australia’s EV Hostility with Surge in Sales 0323
Global Race to Boost Electric Vehicle Range in Cold Weather 0323
Electric Vehicle Sales Top $1 Trillion in Wake-Up Call for Carmakers 0223
EU Lawmakers Back Deal to Ban New Combustion-Engine Cars by 2035 - 0223
Electric Vehicles Could Match Gasoline Cars on Sticker Price This Year 0223
Why You Might Want a Heat Pump in Your Electric Car 0123
New York City Buys 900 EVs to Replace Government Fleets 0123
80% of New Cars Sold in Norway Are Now Electric Vehicles 0123
2022 Articles
2022 Articles
This Was the Year That Electric Vehicles Took Off 1222
Canada Moves to Make 1/5 of All Vehicle Sales Electric, Starting in 2026 - 1222
China Has Shot at Seizing 60% Share of Global EV Sales This Year 1122
E.U. Plans for Only Electric New Vehicles by 2035 Are ‘without Precedent’ 1022
Tesla Cuts Prices in China Following Signs of Softening Demand 1022
Volkswagen Will Make Only Electric Cars in Europe within 10 Years 1022
A Solar-Powered Electric Car Comes to Boston 1022
Tesla’s Record Sales after Shanghai Upgrade Lead China EV Surge 1022
EVs Add to Electricity Demand, but Not as Much as You Might Think 1022
This Cardboard-Clad SUV Would Be Better for Your Wallet and the Environment 1022
For China’s Auto Market, Electric Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present. 0922
More than Half of US Car Sales Will Be Electric by 2030 - 0922
Hertz Plans to Buy 175,000 Electric Vehicles from GM Over 5 Years 0922
Washington State to Ban Sales of New Gas Cars by 2035, Following California 0822
China Electric Car Sales Forecast to Hit Record 6 Million 0822
Postal Service Takes U-turn, Plans EV Surge 0722
U.S. Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply, despite Shortages 0722
US Crosses the Electric-Car Tipping Point for Mass Adoption 0722
China’s Electric Car Exports More Than Double, Mostly to Europe 0622
EU Lawmakers Support Banning Gasoline Car Sales by 2035 - 0622
Rapid EV Growth Hastens the Peak, Then Fall, of Internal Combustion 0622
The New Chevrolet Bolt Will Be the Cheapest Electric Vehicle in the US 0622 - $26,595. That’s below the $27,400 for the Nissan Leaf. These cost about 2/3 of the mean cost for internal combustion engine cars in the US. Far less than Tesla.
EV Sales Will Triple by 2025 and Still Need More Oomph to Reach Net Zero 0622
Ford Beats Tesla to the Punch with 1st Electric F-150 Delivery 0522
Australia’s Slow Warming to Electric Cars May Get Election Boost 0522
How Ford’s Electric F-150 Pickup Truck Will Cut Carbon Pollution 0422
Honda to Spend $40 Billion on EV Push, Plans 30 Models 0422
US Electric Vehicle Sales Soared in 1st Quarter, while Overall Auto Sales Slid 0422
US Transition to Electric Vehicles Would Save Over 100,000 Lives by 2050 - 0322
Washington State Sets Target to End Gasoline Car Sales by 2030 - 0322
Rising EV Sales in Latin America, India Are Reasons for Optimism 0322
Foreign Oil Dependence a Massive Vulnerability, Aussie Defense Experts Want EVs 0322
California's Climate Fight - EVs & Heat Pumps - May Raise Power Demand 90% 0322
How the War in Ukraine Could Slow the Sales of Electric Cars - Nickel 0322
Germany Backs EU Phaseout of New Internal Combustion Engines by 2035 - 0322
California Becomes the 1st U.S. State to Hit 1 Million Plug-In Cars 0222
These EVs Are Cheaper to Own than Their Gas-Powered Counterparts 0222 - led by Ford’s F-150 pickup truck
GM’s $6.5 Billion EV Truck Blitz Wins Michigan Incentives 0122
Sales of Electric Vehicles Surpass Diesel in Europe for 1st Time 0122
Is Norway the Future of Cars? 0122 - Over half of new cars sold there are battery powered. Most of the rest are plug-in hybrids. Only 8% are petrol-powered.
In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers 0122
Chrysler Aims to Be All Electric by 2028 - 0122
Tesla Smashes Quarterly Delivery Record with 308,600 Cars - 0122
Ford Surges to 20-Year High on Optimism Over Electric F-150 - 0122 - The Ford F-150 Lightning already has 200,000 non-binding reservations. Ford is raising its production capacity for the F-150 Lightning by 150,000 trucks year.
Electric Cars Are Cheaper to Own in New Jersey than California 0522 AND cheaper than internal combustion engine cars
Surge in Car-Crash Deaths Could Be Magnified by New Breed of EVs 0422 - batteries add lots of weight to vehicles
2021 Articles
2021 Articles
EVs to Account for 30% of China Market Next Year, Lotus CEO Says 1221
How Close Are We to EVs That Cost Less than Gasoline Vehicles? 1221
Biden Orders Federal Vehicles and Buildings to Use Renewable Energy by 2050 - 1221
U.S. Could Miss Its Electric Vehicle Goals, Commerce Secretary Warns 1121
Record Fuel Costs Convince Scooter-Loving Indians to Go Electric 1121
6 Automakers, 30 Countries Say They’ll Phase Out Gasoline Car Sales 1121
Electric Vehicles Are Having a Banner Year. Here Are the US Numbers. 1021
Greece Brings In Climate Law, Banning Fossil-Fuel Cars From 2030 - 1121
Electric Vehicles Have a Weight Problem 1021 - Batteries are heavy and make cars heavy, requiring more batteries
90% of New Cars Sold in Norway Are Now Electric or Plug-In Hybrids 1021
Running Homes & Cars on Just Electricity Can Save Households AU$5,443 a Year 1021
Britons Are Snapping Up Electric Vehicles 0921
Mercedes-Benz Will Shift Its Focus to Electric Vehicles by 2025 - 0721
Volkswagen to Stop Making Combustion Engine Cars by 2035 in Europe 0621
Maryland School District Switched to Electric Buses to Save Kids’ Lungs 0521
Electric Cars ‘Will Be Cheaper to Produce than Fossil Fuel Vehicles by 2027’ - 0521
Every New Car and Truck in the U.S. Can Be Electric by 2035 - 0421
Washington State Plans to Phase Out New Gasoline Cars by 2030 - 0421
Biden’s Push for Electric Cars - $174 Billion, 10 Years and a Bit of Luck 0321 - rebates on purchases included
Volkswagen Quickly Catching Up to Tesla 0321
Canada Catches Up in the Race to Produce Zero-Emission Vehicles 0221
Jaguar Going All Electric, Land Rover Going Majority Electric 0221
Ford to Phase Out Petroleum-Powered Vehicles in Europe 0221
G.M.’s Electric Car Push Could Put China in the Driver’s Seat 0221
Shenzhen, China Has 16,000 Electric Buses and 22,000 Electric Taxis 0221
California EV Owners Drive Them Much Less than Gasoline-Powered Cars 0221
General Motors to Eliminate Gasoline, Diesel Light-Duty Cars & SUVs by 2035 - 0121
All EVs by 2035? Report Shows Roadblocks 0121 - mismatch between wanted car-charging hours and when electricity is most available. [Solution lies in time-of-use pricing.]
Massachusetts Becomes the Next State to Set a Ban on Gasoline Cars 0121
Global Sales of Electric Cars Accelerate Fast in 2020, despite Pandemic 0121
Apple, Hyundai to Agree on Electric Car Tie-Up Early This Year 0121
Nio Launches 1st Electric Sedan model as Tesla Delivers China-Built SUV 0121
Electrifying India’s Transport 1021
2- and 3-wheelers lead the way. 4-wheelers to follow
2020 Articles
2020 Articles
Massachusetts to Require All New Cars Sold to Be Electric by 2035 - 1220
More than 500,000 Full Electric Cars Sold So Far This Year in Europe 1220
Carmakers Want to Ditch Battery Packs, Use Auto Bodies for Energy Storage 1120
New York City Is Testing Electric Garbage Trucks 0920
California Plans to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars in 15 Years 0920
The Age of Electric Cars Is Dawning Ahead of Schedule 0920
Uber Pledges to Go All-Electric, but It Doesn't Own the Cars 0920
Europe’s Electric Car Sales Surge amid Pandemic 0820
Electric-Truck Maker’s Deal Adds Further Spark to Battery-Powered Market 0820
An EV Will Cost the Same as a Gasoline Vehicle Sooner Than You Think 0720
Test a Tesla or Buy a Bolt, with Help From Your Electric Company 0720
Electric Car Subsidies Make Renaults Free in Germany 0720
Norway EV Market Share Breaks All Records, with 75% of New Vehicles Sold 0420
Lyft Commits to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2030 - 0620
A Million-Mile Battery from China Could Power Your Electric Car 0620
In 2018, battery-powered car sales were 1.3% of the US total.
The Pandemic Will Permanently Change the Auto Industry 0520
New Breed of Pickups Mixes Horsepower and Battery Power 0520
Europe Beats China in Electric Vehicle Sales 0420
Electric Vehicles Buoyed by a Backlog and Fresh Air 0420 - Europe
Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That’s the Plan 0320
Electric Car Emissions Myth ‘Busted’ 0320 less CO2, even with coal
Big Rigs Begin to Trade Diesel for Electric Motors 0320
BMW, Daimler Aim to Cut Emissions 20% This Year with New Electric Models 0320
A Cobalt Crisis Could Put the Brakes on Electric Car Sales 0220
Tesla Deliveries Set a Record and Extend Red-Hot Run for Shares 0120
GM's New Electric Car Battery Tops Tesla's 0320 - 400 mile range, $100 / kWh “soon”
2018-2019 Articles
2018-2019 Articles
2020 Set to Be Year of the Electric Car, Say Industry Analysts 1219
Electric Vehicles Sales Plummet in Ontario after It Cancels Rebate 1219
Battery Prices Fall Nearly 50% in 3 Years, Spurring More Electrification 1219
Electric Vehicles Can Ensure Long-Term Sustainability in India 1119
Ford Electric Vehicle Chief Sees More Products, Sales Growth 1119
As Electric Vehicles Age, Batteries Are Finding a 2nd Life 1119
A New Age for Electric Motors 1019 Small in-wheel motors and other powertronics make EVs more efficient (more range or smaller batteries).
