Tag: Electric Vehicles
Podcast: Don’t believe Elon Musk’s hype about autonomous driving EVs
Mobility as a Service won’t really arrive until 2030 and become a mature business model until 2050 The hype around autonomous electric vehicles (AEV) is out of control, much of it led by Elon Musk, the visionary CEO of Tesla Motors, who has claimed that existing EVs will become fully autonomous with just a software […]
Most EV drivers lease cars, see upcoming models eclipsing current EVs
Almost 80 per cent of US EV drivers lease their vehicles The market for plug-in vehicles in the United States is dominated by leases, as many EV drivers opt to not buy their vehicles. According to a Bloomberg report, these drivers are often choosing to lease their cars because they believe upcoming models will exceed […]
Hybrid or EVs make up over half new car sales in Norway
EVs exempted from almost all taxes in Norway Reuters reports that sales of hybrids and EVs in Norway in 2017 rose to over half the new registrations in the Scandinavian, oil-rich country. According to data released on Wednesday by the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), pure electric cars and hybrids accounted for 52 per cent of […]
Why the poor value proposition of electric cars should deep six Canada’s zero-emission vehicle policy
Electric cars are expensive, have limited range, and generally provide low value compared to gasoline-powered vehicles This spring the Canadian government announced that a zero-emission vehicles policy would soon be forthcoming, but is this a good use of the limited resources Canada has to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Absolutely not. Electric cars still provide very […]
Podcast: EV battery technology…is solid-state emerging as the next big thing?
Lithium-ion batteries likely to drop 50% in cost, rise 50% in range – Dr. Yi Cui of Stanford University Back in mid-Nov., General Motors fired a shot across the bow of Tesla that didn’t generate as much excitement as it deserved: in 2021 the all-electric Chevy Bolt will get better batteries that crack the $100 […]
Canadian lithium, cobalt miners may benefit from EV batteries boon
EV batteries use a game changer for small mining companies Canadian mining companies developing cobalt and lithium mines all over the world are hoping to benefit as automakers shift to building electric vehicles, driving up the need for EV batteries. According to a Reuters report, Toronto-listed cobalt companies, Ecobalt Solutions and Fortune Minerals are in […]
New BC electric work vehicle program should be focus of Horgan govt’s zero emission transportation strategy
Electric work vehicles add value for industry by lowering costs, providing other advantages like better torque As a rule, electric vehicle subsidy programs are bad public policy. The American experience nicely illustrates how to tax dollars helping millionaires buy $125,000 Teslas. But a new BC program to boost sales of specialty EVs, especially electric work […]
Alberta’s first electric vehicle charging corridor created by ATCO and partner
Level 3 fast-charging, dual Level 2 charging stations being installed at Canadian Tire Gas+ locations in Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton ATCO Group and FLO announced a partnership to bring the first Electric Vehicle Universal Fast Charge Corridor to Alberta, according to a press release. The initiative also collaborates with Canadian Tire and Natural Resources Canada. Alberta has […]
Who wants to be in charge? The rapidly changing world of battery technology
Today’s batteries will be superseded in a decade by technologies that perform better than Lithium-ion By Simon Bennett and Luis Munuera, IEA energy technology analysts Innovation and investment in battery technologies are imperatives for a faster energy transition that cut across different parts of the energy system. The cost and performance of batteries will not only shape how fast […]
Fleet of GM EVs to be released in 2021, challenging Tesla, Ford
GM EVs to be built on platform that will accommodate multiple sizes, segments General Motors CEO Mary Barra told investors on Monday that the new family of GM EVs, expected to launch in 2021, will be profitable for the number one automaker in the United States. Barra’s plans are seen as a direct challenge to […]
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