Electric Vehicles

Gasoline Mentality Influences EV Design

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Driver behaviours in gasoline-powered cars may influence electric vehicle design, according to e-mobility researchers in …

Tesla Dominates EV Market

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Fire Halts Tesla Berlin Gigafactory

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EV Types

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First Contraction of EU BEV Market in 4 Years

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Global EV Sales Trends

Global EV Sales Trends

Through COVID, conflicts and chip shortages, global EV sales trends have followed an upward path.

EV OEMs

EV OEMs

As pressure increases from governments and international organisations on original equipment manufacturers to meet stri …

Electric Vehicle Fluid Producers

Electric Vehicle Fluid Producers

Several of the world’s major lubricant manufacturers and a growing number of smaller players have stepped into the de …

EU EV Market Growing

EU EV Market Growing

The EU EV market is growing apace, with registrations increasing by triple-digits in some states. Year-to-date sales re …

United States

United States

The Biden Administration is fully committed to EVs, and judging by sales, people are too.

ExonMobil Starting Lithium Extraction

ExonMobil Starting Lithium Extraction

Major oil extractor and refiner ExxonMobil will start producing lithium from a well in Arkansas. The U.S. company aims …

Eroding PCMO Demand

Eroding PCMO Demand

Electrification of the four-wheeler passenger vehicle fleet may affect the quantities of transmission fluids, greases a …

New STLE White Paper Tackles EVs’ Impact on Tribology

New STLE White Paper Tackles EVs’ Impact on Tribology

STLE released a new white paper on electric vehicle’s impact on tribology.

Reaching Price Parity

Reaching Price Parity

The hopes and expectations for EV sales to rapidly scale up are based on assumptions that their costs will drop signifi …

Toyota Solves Solid-state Battery Problem

Toyota Solves Solid-state Battery Problem

Japanese car giant Toyota claims it has solved the technological problem in solid-state battery design that could doubl …

Germany

Germany

The German government withdrew incentives for plug-in hybrids at the end of 2022 and has phased them for private buyers …

EVs Continue to Gain Market Share

EVs Continue to Gain Market Share

Registrations of new BEVs and hybrids continued steady growth in September.

Russia

Russia

Russia is well behind the curve when it comes to electric vehicle ownership, but that’s not to say it’s not trying. The …

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