Labour Party Pledges to Ban Sale of Non-Electric Cars by 2030 - 1019
Tesla Is Developing a Battery That Can Last 1 Million Miles 0919
Amazon Corp. and the All-Electric Future of Fleet Vehicles 0919
The Shift to Electric Vehicles Propels a Strike Against GM 0919 - robots operating on just the few parts an EV has
An Increasingly Urbanized Latin America Turns to Electric Buses 0919
Electric Vehicles Can Reduce Colorado’s Emissions More than Anything Else 0819
Now on Used Car Lots - Great Electric Vehicles for Cheap 0819
India Turns to Electric Vehicles to Beat Pollution 0719 - mostly 2-wheelers (mostly motor scooters, most of India’s traffic) and 3-wheelers (tut-tuk taxis and some small trucks). New sales all electric by 2025 and 2023. Electric cars only will be sold by 2030.
Silent, No Gears, Cheaper Every Day - Electric Cars Aren't So Hard to Get Used to 0719
The Future is Electric and Houston Knows That 0719
Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses, but China’s Are 0619
Car Makers Battle Oil & Gas Industry for Electric Vehicle Tax Credits 0619
Daimler Plans to Make Its Cars Carbon Neutral by 2039 - 0519
Big Automakers Grudgingly Buy into EVs. Oil Majors Still Lag Behind. 0419
Electric Cars Could Be as Affordable as Conventional Vehicles In 2022 - 0419
B.C. to Phase Out New Gasoline-Powered Vehicles by 2040 - 0419
Electric Cars Set Sales Record in Norway, with 58% Market Share 0419
50% of New Aussie Cars to Be Electric by 2030 under Labor Climate Policy 0319
Tesla Is (Finally!) Selling the Model 3 for $35,000 - 0219
Electric Vehicles Are Approaching a Tipping Point — Here's Why 0219
100% Clean Energy & Cars In 20 Years Is Viable, but Unlikely 0219
Will There Be a Market for the Coming Explosion of Electric Cars? 0219
In Shanghai, Every Ikea Delivery Is Now Made with an Electric Vehicle 0119
Toyota Finally Has the Power in Electric Cars 0119
Norway's Electric Cars Zip to New Record- almost 1/3 of All Sales 0119
Tesla Sales Soaring, Competition Failing 1018
Tesla Model 3 Becomes August’s 5th Best-Selling Car, 15th among Vehicles 0918
In Amsterdam, Transportation Is Electrifying 0918 - motor scooters too
Electric Cars Exceed 1 Million in Europe, as Sales Soar More than 40% - 0818
Electric Vehicles Will Drive 20% of Global Mileage Share by 2030 - 0818
Auto Suppliers Retool to Chase Electric Vehicle Bonanza 0818
Caribbean Islands Rev Up for Electric Car Revolution 0718
Study Quantifies Battery-Electric Bus Environmental Benefits 0718
Beyond Elon Musk’s Drama, Tesla’s Cars Are Thrilling Drivers 0718
Tesla Finally Hits Elon Musk's Target for the Model 3 - 0718
1 in 5 American Car Buyers Say They'll Buy an Electric Car Next 0518
New Jersey to Join Clean Car Initiative, as EPA Eases Fuel-Economy Standards 0418
Electrification (to Reduce Carbon Emissions) Could Be a Lifeline for Utilities 0318
VW Shocks Tesla with $25 Billion Battery Supply Plan 0318
Chicago Could See 80,000 Electric Cars by 2030 - 0218
Aussie Chief Scientist Alan Finkel Hits Back at Electric Car Doubters 0218
Electric Cars Could Destroy the Electric Grid – or Fix It Forever 0218
California Governor Pushes for 5 Million Zero-Emission Cars 0118
Switch to Electric Cars Is Key to Fixing Critically Insufficient' US Climate Policies 0118
Car ‘Batteries on Wheels' Could Help Solve Renewable Energy's Storage Issue 0118
Ford to Invest $11 Billion, for 40 Hybrid and Fully Electric Vehicles by 2022 - 0118
Chicago Seeks to Expand Its Electric Bus Fleet 0118
Over Half of New Car Sales Now Electric or Hybrid in Norway 0118
California Bill Seeks Ban on Fossil-Fueled Vehicles by 2040 - 0118
2016-2017 Articles
2016-2017 Articles
Will Electric Vehicles Doom Your Neighborhood Auto Mechanic? 1217
Where It Pays to Drive Electric 1117
1 in 6 New Cars in the World Will Be Electric by 2025 - 1117
Electric Cars and Energy Storage Seen Arriving Early Next Decade 1117
Europe Calls for Cutting Car Emissions by 1/3. Not Enough, Critics Say. 1117
SoCal Edison Looks to Decarbonize Grid, Transportation in New Climate Plan 1117
Tesla Reportedly Reaches Agreement to Build Car Factory in Shanghai 1017
China's Chongqing Changan to Stop Selling Combustion-Engine Cars from 2025 - 1017
These City Bus Routes Are Going All-Electric ― and Saving Money 1017
World Petrol Demand ‘Likely to Peak by 2030, as Electric Car Sales Rise’ 1017
'This Is the Future' - Solar-Powered Family Car Hailed by Experts 1017
Paris Plans to Banish All but Electric Cars by 2030 - 1017
EU Plans Carbon Credits, Not Quotas, for Electric Vehicles 1017
10,000 Electric Cars Highlight Steep Path to India's Ambitions 1017
Are Electric Vehicles Pushing Oil Demand Over a Cliff? 1017
China Hastens the World Toward an Electric-Car Future 1017
Electric Car Owners ‘Can Drive for Free by Letting Energy Firms Use Battery’ 1017
The Electric Road to Zero Emissions Hits a Gas Pocket 0917
General Motors Is Going All Electric 1017
10 Giant Companies Commit to Electric Vehicles - Message for Auto Industry 0917
India to Embark on World’s Most Ambitious Electric-Car Transformation 0917
China Studying When to Ban Sales of Traditional Fuel Cars 0917
VW to Build Electric Versions of All 300 Models by 2030 - 0917
Scotland Sets 2032 Ban on New Diesel and Petrol Cars, Funds Carbon Capture 0917
After Electric Cars, What More Will It Take for Batteries to Change the Face of Energy? 0817
Tesla Drivers Claim Model S Distance Record of 670 Miles on a Charge 0817
This Is How Big Oil Will Die 0517
Toyota and Mazda Join Forces on Electric Vehicles. Is It the End for Gas Cars? 0817
Shell CEO Says His Next Car Will Be Electric 0717
Driving Tesla’s Model 3 Changes Everything 0717
Britain Bans Gasoline and Diesel Cars, Starting in 2040 - 0717
Volkswagen to Assemble Electric Cars in Rwanda 0717
Electric Vehicles Will Be More than 50% of New Car Sales by 2040 – BNEF 0717
Black Cab Turns Green, as All-New Electric London Taxi Launches 0717
Tesla Rolls Out Its 1st Model 3, and It’s Elon’s 0717
France to Ban Sales of Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2040 - 0717
Volvo to Go All Electric with New Models, from 2019 - 0717
Tesla’s 1st Mass-Market Car, the Model 3, Hits Production This Week 0717
Electric Cars Accelerate Past 2 Million Mark Globally 0617
India Aims to End the Sale of Petrol and Diesel Cars by 2030 - 0617
The Country Adopting Electric Vehicles Faster Than Anywhere Else 0517
Electric Cars Becoming Popular as Grid Gets Greener 0517
India Launches Massive Push for Clean Power, Lighting, and Cars 0517
No Matter What Trump Does, Big Cities Pressing for Cleaner Cars 0517
China and India’s Plans for Electric Cars Threaten to Cut Gasoline Demand 0517
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Unveil an Electric Semi Truck In September 0417
Batteries Could Be Tesla’s Secret Weapon 0417
Cities Shop for $10 Billion of Electric Cars to Defy Trump 0317
Rollout Of Chevy Bolt May Mark Turning Point For Electric Car Market 0217
UK Electric Vehicle Boom Drives New Car Sales to 12-Year High 0217
Electric Cars and Cheap Solar ‘Could Halt Fossil Fuel Growth by 2020’ - 0217
London’s Black Cab Maker Targets Europe Capitals for New Hybrid-Electric Taxi 0117
Electric Cars Will Not Stem Global Demand for Oil, Says BP 0117 - even with 100 million EVs by 2035
China, Europe Drive Shift to Electric Cars, as U.S. Lags 0117
Electric Vehicle Revolution Could Speed by U.S. Workers under Trump 0117
Cities Unite to Seek 'Record Breaking' Electric Fleet 0117
Electric Vehicles Threaten to Overtake Biofuels 0117
Ford Is Revving Up Its Plans for Electric and Driverless Vehicles 0117
2017 Will Be the Year Tesla Reigns Supreme – or Finally Flops 1216
China Unveils Green Vehicle Subsidy Caps, Increases Technical Requirements 1216
Electric Car Sales Pass Half a Million in US 1216
New Energy Outlook, Exec Sum - BNEF 1016 - PDF
Toyota to Start Mass Production of Electric Cars, as Restrictions Loom 1116
Tesla Shock Means Global Gasoline Demand Has All But Peaked 1116
In Shift Away from Diesel, Volkswagen Embraces Electric 1116
How Will Electric Cars Fare under the Next President? 1116
California Utility Regulators Are Turning Electric Vehicles into Grid Resources 1116
California's Electric-Car Rebates Jump for Lower-Income Buyers, Vanish for High Earners 1016
Electric Cars Set to Pass 2 Million Landmark Globally by End of 2016 - 1016
Germany Wants to Ban Fossil-Fuel-Powered Cars 1016
Americans Bought More Electric Vehicles Last Month than Ever Before 1016
In China's Electric Car Boom, Global Automakers Select Different Gear 0916
Range Anxiety (Overblown?) Scares People Away from Electric Cars 0816
The Netherlands Could Be the 1st Country to Ban Gas, Diesel Vehicles 0816
How Kansas City Became the EV Mecca of the Midwest 0816
Mercedes Is about to Unveil an Entire Fleet of Electric Vehicles 0816
Mercedes Debuts World's First Fully Electric Big Rig 0716
Elon Musk Reveals Part 2 of his 'Master Plan' for Tesla 0716
Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘Master Plan’ Involves Trucks, Buses and a Compact SUV 0716
These Fuel Economy Regulations Mean You May Soon Buy an Electric Car 0716
How Utilities Can Gain from the Coming Boom in Electric Vehicles 0616
After Emissions Cheating Scandal, Volkswagen Steers toward Electric Vehicles 0616
Why the Tesla Boom Could Be Very Good News for the Electric Grid 0616
The World Nears Peak Fossil Fuels for Electricity 0616
Daimler to Unveil Long-Distance Electric Car in October 0616
Norway to Ban All Sales of Petrol Powered Cars by 2025 - 0616
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516
Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind. Plug-in hybrids are usually not plugged in, but wireless charging could change that.
