The prospect for electric vehicles as a climate change solution hinges on their ability to reduce gasoline consumption. But this depends on how many miles electric vehicles are driven and on how many miles would have otherwise been driven in gasoline-powered vehicles. Using newly-available U.S. ...
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are also powered by both gasoline and electricity. They differ from PHEVs by relying only on regenerative braking for battery charge. These EVs use their electric motor when driving, which is then supplemented with the gasoline engine as needed due to increases in...
The Biden Administration plans to spend five billion dollars over the next five years to build a national EV, or electric vehicle, charging network. But if the plan is to work, it's not just the big cities that will need to start making the switch. Here's how one rur...
Automotive Transportation eMobility Automotive retail transformation Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Related content Why consumers are charging toward electric vehicles The top motivator in EV sales remains environmental concern, while penalties with ICE vehicles and EV incentives emerge. ...
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining global popularity, facilitating the transition to a new electric future. Introduced as environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional vehicles, various types of EVs—including battery, hybrid, plug-in, and fuel-cell models—are projected to make up half of ...
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 10.3m electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in 2022, compared to 3.0m in 2020 – an almost fourfold increase in just two years. EV sales accounted for only 4% of the global car market in 2020, but the share was c.14% in 2022. The EV...
LCA studies1,2suggest that more CO2emissions are generated during the production of electric vehicles than ICEs. This can however be more than compensated during the operational life of a car, provided that electric vehicles are powered using green energy sources. This suggests that the ultimate gr...
Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd., or CATL. CATL is led by a guy named Zeng Yuqun, who, maybe more than any other single person, has made electric vehicles affordable. Here's Yuqun a few weeks ago, saying that there are more than 5 million new electric vehicles using CATL's ...
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While there are fewer moving parts and systems that need regular maintenance, drivers should still remember to check and replace the standard “wearable” pieces of their electric vehicles before a cold snap arrives. Photo: Mercedes-Benz Leaves are falling, temperatures are dropping, and many ...