At present, there are not many EVs available. Major mainstream offerings include the popular Tata Nexon EV, MG ZS EV, and the Hyundai Kona electric. Tata Power plans to become the leading EV charging network provider in India with over 1 lakh chargers installed by 2026 The electric vehicle (EV) race is on and Indian […]
Used Electric Car Batteries Are Heading to Factories and Farms
Retired electric vehicle batteries that are repackaged into energy-storage systems are being targeted at industrial consumers that have been slower to adopt the technology than utilities or homeowners. Relectrify, an Australian technology developer, is beginning sales of units that repurpose expired Nissan Motor Co. Leaf batteries to create products capable of storing renewable power at […]
EV charging to solar panels: How connected tech is changing the homes we live in
Driven by advances in tech and the advent of high-speed internet connections, many of us now have easy access to a raft of information about the buildings we live in. Thanks to the proliferation of hardware and software within the home, this trend shows no sign of letting up and comes in many different forms, […]
German Startup’s Solar-Electric Car Can Recharge During a Sunny Drive
German startup Sono Motors is showing off a solar-electric vehicle that can recharge when driven in daylight. The Sion looks like a minivan, but the black exterior is covered with 248 polymer solar panels that absorb energy from the sun. As a result, the panels can recharge the car when it’s parked outside or on the move. […]
Electric vehicle maker Tesla to deliver China-made Model Y SUVs this month
China, which offers hefty subsidies for electric vehicles as it seeks to cut down on pollution from petrol or diesel cars, is key to Tesla’s global strategy. It is expanding its Shanghai car factory, where it also builds its Model 3 sedans. In October, it started exporting Model 3 vehicles to Europe. BEIJING : Tesla […]
Tesla’s Elon Musk promises dramatic cuts in electric car costs, shares plunge
‘We do not have an affordable car. That’s something we will have in the future. But we’ve got to get the cost of batteries down,’ Musk said Tesla expects to eventually be able to build as many as 20 million electric vehicles a year CEO Elon Musk outlined Tesla Inc’s plans to cut electric vehicle […]
UK Car Buyers Aren’t Sold On Electric Vehicles
A total of 79 percent of UK drivers would consider buying an electric vehicle (EV) or have already purchased one, but 70 percent would prefer to lease an EV for 2-3 years to try out the technology and decide if it is right for them, a new survey by Auto Trader showed. According to the […]
Car Dependency Baked Into Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden revealed details of a $2 trillion climate plan on July 14. Biden unveiled the aggressive plan—which is the second part of his “Build Back Better” proposal—during a speech at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. His plan majors on “clean” energy and jobs, and would be fast-tracked through Congress if […]
NOW ON USED CAR LOTS: GREAT ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR CHEAP
ANY ARGUMENT ABOUT the future of the electric vehicle market is likely to include one statistic: In the US, battery-powered cars make up fewer than 2 percent of new vehicle sales. That desultory number, though slowly increasing, makes clear that, for all the technology’s upsides in performance, design, and environmental impact, consumers remain skeptical of […]
Consumer Reports: Car Buyers Want Electric Vehicles. Automakers: No, They Don’t.
If there’s one thing the legacy automakers can agree on, it’s that nobody wants to buy electric vehicles. In June, when BMW Director of Development Klaus Frölich said, “There are no customer requests for BEVs – none,” it made a splash in the press only because of the ironic fact that he said it at […]