Can Ford Compete in the Long-Range Electric Vehicle Market? 0516
Self-Driving Cars May End Gasoline Era 0416
Taking on Tesla - China's Jia Yueting Aims to Out-Muscle Musk 0416
Netherlands Looks to Ban All Non-Electric Cars by 2025 - 0416
Tesla Says Model 3 Orders Top $10 Billion in 1st 36 Hours 0416
Tesla Reveals Its $35,000 Car for the Masses 0416
India Aims to Become 100% Electric Vehicle Nation by 2030 - 0316
Tesla’s Model 3 Launches. Is Elon Musk Correct about the Electric-Car Future? 0316
Seattle Mayor Wants to Cut Vehicle Emissions, Add Electric Cars 0316
Electric Cars ‘Will Be Cheaper than Conventional Vehicles by 2022' - 0216
EPA Asks Volkswagen to Make Electric Cars in U.S. 0216
That's the Brakes - Using Stored Energy from Public Transit for Grid Services 0216
Chinese Market Electrifying for ‘Green’ Vehicles 0216
Indian Government Helps Carmakers Go Green & Cheap, to Fight Smog Crisis 0116
In Coal-Powered China, Electric Car Surge Fuels Fear of Worsening Smog 0116
U.S. May Not Hit 1 Million Electric Vehicles until 2020 - 0116
2015 Articles and earlier
2015 Articles and earlier
China Is the World's Largest Car Market. Will It Also Be the Greenest? 1215
NRG Is Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Integration 1215
Hybrid Technology to Fill Autos Gap as Diesel Damaged by VW Scandal 1015
Tesla Gets Boost from Korean Battery Maker LG Chem 1015
VW Plans to Recover from Its Scandal by Going Electric 1015
U.K. City Is Designing a Future of Fewer Cars - by Focusing on Its Roads 1015
Climate Benefits from Electric Car Equals $425, Study Says 0915
Worse than gasoline in coal power states, will improve as electricity goes renewable. Cabin heat problem in cold states.
Audi's New Electric Car, with 300-Mile Range, to Rival Tesla Model X 0815
Tesla Motors Trims Delivery Outlook, Sending Stock Down 0815
Electric Cars Will Give a Hefty Boost to Australia’s Economy, Aided by Policies 0715
'Robocabs' Can Drive Down Pollution 0715
On the Road to Zero Emissions, Bhutan Hits a Few Electric Car Bumps 0615
Tesla Co-Founder Sees Future in Electric Commercial Truck 0615
'Made in Singapore' Electric Taxi Charges Fast, Goes the Distance 0515
Meet the Mirai - Why Toyota Wants to Make Your Next Car Run on Hydrogen 0515
Tesla Struggling to Electrify Car Market in China 0415
Shenzhen, China Readies Almost $800 Million for Electric Car Incentives 0315
Europe’s Electro-Mobile Future – Norway as a Model? 0315
Surprising Benefit of Electric Cars - Cooler Cities 0315
UK Ministers' Cars to Be Swapped for Electric Versions in Green Drive 0315
Germany Tries Electric Car-Sharing Schemes to Boost Sales, Curb Emissions 0315
Washington State Lawmakers Push Electric Car Ownership 0215
EU Policy-Makers Seek to Make Electric Transport a 'Priority’ 0215
Will the Chevrolet Bolt EV Push Electric Vehicles to the Mainstream? 0115
How Georgia Became the Biggest Electric Vehicle Market in the US 0115
Chevy Bolt Electric Car Could Be 'the 1st Mass-Market EV Success’ 0115
Tesla Motors Model S Gets Some Competition 1214
Raising The Roof - Tesla Opens The Era Of The Upgradeable Car 1214
How Solar Power and Electric Cars Could Make Suburban Living Awesome Again 1214
California Extends Support for Plug-in Cars 1214
Electric Cars a Mixed Bag For Health, Climate 1214
The One Variable That Will Determine Tesla's Future 1214
The ZEV’s Invisible Tailpipe 1114
China's Rush to Green Vehicles Fuels Bubble Concerns 1114
Solar Electric Cars - When Your Gas Station is the Sun 1014
Tesla Sees Electric Car Growth as Helping Competitors 1014
West Coast Leads Surge in Electric Cars 0914
Tesla Selects Nevada for Battery Giga-Factory 0914
Tesla Motors Strikes Deal to Build 400 Charging Stations in China 0914
Tesla and Panasonic Agree to Build Factory in U.S. 0714
China Wants 30% of Government Cars to Be Electric 0714
Tesla Edges Out Toyota as California’s Top Auto Employer 0514
Tesla to Build Cars in China 0414
Tesla Unveils $5 Billion Plan for 'Gigafactory' to Make Lithium Batteries 0214
US EV Sales Double in 2013 - 0114
8 States Vow 3.3 Million Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2025 1013
Connecticut Plugs into Multi-State Push for More Electric Cars 1013
Tesla Stock Drops After Model S Catches Fire 1013
Father of the Prius Sees Long Road to a Fully Electric Future 0913
Tesla Outsells Porsche, Buick, Lincoln, Others in California 0813
Solar Suburbia to Power Modern Cities? 0813
Suddenly, There Aren’t Enough Electric Cars to Keep Up with Demand 0613
French Electric Car Share Program Sets Sights on Indy 0613
Electric Cars Are Getting as Cheap as Gasoline Rivals 0613
To Spark Buyers for Electric Cars, Drop the Price to Nearly $0 0513
Flipping The Switch - Prioritizing Electric Cars 0213
Chevy Volt Sales Triple, in Year of Contrasts for Electric Cars 0113
Growing Up Year for Plug-Ins 1212
Ford Focus Electric to Go 100 MPG* 1211
Nissan Leaf Rolling Out to 50 States by March 1211
Nissan Leaf to Help Power Homes 0811
Ford Electric Focus Will Go Farther 0910
Electric Car to Go 400 Kilometers on a Charge 1009
Electric 2- and 3-Wheelers
Electric 2- and 3-Wheelers
India Spotlight Swings from Electric Scooters, Bikes & Tuk-Tuks to Electric Buses 0324
2-wheelers, some of them electric, can dominate streets in southeast Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines.
2-wheelers, some of them electric, can dominate streets in southeast Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines.
Electrifying India’s Transport 1021
2- and 3-wheelers lead the way. 4-wheelers to follow
Articles
Articles
Electric 2-Wheelers in Indonesia Make Inroads with Gojek and Grab 1223
India Demands E-Scooter Makers Return $60 Million Aid for Using China Parts 1023
Battery Swap Scheme Is Turning Africa’s Roads Electric 0923
Electric Motorcycles May Kick Off EV Trend in Philippines, Following China 0623
1-Minute Battery Swaps Spur Electric 2- and 3-Wheeler Adoption in Asia 0423
Electric Moto-Taxi Deal Aims to Clear the Air in Uganda Capital 0423
In Congested Istanbul, Electric Scooters Find a Spiritual Home 1022
India’s Electric Vehicle Push Is Riding on Mopeds and 3-Wheeled Tuk-Tuks 0922
This Electric 3-Wheeler Brings Greener Delivery Options 0722
Rising EV Sales in Latin America, India Are Reasons for Optimism 0322
Opibus Targets Africa’s 1st EV Bus, BasiGo, in Kenya by 2023. BasiGo to Follow. - 0122 -
electric motorcycles too
Uber Drivers to Buy Electric Motorcycles from Kenya’s Opibus 1221
VanMoof Plans to Sell a High-Speed e-Bike, whether Cities are Ready or Not 1021
Biggest Indian E-Scooter Firm Urges 2027 End to Gas 2-Wheelers 0921
Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution 0819 - Thriving business for 60 million Indian passengers sprang up quickly. Government ~2017 said all new 3-wheelers (tut-tuk taxi/van/buses) and 2-wheelers (motor scooters, motorbikes & motorcycles) must be electric by 2023 and 2025 respectively. These are the most common vehicles in India and account for half of India’s road passenger-miles.
Toyota to Start Tokyo Trial of Electric 3-Wheeler 0415
India Turns to Electric Vehicles to Beat Pollution 0719 - mostly 2-wheelers (motor scooters, motorbikes, motorcycles - most of India’s traffic) and 3-wheelers (tut-tuk taxis and some small trucks). New sales all electric by 2025 and 2023. Electric cars only will be sold by 2030.
India's Electric Vehicle Goals Being Realized on 2 Wheels, Not 4 - 0119
In Amsterdam, Transportation Is Electrifying 0918 - motor scooters too
Electric Vehicles Will Drive 20% of Global Mileage Share by 2030 - 0818
Can This New Electric Rickshaw Stop Cars From Taking Over Asian Cities? 0418
India to Embark on World’s Most Ambitious Electric-Car Transformation 0917 - Infrastructure - batteries, charging statins or batterhy swap locations, etc. - would be mostly for cars, but also for 2- and 3-wheelers.
