Simon Johns

SIMON@LUBESNGREASES.COM

Managing Editor InSites - Simon Johns is the managing editor of Lubes'n'Greases’ InSites. He joined the company in September 2017, bringing a decade of publishing experience, most of which was spent heading an upstream-focused publication covering global oil and gas markets. Simon hails from the south of England but currently lives in Istanbul, where in his spare time he plays music and hosts a weekly radio program with his son.

Recent Articles

Electrifying the People’s Car

Electrifying the People’s Car

This year will see the awakening of a sleeping giant when the world’s largest car maker, Volkswagen Group, begins mass …

Around the EV World

Around the EV World

A selection of EV news stories from the past quarter.

Albemarle in Talks for Big Lithium JV

Albemarle in Talks for Big Lithium JV

Elbow room in Western Australia’s lithium mining business is shrinking with the entrance of U.S. company Albemarle.

Quiet Running as Formula E Enters Fifth Season

Quiet Running as Formula E Enters Fifth Season

Does Formula E have what it takes to lure in an audience and keep it engaged with the new electric motorsport format? Af …

More European Nations Consider ICE Bans

More European Nations Consider ICE Bans

Bans on internal combustion engine vehicles are gradually sweeping across Europe. Their practicalities are a point of di …

The Front Edge of Electrification

The Front Edge of Electrification

Norway leads Europe in the number of new four-wheel electrified vehicle registrations. The extent of the threat posed by …

Germany and France Try to Jump-start Battery Production

Germany and France Try to Jump-start Battery Production

Concerned that their industries are falling behind Asia, Germany and France announced initiatives in November to help Eu …

Cheap Wear Test Looking Good

Cheap Wear Test Looking Good

A new test method designed to provide a more economical means to monitor for wear particles in grease is returning favor …

Carmakers Face Stiff Emissions Fines

Carmakers Face Stiff Emissions Fines

The transport sector creates as much carbon dioxide as power generation, but faces far harsher punitive fines, said a re …