Electric Vehicles

Battery EV Sales Surge in EU

Battery EV Sales Surge in EU

European March registrations of battery electric vehicles surged by 58%, year on year.

EU Caves to German Pressure to Include E-fuels

EU Caves to German Pressure to Include E-fuels

The EU allowed ICE production after the 2035 cutoff under pressure from Germany, the bloc’s biggest carmaker. 

BEV Registrations in Europe Hit Double Digit Market Share

BEV Registrations in Europe Hit Double Digit Market Share

Registrations of new battery electric vehicles snagged a market share of 12.1% of all passenger cars in February 2 …

Germany Halts EU ICE Ban

Germany Halts EU ICE Ban

European Union delayed a crucial vote last week that would spell the demise of the internal combustion engine by 2035, a …

China Charging Ahead in E-mobility Race

China Charging Ahead in E-mobility Race

China has the most extensive range of electric vehicles on offer, with an eye-popping 300 EV models available. Europe’s …

Ford Cuts Jobs to Focus on Electric Vehicles

Ford Cuts Jobs to Focus on Electric Vehicles

Ford Motor Co. will ax 3,200 jobs mostly in Germany, as the company shifts its focus toward electric vehicle production.

Tesla Drops Prices Again

Tesla Drops Prices Again

Tesla cut prices again, this time in America and Europe, in an attempt shore up sinking sales.

Musk’s Tesla Stock Dump Rattles Market

Musk’s Tesla Stock Dump Rattles Market

Elon Musk sold $3.95 billion of Tesla stock, rattling investors already spooked by his purchase of Twitter for $44 billi …

Mercedes to Bids Farewell to ICE Platform

Mercedes to Bids Farewell to ICE Platform

Mercedes announced it will make the 2025 E Class its last model based on an internal combustion engine platform. All ne …

Stellantis to Open More Battery Plants in North America

Stellantis to Open More Battery Plants in North America

Stellantis will open more EV battery plants in North America, spurred on by a favorable policy landscape and demand.

Europe Lacks Sufficient EV Charging Network

Europe Lacks Sufficient EV Charging Network

Not only are there insufficient electric charging points along the road networks in most European Union countries, but t …

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Gets Ready for EV Mobility

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Gets Ready for EV Mobility

Gulf Oil Lubricants India, the country’s largest privately owned automotive lube producer, announced it is investing i …

California Bans New ICE Vehicle Sales by 2035

California Bans New ICE Vehicle Sales by 2035

Legislators in California have agreed to a ban on sales of internal combustion engines by 2035, a move that State Govern …

Extra Juice for the North American EVs

Extra Juice for the North American EVs

Juice Americas Inc announced it will start selling its revamped two-in-one electric vehicle charger, J+ Booster 2, the …

Calculating the Hidden Costs of Decarbonization

Calculating the Hidden Costs of Decarbonization

Containing the impacts of greenhouse gases and encouraging EVs requires a rapid transition to sustainable, renewable sou …

Netherlands and Germany Home to Half of EU’s EV Charge Points

Netherlands and Germany Home to Half of EU’s EV Charge Points

Half the electric vehicle charge points in the European Union are in two countries that occupy only 10% of the bloc’s ar …

Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz Invest Billions in EVs

Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz Invest Billions in EVs

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz, two of the world’s largest automotive companies, recently announced billions in investme …

Germany Says No to 2035 New ICE Ban

Germany Says No to 2035 New ICE Ban

Europe’s largest car making nation Germany will not back the European Union’s ban on all new internal combustion en …

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