How to Sell Electric Vehicles? 2- and 3-Wheelers Boom across Asia 0815
Iran to Produce 400,000 Electric Motorcycles to Help Reduce Air Pollution 0814
Hybrids
Hybrids
Articles
Articles
Sales of Hybrid Cars Are Surging, in a Good Sign for Electric Vehicles 0821
UK Sales of Hybrid Cars Soar, as Diesels Plunge by Nearly 1/4 - 0618
Delphi Automotive Unveils 48-Volt Mild Hybrid Technology 0416
Indian Government Helps Carmakers Go Green & Cheap, to Fight Smog Crisis 0116
Hybrid Technology to Fill Autos Gap as Diesel Damaged by VW Scandal 1015
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GM Unwraps Upgrade of Plug-In Hybrid Volt 0115
Ford Working on Prius Rival to Meet Federal Fuel Standards 0814
Toyota Parks Corolla Hybrid in Key Market Space 0813
GM Cuts Plug-in Volt's Price by $5,000 0813
Toyota Hybrid Sales Pass 5 Million 0413
Hybrid Vehicle Sales Speed Up 0313
Automakers Unwrap Hybrids to Meet Tough Fuel Standard 0313
Hybrids & Diesels to Lose London Congestion Charge Exemption 0113
Growing Up Year for Plug-Ins 1212
Chevy Volt to Get 230 mpg 0809
Ford Delivers Plug-in Hybrid 1207
Gasoline: MPG Changes
Gasoline: MPG Changes
Articles
Articles
Trump’s Transport Secretary Orders Fuel-Economy Rule Rewrite 0125
Small SUVs Are Now America’s Cleanest Cars. Really. 1224
The Carbon Footprint of Major Travel Methods 0424
EV Life-Cycle Emissions Are Up to 70% Lower than Combustion Cars' 0324
Biden Toughens Emissions Limits from Cars and Light Trucks 0324
Lowering EVs’ MPG-Equivalents Could Force Automakers to Sell Fewer SUVs 0224
EU Approves 2035 Ban on Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars 0323
Carmakers Can Kiss Pre-Pandemic Combustion Car Sales Goodbye 0323
Ahead of Shift to EVs, Auto Industry Makes Slow Progress on Efficiency 1222
EPA Races to Draft Interim Auto Standards for CO2 - 0221
EPA Finds Fuel Efficiency Dropped, Pollution Spiked for 2019 Vehicles 0121
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GM Pulls Support from Trump Attack on California Auto Power 1120
California Locks in Vehicle Emission Deals with Major Automakers 0820
EPA Staff Warned That MPG Rollbacks Had Flaws. Trump Officials Ignored Them. 0520
Trump Rollback of Mileage Standards Guts Climate Change Push 0320
U.S. Vehicle Fleet Sets New Record for Fuel Efficiency in 2018- EPA 0320
Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End 0220
Fuel Economy Rollback Plan Would Cost Consumers, Analysis Says 0120
Trump Makes U-Turn on Fuel Economy Standards 1119
SUVs Are 2nd Biggest Cause of Emissions Rise, Figures Reveal 1019
4 Big Automakers Strike a Deal With California, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule 0719
Canada Signals a Willingness to Challenge Trump on His Clean-Car Rollback 0619
Toyota Is Only Automaker to Lose Ground on US Fuel Economy 0319
The Rollback That U.S. Automakers Don't Want 0319
EU Agrees on Deal to Cut CO2 Emissions from Cars 37.5% by 2030 - 1218
European Parliament Wants 40% CO2 Emissions Cut for New Cars by 2030 - 1018
How Fighting Climate Change Will Raise California Gas Prices Even Higher 1018
Environmentalists Dispute Trump's Fuel Economy Changes with New Documents 0818
California Moves to Safeguard Vehicle Emissions Rules from Trump Rollback 0818
Trump’s Proposed Clean Car Rollback Will Cost the U.S. $457 Billion 0818
Pickups Gearing Up for Huge Fuel Economy Improvements 0718
Automakers Talk Up an Electric Future, but Push Weaker Fuel Standards 0518
It’s Not Just Hybrids - Pickup Trucks and Sedans Have Gotten More Efficient, Too 0518
Major Automakers Urge Trump Not to Freeze Fuel Economy Targets 0518
Trump Plans to Fight California Car Rules With Twice-Failed Strategy 0518
17 States Sue EPA Over Auto Emissions Standards Rollback 0518
Diesel Collapse Gives Automakers Carbon Headache 0318
The World Embracing SUVs Is Bad News for the Climate 0318
Cars and Trucks Are America’s Biggest CO2 Emitters for the 2nd Year in a Row 0118
In Run on Less Roadshow, Semi-Trucks Topped 10 MPG in Real-World Driving 0917
How President Trump Will Change What You Drive 0417
New Cars in Australia Are Much Less Fuel Efficient than Manufacturers Claim 0317
Automakers Sue to Overturn Obama EPA's Emission Rules 0317
How Federal Fuel-Efficiency Rules Help Fight Climate Change 0317
Vehicle Standards Are Energy Efficiency at Its Best – Too Valuable to Roll Back 0317
Automakers Urge New EPA Chief to Withdraw Obama Car Fuel-Efficiency Rules 0217
Obama Administration Will Keep Tough Fuel Economy Standards in Place 1116
Fuel Economy - Just 2 Cars Deliver Advertised Mileage, Tests Show 0916
New Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks, Vans, Buses 0816
Superglue Diet - How to Make a Lighter, Fuel-Sipping Car 0816
These Fuel Economy Regulations Mean You May Soon Buy an Electric Car 0716
Could Obama’s Signature Fuel Efficiency Standards Stall? 0716
Power Plants Are No longer Biggest US Climate Problem. Transportation Is. 0616
Irish Motorists Could Cut Carbon Emissions by 70% in 10 Years, Says Scientist 0316
Chasm between Car CO2 Test Results and Real World 0915
Surprising Study Suggests Flying May Be Greener than Driving 0415
Cheap Gasoline, Powerful Vehicles Make It Hard to Meet CAFE Standards 0115
With Gasoline $2.67 a Gallon, America Celebrates by Buying Gas Guzzlers 1214
Eco Cars Fail 'Real World' Fuel Tests Against Larger Models 1014
EPA Says New Vehicle Mileage Hits Record 24.1 MPG 1014
More Cars Getting Stop-Start Despite Driver Resistance 1014
US Cars Are More Fuel-Efficient than Ever - 5 Reasons Why 0914
Auto Industry Ahead of Schedule in Reducing Emissions 0814
2012 Autos Beat Environmental Standards, EPA Reports 0414
New US Fuel Standards - Costlier Cars, But Less Expensive to Run 1013
US Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Reaches a High, Nearing Goal for 2016 - 0913
U.S. to Bring Gas Mileage Rules to Era of Hybrids 0813
Amory Lovins Tackles Climate Change with Hyper-Efficient Car 0113 It has no engine, axles, transmission, driveshaft, or starter. At each wheel, a fuel cell drives a motor. Batteries and software are important too.
US Tells Automakers 56.2 MPG by 2025 0611
New US MPG Standards Issued 0410
258 mpg VW 1-person Car for China 0809
DOT-EPA Stds Raise MPG to 39.5 0709
Tata Motors Gets 54 mpg for $2.5K 0108
Tata Nano 54 mpg 4-door $2K 0108
US to Up MPG, Ethanol, kWh Efficiency 1207
Better MPG Boosts US Auto Profits 0906
Detroit Fuel Economy Strategies: Summary 0906 - PDF
Detroit Fuel Economy Strategies - McManus 0906 - PDF, 59 pp
9.5 L/100 km ~ 24 mpg
8.7 L/100 km ~ 26 mpg
8.1 L/100 km ~ 28 mpg
6.9 L/100 km ~ 33 mpg
6.7 L/100 km ~ 34 mpg
6.1 L/100 km ~ 37 mpg
5.0 L/100 km ~ 45 mpg
New vehicles, from Wikipedia
History of US CAFE Standards and Weighted Sticker New Vehicle MPG
existing vehicles, from Department of Energy.
US Cars Are More Efficient Than Ever 0313
(2012 data) PU is pick-up truck, D diesel. The Toyota Prius (4th from bottom) goes off-scale, at 50 miles per gallon. The Ford F-150 was the top seller in 2013, the Chevy Malibu #20.
Combined city-highway MPG is EPA's, using the smallest engine available & automatic transmission. For models with diesel and gasoline versions, the 2 MPGs are averaged.
E indicates Electric, H is Hybrid, Plug is Plug-in hybrid, D is Diesel.
Plug and HE use the average of electric and gasoline MPGs: 1:2 for Toyota and 1:1 for Chevy.
Data are EPA combined MPG numbers.
Obama Unveils 54.5 MPG 2025 Standard 0811 - from Wikipedia
Batteries & Storage
Batteries & Storage
China’s Batteries Are Now Cheap Enough to Power Huge Shifts to EVs 0724 - truly ground-breaking! As low as $53/kWh of storage capacity. It has been said that once battery prices fall below $100/kWh, electric vehicles become cheaper to buy than gasoline-powered vehicles.
2023-25 Articles
2023-25 Articles
New EV Batteries Are Making Electric Cars Cheaper and Safer 0225
New EV Batteries Are Making Electric Cars Cheaper and Safer 0225
Cheaper GM Batteries, More Chargers Are Coming as EV Industry Grows 0225
Bigest Drop in Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Prices Since 2017, Down to $115 / kWh 1224
EV Batteries May Last Much Longer than Expected 1224
China’s Electric-Car Push Drives Global Battery Price Declines 1224
A New Generation of Cheaper, LFP, Batteries Is Sweeping the EV Industry 1124
Cheaper Truck Batteries Usher in Dawn of Emissions-Free Rigs 0924
LG Slows EV Cell Plant with GM in US, as Political Worries Swirl 0714
The World Needs More Batteries — but Not This Many 0624
Car Batteries as a Grid Resource 0624
CATL Working with Tesla on Fast-Charging Cells, as Tesla Aims for $25,000 Car 0324
A Startup’s Technology Can Help Solve Lithium-Ion Batteries’ Fire Problem 0224
BYD, Other Battery Giants Bet on Sodium for EVs & Storage, Challenging Lithium 1123
Lithium-Ion Battery Prices Hit $139/kWh, a Record Low, Down 14% from 2022 - 1123
New Technology beneath Detroit Street Charges Electric Vehicles as They Drive 1123
What You Need to Know about Solid-State Batteries 0923
CATL Unveils EV Battery That Runs 400 Kilometers on 10-Minute Charge 0823
A Heat Wave Will Cook Your Electric Car Battery, If You Let It 0723
Toyota Claims Electric Car Battery Breakthrough, 745 Miles 0723
Ford Gets $9.2 Billion Battery Plant Loan to Compete with China’s EV Dominance 0623
US Battery Recycling Pioneer Inks $1 Billion Kentucky Cathode Deal 0623
Chinese Startup Unicorn Claims Breakthrough with All-Weather EV Battery 0623 - Superconducting materials with thermal management technology that can heat the battery back from -4 to 77°F in 5 minutes. That allows the lithium ion battery to operate as normal and charge within 6 minutes in all weather conditions.... It doesn’t matter if it’s a hot day or a cold day, the Phoenix battery’s range won’t be affected
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20% Range Jump Coming for EV Batteries 0423
Tesla’s Vision of EVs without Rare Earths Will Spur Magnet Race 0323
Billions Pumped into Korea Battery City, with China in Its Sights 0323
Volkswagen to Build Battery Plant in Canada to Fast-Track Expansion 0323
Silicon Valley Startup Charts a Path to Cheaper, Lithium-Sulfur, EV Batteries 0223
Ford Is Investing $3.5 Billion in EV Battery Plant with Chinese Firm 0223
2022 and earlier
2022 and earlier
EU Passes Law to Make Electric Car Batteries Cleaner 1222
Rising Battery Prices Threaten to Derail the Arrival of Affordable EVs 1222
The Battery Supply Chain Is Finally Coming to America 1122
Lithium Resumes Insane Gains to Add Pressure on Automakers 0922
Honda, LG announce $4.4 billion US battery factory for EVs 0822
Ford Will Use New Battery Tech to Help It Build 600,000 EVs per Year 0722
Solid-State Batteries for EVs Make a Leap Toward Mass Production 0622
Europe’s 1st Homegrown Battery Plant Begins Shipments 0522 - from Sweden
Why Electric Scooters in India Keep Going Ip in Flames 0522 - short circuits from manufacturing defects in cheap batteries
In a World Starved for Lithium, Researchers Use Magnets to Get It from Water 0522
Chinese Electric Carmaker Calls Battery Price Hikes ‘Ridiculous’ 0322
Mercedes Opens a Battery Plant in Alabama, Part of a Southern Wave 0322
6 Solutions to Battery Mineral Challenges 0122 by Amory Lovins: 1) more energy per kg, 2) lasts longer, 3) recycling, 4) new chemistries, 5) efficient vehicles, 6) efficient mobility
Bi-Directional Vehicle Batteries Will Enable Effective Decentralized Grid 0122
Batteries from GM’s Heralded Electric Car Started Exploding 1221 - Chevy Bolt
Europe’s 1st Battery Gigafactory Starts Production in Northern Sweden 1221
Toyota Will Spend $1.3 Billion on a N.C. Electric Car Battery Plant 1221
Why Raw Materials Could Impact the Speed of Energy Transition 1121
Battery Power - 5 Innovations for Cleaner, Greener Electric Vehicles 1121 One innovation is to make batteries serviceable, by replacing constituent parts, like an anode.
