SACRAMENTO – In the first three months of 2024, Californians purchased 102,507 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and total sales increased from the previous quarter. That’s the highest-ever for the first quarter of any year, despite the share of ZEV sales slightly declining from the previous quarter. This comes as California surpassed both its zero-emission truck sales and vehicle sales goals two years ahead of schedule, and surpassed its 10,000 …
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18-month waiting lists for new Electric Vehicles are just the start unless we ‘nearshore’ EV battery supply
Disrupted supply chains are causing long waiting lists for new electric cars; to fix it, we need shorter supply chains and to massively ramp-up battery recycling, argues Aidan McClean, founder of UFODRIVE and best-selling author of ‘ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths & Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster’. The demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is skyrocketing – but supply just can’t …
Read More »18-month waiting lists for new Electric Vehicles are just the start unless we ‘nearshore’ EV battery supply
Disrupted supply chains are causing long waiting lists for new electric cars; to fix it, we need shorter supply chains and to massively ramp-up battery recycling, argues Aidan McClean, founder of UFODRIVE and best-selling author of ‘ELECTRIC REVOLUTION: Myths & Truths about Electric Vehicles and Climate Disaster’. The demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is skyrocketing – but supply just …
Read More »Lightyear and MyWheels enter into car-sharing partnership
Helmond and Amsterdam, April 20, 2022 – Lightyear, the high-tech company developing the world’s first long-range solar car, is partnering with The Sharing Group to supply 5,000 Lightyear Two vehicles to its car-sharing platform MyWheels, the market leader of shared cars in the Netherlands. This high volume series will be available to the MyWheels fleet as of 2025. In addition, in 2023, the Lightyear …
Read More »Are Electric Cars Becoming More Affordable Today?
Electric cars are becoming more popular each year. This is especially true as gas prices continue to rise and governments offer more incentives for people to switch to more environmentally conscious means of transportation. However, while electric cars aren’t a fresh concept like they were several years ago, does that mean that electric cars are now becoming more affordable? In …
Read More »Is Political Change the Answer to Electric Car Innovation?
Electric vehicles are, in all likelihood, the future of commercial and private transportation. Nations like China, India, Britain, and France have all declared their intentions to phase out the production of traditional vehicles in favor of electric alternatives. But with many economies relying on the production of gas-powered cars for success, is political change the best answer to innovating the …
Read More »Reasons Why The Electric Car Won’t Start
There are different reasons why the car engine does not start , in the following article we are going to work on the most frequent reasons that are presented today. Technology advances and there is less and less intervention by the user. Almost everything is controlled by a computer that integrates the vehicle, but they are some of those that influence the ignition even …
Read More »Innovations and Challenges in the Road Ahead for Electric Cars
Hybrid vehicles have been around for over 100 years. The first hybrid vehicle was developed in 1898, and after being presented at the 1900 world’s fair, broke multiple Austrian speed records. As technology has advanced, so have the designs of consumer and industrial vehicles, and today’s innovations have shifted toward electric cars. These vehicles are only one of the environmentally-conscious …
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Blink Sells or Deploys 539 EV Charging Stations Across 24 States and 4 Countries During Summer Covid-19 Lockdown New Equipment Installations Expand the Company’s Footprint in Major and Emerging EV Markets Miami Beach, FL, Sept. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the “Company”), a leading owner and operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment …
Read More »Are Motorcycles the Progenitors of our Electric Vehicle Future?
It doesn’t take too much following tech news to know that electric vehicles are starting to make some major waves in the marketplace. Even though electric car sales comprise only about 1 percent of U.S. sales annually, more and more car companies are putting greater effort into developing new electric models. It may take a few years and a couple …
Read More »Are Big Oil and Automakers trying to kill Tesla?
This podcast video presents very compelling argument that Tesla is the best car in the world and that the big oil and automakers are trying to get it killed through stock shorting. Hmm we have seen this before. Seems to be coming around again as the reality of a superior electric car is upon us and Tesla competitors like GM, …
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Torqeedo’s ultra-quiet new electric outboard is making a splash. Gilching, Germany (April 8, 2019) – Torqeedo’s new direct-drive Travel motor is the latest offering in the manufacturer’s market-leading series of high-tech electric alternatives to small petrol outboards for dinghies and daysailers. In a newly released video clip of the Travel 1103 C in use, only the wind and the splashing wake can be heard. The …
Read More »Rivian Announces $700M Investment Round Led by Amazon
February 15, 2019 – Rivian has announced an equity investment round of $700M led by Amazon. The investment comes on the heels of Rivian’s reveal of the all-electric R1T pickup and R1S SUV at the LA Auto Show last November. Starting with a clean sheet, Rivian has developed its vehicles with adventurers at the core of every design and engineering decision. …
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ZF Electrifies Buses in London and the U.S. Enabling Zero-Emission City Driving ZF’s electric drive axle for London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) 31 locally emission-free double-decker buses will be equipped with electric portal axles from ZF Additional orders for several U.S. cities Friedrichshafen. ZF is highlighting two market successes for its tried-and-tested AxTrax AVE electric portal axle. Firstly, 31 of …
Read More »How Electric Vehicles Reduce the Cost of Doing Business
According to the Department of Energy, charging an electric car costs about half as much as fueling a gasoline-powered car. The U.S. average per gallon of gasoline is $2.50 while it would cost $1.10 per eGallon to charge an electric car. As a result, electric cars, buses and trucks save money on fuel and maintenance. Currently, the United Parcel Service …
Read More »4 Reasons Electric Cars Will Create A Buzz In The Next Decade
Some car manufacturers are banking on a different story in the future, though. Electric cars comprise less than 1 percent of U.S. auto sales, yet some major automakers are planning to manufacture many more electric models in the near future. According to an article on Bloomberg.com, General Motors plans to roll out 20 models by 2023 and Toyota 10 by …
Read More »BYD’s Electric Bus Starts Service in the Australian Capital
Renewable energy technology company BYD’s 12-meter K9 pure electric bus starts service Canberra, the capital city of Australia, following its success in Sydney and Brisbane. BYD’s K9 pure electric bus into commercial operation in Canberra Canberra, which is located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), is well-known across the world as the “Garden of Oceania.” However, with its ever-increasing population and traffic congestion, environmental …
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ADOMANI and Blue Bird Introduce All-New Electric School Bus Introduced at 2017 STN Expo, Type D Electric School Bus will be Available in 2018 ADOMANI, INC. (Nasdaq:ADOM), a California-based provider of advanced zero-emission and hybrid vehicle drivetrain solutions and purpose-built electric vehicles, with its partner, Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq:BLBD), the nation’s leading independent manufacturer of school buses, unveiled the first …
Read More »Battery-Electric Refuse Truck
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – May 3, 2017— BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, today formally introduced its class 8 battery-electric refuse truck at the 2017 ACT Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center. This new vehicle from BYD represents the first heavy-duty refuse truck designed and built by an original equipment manufacturer and is 100 percent battery …
Read More »Zero Emission Trucks in Southern California
BYD is Providing 23 Class 8 Yard Trucks and Four Class 5 Service Trucks for Operation in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties FONTANA, CALIF.—March 10, 2017— BYD today joined with the California Air Resources Board, San Bernardino Council of Governments and Daylight Transport to celebrate the arrival of the first of 27 zero-emission battery-electric yard and service trucks to …
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