Sodium Batteries May Power Your New Electric Car 1121
Tesla Prototype Battery with 5 X More Energy Storage Emerges at Panasonic 1021
Mercedes-Benz Plans $8.2 Billion European Battery Venture 0921
US Looks to Canada for Critical Minerals to Support EV Battery Plans 0621
As Electric Vehicles Take Off, We'll Need to Recycle Their Batteries 0521
Tesla Shifts Battery Chemistry for Utility-Scale Storage Megapack 0521
Ford Plans to Develop and Produce Electric Vehicle Batteries 0421
South Korean Battery Makers Reach Last-Minute Settlement 0421 - It allows two battery-making factories to be built in Georgia, instead of zero battery factories.
Revving Up the Electric Car Market Is Complicated by Battery Supplies 0421
Auto Industry Bets Its Future on Batteries 0221
Solar Electric Cars - When Your Gas Station is the Sun 1014
The Battery Storage System That Could Close Down Coal Power 1113
Ultra-Capacitors Complement Batteries 0112
Chrysler's Battery-Less Hybrids 0111
Car Lithium Battery Price War 0810
GM Opens Huge Battery Test Lab 0609
Electric Car Battery Stations for Denmark #2 0109
Electric Car Battery Stations for Denmark #1 0109
Charging & Vehicle to Grid
Charging & Vehicle to Grid
For long-distance travel by battery-powered vehicle, range over 200 miles is very useful. Fast charging, at 40 kW (19 in a pinch), is required to approximate what gasoline-powered vehicles can achieve. At 4 to 4.5 miles / kWh (better at lower vehicle speeds and worse in cold outdoor temperatures (assuming heated car interior)), 40 kW charging for an hour yields 160 to 180 miles of range, up to 4 hours of driving. With stops for food and rest required anyway, a long trip by long-range electric vehicle requires 5-20% more time than the same trip by gasoline-powered vehicle.
4 to 4.5 miles / kWh is the equivlent of 135 to 153 miles / gallon.
With a 60 kWh battery, the corresponding rage is 240 to 270 miles. But the range in winter can be only 155 miles. The range at 70 mph will be 10-15% less than at 60 mph. But the range for low-speed local errands in warmer weather is 350 miles.
The EPA rates the Chevy Bolt at 119 mpge, with 238 mile range. I do better - more local driving and only 62-68 mph on expressways. 4.57 mi / kWh (156 mpge) was my average for the 1st 107,000 miles. My miles / kWh fell to only 3.3 (112 mpge) in winter. But it was nearly 6 mi / kWh during May-July in several years, with most driving on backs roads, averaging 35 mph. Range in summer is often 330 miles. In the dead of winter, it’s about 160 miles.
My longest round trips were from central Massachusetts to Kentucky and Atlanta, Washington DC (4 times), Niagara Falls, and Bethel Maine. The latter 6 each required 3 juice-ups at fast-charging stations between home and final destination. 2 meals on the road each way, plus strolls, digesting e-mails, and doing computer work while my vehicle charged. My operating cost off my home charger ($1,100 installed, for 7 kW) was 5¢/mile (22¢/kWh), now 7¢/mile, plus maintenance cost of 4.4¢/mile (107K miles) - 50% for tires and 19% for brakes.
Now I have a Tesla Model 3. For its first 3,500 miles, it has averaged 204 miles per gallon equivalent. Compared to a Chevy Bolt, it has its pros and cons.
America’s fast charging network has grown a lot since 2017, shown in the 2 maps just below. Tesla has a denser network than non-Tesla chargers, which have incompatible plugs, in South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Michigan, Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia. Non-Tesla chargers have a bit better coverage in Arkansas, New Mexico, Nevada, and South Carolina. For example, North Dakota in early 2023 has 18 fast-charging locations for non-Tesla cars, instead of the zero shown below. Montana has 14 working locations and 12 more not currently working - either malfunctioning or not completely set up yet, comparedto 7 or 8 on the map below.. Idaho has 20 and 9 instead of 5, and Nevada (outside Reno and Las Vegas) has 20 and 2, instead of 6.
2023-25 Articles
2023-25 Articles
Norway Is Uprooting Its Fuel Pumps as Electric Cars Take Over 0325
Massachusetts to Deploy 100 Bidirectional EV Chargers, in 1st-of--Kind V2X Pilot 0325
Trump’s Reversal of EV Program Could Cost Billions of Dollars 0225
Cheaper GM Batteries, More Chargers Are Coming as EV Industry Grows 0225
Electric Vehicle Chargers Are Getting a Whole Lot Cheaper 0125
The Rust Belt Is Becoming Ground Zero for the EV Charging Boom 1024
China Utility to Expand EV Supercharging in Beijing 0824
US Public EV Chargers Set to Surpass Gas Stations in 8 Years 0724
Car Batteries as a Grid Resource 0624
Short on Curbside Chargers, New York EV Drivers Are Improvising 0524
How Many EVs Look to Plug in per Public Charger 0524
Tesla Retreat from EV Charging Leaves Growth of U.S. Network in Doubt 0524
The Latest Car Chargers Will Fire Up Demand in an Ailing Market 0424
GM Energy Rolls Out Its 1st Vehicle-to-Home EV Charging Products 0424
The US Now Has a Fast EV-Charging Station for Every 15 Gas Stations 0424
US $7.5 Billion EV Charging Investment Produced Only 7 Stations in 2 Years 0324
EV Charging Stations Are Getting Busy Enough to Make Money in the US 0324
Wireless-Charging Road Trial Sets Out to Transform Trucking 0224
EV-Charging Firms to Struggle with Finances, Investment in 2024 - 0124
Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers 0124
China’s Solar Boom Fuels Record Growth in Global Renewables 0124
How Utilities Can Balance EV Charging Demand 1023 - Charge EVs off-peak. EVs put power into the grid during peak hours. [For the 1st 9 months of 2023, Dr. Fry was paid $31.83 to charge his EV at home during off-peak hours. Not all charging was off-peak and not all was at home, but the majority was.]
Charging Electric Cars in Europe - More Doable than You Might Think 0923
America’s Loneliest Road Is Finally EV-Ready 0923 - Route US 50 goes from coast to coast, thru few and not large metropolitan areas. There are enough fast chargers to make it possible for an electric car to drive it from coast to coast, especially across Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Kansas. Also Kentucky, West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
G.M. Will Add Backup Power Function to Its Electric Vehicles 0823
3 Trends to Watch in Electric-Vehicle Charging 0823 - 1. electricity trades to & from the grid; 2, charging of semi-trucks (18-wheelers); 3. wireless charging
7 Automakers Join Forces to Double EV Fast-Charger Network in U.S. 0723
EV Charging Stations to Roll Out at Fast Food Restaurants in California 0723
A New Job for Electric Vehicles - Powering Homes During Blackouts 0723
No Juice on the Mass. Pike. Charging Stations Out of Order. Why? What Next? 0623
Tesla Tech Wins More Backers as Its Plug Becomes US Standard 0623
GM Will Join Tesla's EV Charging Network, as US Industry Tesla Standard Nears 0623
Ford to Gain Access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in 2024 - 0523
EV Battery-Swapping Could Help Solve the US Charging Problem 0523
Why So Many Electric Car Chargers in America Don't Work 0523 - very worth reading in 2023.
Tesla network has 3% out-of-service rate. Other (CCS, ChadMo, etc.) about 21%. Those rates may improve as charging technology improves.
Parts break, information screens freeze, payment systems malfunction. Copper thieves steal the cords. Site owners decide to discontinue charging or not repair broken equipment.
A Key Part of America’s Plan to Slash Carbon Emissions - Plug In Almost Everything. 0423
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For cross-country road trip, Detroit to Miami FL.
Tesla Seeks to Build 18-Wheeler Truck-Charging Route from Texas to California 0823 - 750 kW chargers for semis
Why China Is Installing So Many Chargers 0623 - Many, even Most, Car-Owners live in apartment buildings and lack a home garage to charge their EV.
2-Way Charging Is Chinese EV Drivers’ Favorite Life Hack 1122
After Natural Disasters, Electric Vehicles Come to the Rescue 1122
China’s Guangdong Province Has 3 X as Many EV Chargers as the Entire US 1022
New NASA Space Cooling Technology Could Charge Electric Cars in 5 Minutes 1022
Manhattan’s EV-Charging Sites Now Outnumber Gas Stations 10 to 1 - 1022
It’s Common to Charge Electric Vehicles at Night. That Will Become a Problem. 0922
Money Approved for States to Build Car-Charging Network 0922
How Electric Cars Can Actually Help the Grid during California’s Heat Wave 0922
Broken Charger Hassles Hold Electric Cars Back 0822 - Although Tesla chargers tend to be reliable, 23% of charging stations in the San Francisco Bay area were broken. 23-33% broken or missing is representative of Dr. Fry’s experience in the East over 2018 to 2022, from Tennessee and Georgia to Maine and Ontario. Worse earlier on, now improved. Improved phone app helps.
Ford Will Use New Battery Tech to Help It Build 600,000 EVs per Year 0722
Are National Grid Incentives for Off-Peak Electric Vehicle Charging Enough? 0722
EV Battery Recycling Startup Claims 95% Recovery with 10% as Much Energy 0722
2018-2022 Articles
2018-2022 Articles
China Is Racing to Electrify Its Future 0622
Biden Administration to Set Rules of the Road for Charging Electric Vehicles 0622
How Ford’s Electric Pickup Can Power Your House for 10 Days 0522
India Proposes Battery-Swap Plan for Electric Bikes, Rickshaws 0422
The Death of the Gas Station 0422 - US perspective
U.K. Targets 10-Fold Increase in Electric Vehicle Charge Points 0322
California's Climate Fight - EVs & Heat Pumps May Raise Power Demand 90% 0322
Can Super-Fast Battery Charging Fix the Electric Car? 0222 - weight / energy trade-off. Fatser charging makes mre heat, a big problem.
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Build a EV Charger Network 0222
Bi-Directional Vehicle Batteries Will Enable Effective Decentralized Grid 0122
As U.S. Pushes Shift toward Electric Cars, Where Should the Chargers Go? 1221
White House Rolls Out $7.5 Billion Electric Vehicle Charging Plan 1221
Boris Johnson Adds 1,000s of U.K. Charging Points for EV Boost 1121
GM to Install 4,000 Electric Car Charging Stations across Canada 1021
Shell to Install 50,000 U.K. On-Street EV Chargers by 2025 - 0821
Germany Is Testing Electric Highways 0821 - Hamburg to Lübeck, with overhead feeds
PG&E, BMW Smart-Charging Pilot Highlights Electric Vehicles as Grid Resource 0621
Nissan Leaf Owners Could Start Feeding Energy into Aussie Grid by End of Year 0521
This 2-Way Charger Turns Electric Car into Backup Power Source for Your Home 0421
Biden’s Push for Electric Cars - $174 Billion, 10 Years and a Bit of Luck 0321 - targets 500,000 US EV chargers by 2030.
No More Charging Deserts? US Utilities Launch EV Coalition. 0321
An Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Network Is Coming All across Tennessee 0221 - 50 new charging stations, located every 50 miles along the state's interstates and major highways
Tesla Opens World’s Northernmost Supercharger Station 1120
New York Faces a Long Road on Electric Vehicle Commitments 1120
Energy Storage for EV Charging Stations Can Lower Their Demand Charges 0820
Germany Is Considering Installing 4,000 Kilometers of Electrified Highway 0820
GM Aims to Give Electric Vehicle Owners More Places to Charge 0820
U.K. Grid Is Planning for 30 Million Electric Cars by 2040 - 0720
Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That’s the Plan 0320
Electric Cars Will Challenge State Power Grids 0120
EV Charging Promises a Demand Response Bonanza, if Utilities Can Handle It 1019
What if You Could Charge an Electric Car as Fast as Filling Up a Gas Tank? 0719
Can Batteries Help Smooth Demand, Lower Utility Fees for EV Fast Chargers? 0619
UK’s Electric Vehicle Drivers at Risk by Charging from Home 0519
This Electric Road Charges Your Car while You Drive 0519
Utilities See Profits in Electric Vehicle Charging, but Growing Competition 0419
Rocky Mountain Power’s 600 Batteries for Apartments, EV Charging Hub, More 0319
Big California Utilities Pursue Subscriptions, Time-of-Use Rates to Drive More EVs 0119
Porsche and BMW Unveil EV Charger That’s 3 x Faster than Tesla’s 1218
Apartments Rarely Have Charging Stations. But Electric Vehicles Need Them. 0718
Electric Car Charge Points Could Be Required in New-Build UK Homes 0718
Electric Vehicles Are Gaining Momentum, despite Trump 0618
Electrified Roads - Swedish Project Could Slash Cost of Electric Vehicles 0518
Finding Minnesota’s Synergy between Solar and Electric Vehicles 0418
Pittsburgh Powers Up Small Electric Vehicle Fleet with Solar Charging Stations 0418
World's 1st Electrified Road for Charging Vehicles Opens in Sweden 0418
New Jersey Plugs Away at Climate Change with Electric Vehicles, Chargers 0318
Chicago Could See 80,000 Electric Cars by 2030 - 0218
Colorado Governor Releases Its Plan for 1 Million Electric Vehicles by 2030 - 0118
North Carolina Hopes to Lure ‘EV Tourists’ with Rural Charging Stations 0118
2017 Articles and earlier
2017 Articles and earlier
Atlanta Passes Infrastructure Ordinance to Support EV Charging 1117
For Oil Giant Shell, Service Station Means Electric Cars Too 1117
Gas Stations Get Ready for the Electric Future 1117
EnerNOC Moves into EV Charging Space with eMotorWerks Acquisition 1017 - vehicle to grid for aggregated grid storage
V2G - Electric Vehicle Batteries May Get Much More Valuable Soon 0817
Australia to Build Superhighway for Electric Vehicles beside Great Barrier Reef 0717
Charging Electric Cars the Smart Way Will Take Pressure Off the Grid 0317
This Electric Bus Recharges at Bus Stops in Just a Few Minutes 0117
Automakers Fund European Electric Car Charging Sites, to Boost Demand 1116
California Utility Regulators Are Turning Electric Vehicles into Grid Resources 1116
U.S., 35 States to Boost Electric Vehicle Charging Network 1116
Plans for an Electric Car Charging Point in Every New Home in Europe 1016
How Car Charging Is Going the Way of Airbnb 0816
Charging Pads Let Electric Car Owners Cut the Cord 0816
Michigan Utility Plans Statewide Electric Vehicle Charging Network 0716
Obama’s Plan to Line US Roads with Electric Vehicle Chargers 0716
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516
Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind.
Japan Now Has More Electric Car Charge Points than Petrol Stations 0516
California Regulators Approve $45M San Diego Electric Vehicle Charger Rollout 0216
NRG Is Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Integration 1215
China to Hasten Roll-out of Car Charging Network 1015
Japan's Top 3 Automakers to Spend $50 Million to Subsidize Hydrogen Stations 0715
Startup’s New Idea - Free EV Charging for the Masses 0615
BMW, Nissan to Expand Green Cars Plug-in Network in South Africa 0515
Utilities Push Into Fuel Stations for Electric Cars 0215
High-Speed Electric Car Chargers to Link San Diego, SF, Portland 0115
West Coast Electric Highway Now Serves Thousands of Electric Car Drivers 0115
Electric Cars Get Big Boost with Charging Stations in Germany 1214
How We Could Put an EV Charging Station on Every Lamp Post 1214
California Extends Support for Plug-in Cars 1214
The One Variable That Will Determine Tesla's Future 1214
China’s Green Car Buyers Decry Lack of Charging Stations 1114
Recharging Industry Rises 1113
Connecticut Plugs into Multi-State Push for More Electric Cars 1013
South Korean Road Wirelessly Recharges Buses 0813
Electric Cars Begin to Earn Money From the Grid 0413
Profit in Selling Power from Electric Cars to the Grid 0413
Kroger to Put Vehicle Charging Stations in California, Arizona 0413
Shanghai Plans 5,000 EV Charge Stations 0313
Pentagon Places Big Bet on Vehicle to Grid 0213
Can Electric Cars Be Used as Backup Generators 0113
Wireless Power for Plug-In Devices 1212
Walgreens to Install 800 EV Charging Stations by 2012 0711
Hertz to Install 16 Solar Power Systems 0211
Ford, PGE Ready Portland for EVs 0810
Consumers Prefer to Charge EVs at Home 0710
Connecticut Network of Electric Car Charging Stations 0409
Self-Driving Cars & Car Sharing
Self-Driving Cars & Car Sharing
Articles
Articles
Autonomous Vehicles Breakout Year - RoboTruck Arrives 0125
Uber, Waymo Expand Driverless Rides to Austin, Atlanta 0924
Autonomous Electric Vehicles Will Guzzle Power instead of Gas 0224
New York City to Require More Zero-Emission Cars for Ride-Sharing 0823
The Grandma of Robotaxis Is Winning 0124
Robotaxis Are the Wildcard in Push to Decarbonize Transport 0623
Waymo Plans to Expand Self-Driving Taxi Service in Arizona and San Francisco 0523
Amazon’s Self-Driving Car Shuttles People on Public Roads for the 1st Time 0223
Cabs Without a Chatty — or Any — Driver Are Expanding in China 1222
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Even after $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere 1022
Autonomous Trucking Startup Batik Is Ditching the Driver in Canada 1022
Warren Buffett Backs Driverless Trucks. Now They’re Real. 0822
Baidu’s Self-Driving Vehicles Take a Turn with Olympics Showcase 0222
New Electric Vehicle Car-Sharing Program Evie Debuts in Twin Cities 0222
My Rides in a Fully Driverless Waymo Vehicle 0122
Driverless Electric Bus Hits the Road in Málaga, SpaIn 0221
The Intersection between Self-Driving Cars and Electric Cars 0720
Cities Are Trying to Plan for Autonomous Vehicles 0919
Electric Cars 'Will Not Solve Transport Problem,' UK Report Warns 0719
Self-Driving Cars Are Now on the Streets of Hamburg 0419
Vehicle Automation Is Cool, but Will It Save Energy? 0319
This Is What Peak Car Looks Like 0219
Singapore Wants Self-Driving Cars to Help Its Aging Society 0219
Here’s How Self-Driving Cars Could Catch On 0518
GM’s Latest Car Gives Up Steering Wheels, Pedals — and Human Control 0118
Truck Drivers like Me Will Soon Be Replaced by Automation 1117
Those 40-Ton Trucks Tailgating Each Other? Soon It May Be Normal and Safe 1017
Self-Driving Cars Could Ease Traffic, but Increase Sprawl 1017
End of the Road - Will Automation Put an End to the American Trucker? 1017
This Is How Big Oil Will Die 0517
US Cities Starting to Expand Transportation Options for Low-Income Residents 0817
Why Driverless Cars Might Not Hit the Road So Fast 0817
House Panel Approves Bill to Speed Deployment of Self-Driving Cars 0717
Self-Driving Cars on the Brink of a Revolution in California 0317
Paris Tests Electric Driverless Minibus to Fight Pollution 0117
Carpooling Apps Could Slash Congestion, Fuel Use, and Emissions 0117
Ford Is Revving Up Its Plans for Electric and Driverless Vehicles 0117
Elon Musk Reveals Part 2 of his 'Master Plan' for Tesla 0716
How Much Does Car-Sharing Benefit the Environment? 0716
Uber and Millennials Help US Cities Cut Car Addiction 0516
Self-Driving Cars May End Gasoline Era 0416
Driverless Cars May Slow Pollution 0116
Autonomous and Connected Car Technology May Progressively Curb Emissions 0914
Google to Start Building Its Own Self-Driving Cars 0514
Toyota to Reveal Self-Driving Car 0113
Cars & Trucks - Fleets
Cars & Trucks - Fleets
Articles
Articles
Amazon Makes ‘Largest Ever’ UK Electric Trucks Order to Cut CO2 Emissions 0125.rtf
Los Angeles to Electrify City’s Entire 10,000-Vehicle Fleet 0422.rtf
Boston to Replace School Buses with Electric Ones by 2030 - 0422.rtf
Cincinnati to Buy Electric Police Cars, Install Neighborhood Charging Stations 0322.rtf
US Army Plans Microgrids, Electric Vehicle Fleet in 1st Climate Strategy 0222.rtf
What’s Wrong with USPS Final Plan to Buy Mostly Gas-Powered Delivery Trucks 0222.rtf - 1. Spend 1st, Study Later. (Study must be completed before $ are spent. It wasn’t.) 2. No True Alternatives in Environmental Study. (96% of routes are compatible with electric trucks; but they were eliminated because of the 4%.) 3. A Pro-Gasoline Bias (modeled $2.19 per gallon, neglected falling battery prices). 4.Yesterday’s Trucks. (Improve from 8.2 to only 8.6 mpg, when delivery trucks now get 12 to 14 mpg. 70 mile electric range modeled, vs 126 miles or more in recent purchases) 5. The Gas-to-Electric Flip That Wasn’t. 6. Financial Questions ($22 billion in cash at end of 2021, double the top cost of new trucks.)
Here’s the Price Tag for 100% EVs for the Postal Service 0122.rtf
Hertz Will Rent Out 100,000 Teslas, Move Helps TSLA Top $1 Trillion Value 1021.rtf
London Brings Forward Plan to Electrify City’s Bus Fleet 0921.rtf
We Are Going to Need a Lot More Electric Delivery Bikes 0921.rtf
National Grid Is 1st Big US Utility to Commit to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2030 - 0621.rtf
How FedEx Plans to Become Carbon Neutral by 2040 - 0321.rtf
Here’s What Happens when Every Government Vehicle Is Electric 0121.rtf
New York City Is Testing Electric Garbage Trucks 0920.rtf
Nikola Wins Order for 2,500 Electric Garbage Trucks 0820.rtf
UPS Orders 10,000 Electric Delivery Trucks, Plans Test of Self-Driving Vans 0220.rtf
In London, Electric Trucks Are Helping UPS Make ‘Eco-Friendly’ Deliveries 0918.rtf
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516 - Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind.
Chicago Seeks to Expand Its Electric Bus Fleet 0118
A Move to Greener Trucks and Buses 0316
U.K. City Is Designing a Future of Fewer Cars - by Focusing on Its Roads 1015
'Robocabs' Can Drive Down Pollution 0715
Car-Sharing Gears Up in German Cities 0813
Gas Prices Drive Fuel-Efficient Car Rental Fleets 0613
GE to Buy 25K EVs by 2015 - 1110
GE to Order 25K Electric Vehicles 1010
Cars & Trucks - Misc. Cars
Cars & Trucks - Misc. Cars
Articles
Articles
After Natural Disasters, Electric Vehicles Come to the Rescue 1122
This Company Wants Cargo E-Bikes to Replace Delivery Vans 0522
Electric Vehicles Drive Up Demand for ‘Green Metals’ 0122
Volvo Cars to Explore Use of Fossil-Fuel Free Steel 0621
As Cars Go Electric, China Builds a Big Lead in Factories 0521
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Fossil Fuel Cars Make '100s of Times' More Waste than Electric Cars 0321
How Cutting Speed Limits Could Slow Climate Change in Several Ways 0820
Tampa Area Vehicle Emissions Are Up Sharply, Fueling Climate Change 1019 - Tampa newspaper. Similar across the USA, but Tampa’s increase is steeper than most: 55% since 1990.
Diesel Vehicles Face a Grim Future in Europe’s Cities 0819
India Turns to Electric Vehicles to Beat Pollution 0719 - mostly 2- and 3-wheelers, which are how the vast majority of Indians get around
Germany Wants to Ban Fossil-Fuel-Powered Cars 1016
Paris Bans Traffic from Half the City for a Day. Why Can’t London Too? 0916
Researchers Think We’re Nearing ‘Peak Car’ - with Dramatic Consequences 0916
Delhi, World's Most Polluted City, Plans New Limits on Car Use 0216
How Big Cities Are Finding Innovative Ways to Nudge People to Ditch Cars 0116
Volkswagen Says 800,000 Cars May Have False CO2 Levels 1115
U.K. City Is Designing a Future of Fewer Cars - by Focusing on Its Roads 1015
Buying a Car Could Soon Be Passé. Ford Wants to Find What’s Next. 0615
Low Oil Prices May Bode Ill For Climate 1214
Car-Driving Dream Faces China’s Carbon Reality 1114
How Americans Have Saved 15 Billion Gallons of Gasoline 1114
Road to a Traffic Mess in Pakistan 1014
Millennials' Shift Away from Driving Is More than Temporary 1014
Stats Show Americans Not That into Driving Anymore 0813
Why Diesels Are Gaining Momentum in Diesel-Hostile U.S. 0813
Diesel Car Efficiency, Imported From Europe 0713
More Chinese Cities Likely to Curb Auto Sales 0713
Diesel Cars Make Comeback in California 0613
The Great Power Train Race 0413 - in-depth discussion of 5 major technologies that improve efficiency
Young Americans Ditch the Car 0912
Reducing Friction (& Gas Use) in Cars 0112
Cars & Trucks - Commercial Trucks & Off-Road Equipment
Cars & Trucks - Commercial Trucks & Off-Road Equipment
Amazon Makes ‘Largest Ever’ UK Electric Trucks Order to Cut CO2 Emissions 0125
Europe’s Truckmakers Are in a Bind with Electric Big Rigs 1224
Cheaper Truck Batteries Usher in Dawn of Emissions-Free Rigs 0924
Chinese Electric Trucks Are Set to Take on Europe 0424
Unveiling the West Coast’s Electric Big Truck Future 0324
China’s Clean-Truck Surprise Defies the EV Slowdown Narrative 0324
Articles
Articles
Mercedes Unveils Long-Haul Electric Truck to Take on Tesla 1023
U.S. Truck Makers Reach Deal to Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs 0723
The Struggle to Electrify Construction, One of the World’s Dirtiest Industries 0623
The Race to Clean Up Trucking Emissions Is Just Getting Started 0423
Ram Electric Pickup Truck Can Go 500 Miles on a Charge, Says Stellantis 0423
Truck Makers and EU Policy-Makers Will Need to Tag Team against Emissions 0223
Driverless-Truck Deliveries to Start at Kroger’s Dallas Stores 0323
US Postal Service to Buy 9,250 Electric Vehicles from Ford 0223
Postal Service Will Electrify Trucks by 2026 - 1222
China’s Electric Trucks May Well Pull Forward Peak Oil Demand 1022
Autonomous Trucking Startup Batik Is Ditching the Driver in Canada 1022
Electric Big Rigs Face Uphill Trip from Shows to Highways 0922
Warren Buffett Backs Driverless Trucks. Now They’re Real. 0822
Tesla and Nikola Big Rigs Race for Up to $40,000 US Incentives 0822
Electrifying Yard Trucks at Warehouses 0822
This Company Wants Cargo E-Bikes to Replace Delivery Vans 0522
E.P.A. to Tighten Tailpipe Rules for the Biggest Polluters on the Road 0322
How 6 States Could Transform the U.S. Trucking Industry 0122
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Monarch Tractor Raises $61 Million for Its Fleet of Electric Tractors 1121
Germany Is Testing Electric Highways 0821 - Hamburg to Lübeck, with overhead feeds
The Scandinavian Way to Zero-Carbon Construction 0621 - All the machinery used on site – excavators, diggers and loaders – were electric. Oslo now wants all municipal construction sites to be zero emission by 2025 and all construction work, public or private, to be zero emission by 2030. 6 more of Norway's biggest cities have also recently committed to the same goals as Oslo.
Electric Pickups Could Make or Break Biden’s Infrastructure Plans 0521
Ford’s Electric F-150 Pickup Aims to Be the Model T of E.V.s 0521
These Electric Self-Driving Tractors Could Make Farming Much Greener 0521
How FedEx Plans to Become Carbon Neutral by 2040 - 0321
Iron Ore Miner Is Developing All-Electric Heavy Truck for Arctic Roads 0121
A Race to Become the Tesla of Delivery Trucks and Vans 1220
The Next Truck You See May Be a Quiet, Zero-Emission Hydrogen Fuel Cell Rig 1020
New York City Is Testing Electric Garbage Trucks 0920
Nikola Wins Order for 2,500 Electric Garbage Trucks 0820
Electric-Truck Maker’s Deal Adds Further Spark to Battery-Powered Market 0820
More than a Dozen States Unite to Boost Electric Trucks 0720
California Targets 500,000 Electric Trucks by 2040 - 0620
Big Rigs Begin to Trade Diesel for Electric Motors 0320
UPS Orders 10,000 Electric Delivery Trucks, Plans Test of Self-Driving Vans 0220
Amazon Corp. and the All-Electric Future of Fleet Vehicles 0919
Ford Teases All-Electric F-150 Pickup Truck by Pulling a Million-Pound Train 0719
In Shanghai, Every Ikea Delivery Is Now Made with an Electric Vehicle 0119
In Amsterdam, Transportation Is Electrifying 0918 - cars and motor scooters too
In London, Electric Trucks Are Helping UPS Make ‘Eco-Friendly’ Deliveries 0918
Buses, Delivery Vans and Garbage Trucks Are the Electric Vehicles Next Door 0618
Thor Electric Truck Will Probably Beat Tesla’s to Market 1217
Tesla Reveals Battery-Powered Semi-Truck 1117
Truck Drivers like Me Will Soon Be Replaced by Automation 1117
Those 40-Ton Trucks Tailgating Each Other? Soon It May Be Normal and Safe 1017
End of the Road - Will Automation Put an End to the American Trucker? 1017
In Run on Less Roadshow, Semi-Trucks Topped 10 MPG in Real-World Driving 0917
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Unveil an Electric Semi Truck In September 0417
Cities Shop for $10 Billion of Electric Cars to Defy Trump 0317
New Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks, Vans, Buses 0816
Mercedes Debuts World's First Fully Electric Big Rig 0716
Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘Master Plan’ Involves Trucks, Buses and a Compact SUV 0716
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516
Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind.
A Move to Greener Trucks and Buses 0316
US Plans New Truck Emission Rules 0615
Tesla Co-Founder Sees Future in Electric Commercial Truck 0615
Natural Gas Powered Trucks to Help or Hinder Emissions-Reductions? 0515
Tesla’s Forgotten Co-Founder Wants to Electrify America’s Garbage Trucks 0215
On L.A.'s New E-Highway, Trucks to Hook Up For a Silent, Zero-Emission Drive 1114
Big Trucks Still Rule Detroit in Energy-Conscious Era 1113
Electric Trucks Have Lower Life-Cycle Costs than Diesel 0212
Navistar's All-Electric Truck 0909
Cars & Trucks - Buses
Cars & Trucks - Buses
Articles
Articles
The Developing World Is Buying $180,000 E-Buses on the Cheap 1224
London Gains Momentum in Electrifying Its 9,000-Strong Bus Fleet 0924
India Spotlight Swings from Electric Scooters, Bikes & Tuk-Tuks to Electric Buses 0324
Yellow School Buses Are Going Green with a $1 Billion Investment 0124
India’s Plan for 50,000 Electric Buses Gets US Support 1223
US Government Is Awarding $1.7 Billion to Buy Electric and Low-Emission Buses 0623
The Next EV Push Is Overhauling the Iconic American School Bus 0423
More US Kids to Ride in ‘Clean’ School Buses, Mostly Electric 1022
Berlin’s New Fleet of Electric Buses Can’t Come Fast Enough 0922
Texas to Get Electric School Buses, in a Bipartisan Win 0422
Los Angeles to Electrify City’s Entire 10,000-Vehicle Fleet 0422
Boston to Replace School Buses with Electric Ones by 2030 - 0422
Opibus Targets Africa’s 1st EV Bus, BasiGo, in Kenya by 2023. BasiGo to Follow. - 0122
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London Brings Forward Plan to Electrify City’s Bus Fleet 0921
DC Metro to Phase Out Diesel-Powered Buses, Plans All-Electric Fleet by 2045 - 0621
Maryland School District Switched to Electric Buses to Save Kids’ Lungs 0521
Electric School Buses in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan 0421
Riders Are Abandoning Buses and Trains. That’s a Problem for Climate Change. 0321
Driverless Electric Bus Hits the Road in Málaga, SpaIn 0221
Shenzhen, China Has 16,000 Electric Buses and 22,000 Electric Taxis 0221
What Cities Can Learn from North America’s Biggest Battery-Powered Bus Fleet 1220
Polish-Built Electric Buses Take Over the European Market 1220
Making Yellow School Buses Greener 0120
Zero-Emission Electric Buses Join Wichita Fleet 1219
An Increasingly Urbanized Latin America Turns to Electric Buses 0919
A Great Idea in Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal - Electric School Buses 0819
Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses, but China’s Are 0619
California Requires New City Buses to Be Electric by 2029 - 1218
Latin America Grows Fond of Electric Buses 1218
Study Quantifies Battery-Electric Bus Environmental Benefits 0718
Buses, Delivery Vans and Garbage Trucks Are the Electric Vehicles Next Door 0618
Electric School Buses Can Be Backup Batteries For the US Power Grid 0518
5 Breakthroughs That Could Make You Love the Bus 0518
China Is Making Electric Buses Cheap 0418
Chicago Seeks to Expand Its Electric Bus Fleet 0118
These Electric Buses Could Start Cleaning Up National Park Travel 1217
These City Bus Routes Are Going All-Electric ― and Saving Money 1017
Paris Tests Electric Driverless Minibus to Fight Pollution 0117
This Electric Bus Recharges at Bus Stops in Just a Few Minutes 0117
It’s Time to Go Back to School – Is It Also Time to Go Electric? 0916
This New Electric Bus Can Drive 350 Miles on 1 Charge 0916
Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘Master Plan’ Involves Trucks, Buses and a Compact SUV 0716
Wireless Charging is the Key to Unlocking an Electric Vehicle Revolution 0516
Buses are the first-est market, but delivery trucks and cars (especially self-driving ones) are not far behind.
New Zealand's Largest Bus Company to Retrofit Fleet with Electric Engines 0416
A Move to Greener Trucks and Buses 0316
That's the Brakes - Using Stored Energy from Public Transit for Grid Services 0216
London Set to Trial 1st All-Electric Double-Decker Bus 0615
Schools Turn to Propane Buses, as Stricter Emissions Standards Loom 0515
Tesla for Buses? A Green Technology Looks to Prove Itself. 0415
UK's 1st ‘Poo Bus' Goes into Regular Service 0315
Tesla for the Masses - Electric, Fuel Cell Buses Take Off 0315
Wireless Electric Bus Charges Instantly at Every Stop 1013
South Korean Road Wirelessly Recharges Buses 0813
China Is Making Electric Buses Cheap 0418 - below: Compare to 3¢ / kilometer fuel cost (17¢ also including capital, maintenance, insurance) to electric car in US Northeast.
Cars & Trucks - Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Vehicles
Cars & Trucks - Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Vehicles
Articles
Articles
Toyota-Backed Paris Venture Targets 10,000 Hydrogen Taxis by 2024 - 0121
The Next Truck You See May Be a Quiet, Zero-Emission Hydrogen Fuel Cell Rig 1020
Here Come the Hydrogen Trucks 1020
Toyota Reveals Plan to Turn Trucks into Emissions-Free ‘Power Plants' 0920
From German Trains to South Korean Buses, Hydrogen Fuel Is Back 1118
Toyota Clings to Hydrogen Bet while Electric Sales Soar 1117
Hydrogen-Powered Trains Are Coming to Germany in 2021 - 1117
Hydrogen Could Deliver 1:5 of World Carbon Cuts by 2050 - Industry Group 1117
Fuel-Cell Cars Finally Drive off the Lot 0917
Toyota, Shell Among Giants Betting $10.7 Billion on Hydrogen 0117
Lack of Cheap, Clean Hydrogen Slows Fuel-Cell Cars 1016
Hydrogen Cars & Electrolyzers - Dawn of Australia's Hydrogen Economy? 0816
Nissan to Develop Ethanol-Based Fuel Cell Technology by 2020 - 0616
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Honda, Toyota & Hyundai Fuel Cell Cars Are Coming, but They Won't Be Cheap 0116
Mass-Market Hydrogen Cars Take to Britain's Roads 1115
Toyota Aims to Nearly Eliminate Gasoline Cars by 2050 - 1015
Japan's Top 3 Automakers to Spend $50 Million to Subsidize Hydrogen Stations 0715
Meet the Mirai - Why Toyota Wants to Make Your Next Car Run on Hydrogen 0515.doc
Can Hydrogen-Fueled Cars Rise in China? 0415
Hydrogen, Hydrogen Everywhere 0315
Tokyo to Get $385 Million Hydrogen Makeover for Olympics 0115
Toyota Hopes to Recreate Prius Success with Hydrogen-Powered Mirai 1114
Toyota Plans ‘Mirai’ Fuel-Cell Car That Can Go 480 Km per Tank 1114
Toyota Quietly Rolls 2015 Fuel Cell Car into Town 0914
VW Says Fuel-Cell Cars Doomed to Struggle Beyond Japan 0914
Hydrogen Highway Inches Closer 0814
Why Automakers Will Build More Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles 0814
Can Cars Run on Hydrogen Made from Plant Sugars? 0814
Seeing Future in Fuel Cells, Toyota Ends Tesla Deal 0514
Electric vs Hydrogen - China Is Battleground for Auto Giants 1113
Fuel-Cell Revolution - Can Toyota Save the Electric Car? 1113
Daimler Group to Spend $500 Million on Filling Stations for Fuel-Cell Cars 0913
GM, Honda to Jointly Develop Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles by 2020 0713
Toyota Seeks Prius-Like Success with 2015 Fuel-Cell Model 0613
Amory Lovins Tackles Climate Change with Hyper-Efficient Car 0113
Cars & Trucks - Other
Cars & Trucks - Other
Articles
Articles
Snowmobiles Going Electric 0324
The World Hit ‘Peak’ Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales — in 2017 - 0124
Yellow School Buses Are Going Green with a $1 Billion Investment 0124
India’s Plan for 50,000 Electric Buses Gets US Support 1223
Electric Delivery Vehicles Have a Clear Route to Take Off 1123
This Company Wants Cargo E-Bikes to Replace Delivery Vans 0522
Electric Vehicles Drive Up Demand for ‘Green Metals’ 0122 - antimony, cobalt, lithium, nickel, copper, rare earths
The Scandinavian Way to Zero-Carbon Construction 0621 - Variety of all-electric construction equipment used on building sites in downtown Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen.
Peak Internal Combustion Engine May Already Be 4 Years behind Us 0621
Volvo Cars to Explore Use of Fossil-Fuel Free Steel 0621
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As Cars Go Electric, China Builds a Big Lead in Factories 0521
Fossil Fuel Cars Make '100s of Times' More Waste than Electric Cars 0321
How Cutting Speed Limits Could Slow Climate Change in Several Ways 0820
Paris Bans Traffic from Half the City for a Day. Why Can’t London Too? 0916
Elon Musk Reveals Part 2 of his 'Master Plan' for Tesla 0716 - Self-driving cars and associated car sharing are part of it.
Still No Flying Cars? The Future of Transit Promises Something Even Better 1115 - driverless cars, on demand
U.K. City Is Designing a Future of Fewer Cars - by Focusing on Its Roads 1015
Low Oil Prices May Bode Ill For Climate 1214
How Americans Have Saved 15 Billion Gallons of Gasoline 1114
Car-Driving Dream Faces China’s Carbon Reality 1114
Can Low Oil Prices be Good for the Environment? 1114
Road to a Traffic Mess in Pakistan 1014 - Traffic jams worsen warming.
China's Shijiazhuang Proposes Vehicle Restrictions to Reduce Smog 0613
Most Cars Driverless by 2040 - 0912
90% of New US Vehicles Could Be EVs & Hybrids by 2030 - 0611
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