Electric Vehicles
Battery EV Sales Surge in EU
By Simon Johns - April 24, 2023European March registrations of battery electric vehicles surged by 58%, year on year.
EU Caves to German Pressure to Include E-fuels
By Simon Johns - March 28, 2023The 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
By Simon Johns - March 28, 2023Registrations of new battery electric vehicles snagged a market share of 12.1% of all passenger cars in February 2 …
Germany Halts EU ICE Ban
By Simon Johns - March 8, 2023European 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
By Simon Johns - February 22, 2023China 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
By Simon Johns - January 25, 2023Ford Motor Co. will ax 3,200 jobs mostly in Germany, as the company shifts its focus toward electric vehicle production.
Tesla Drops Prices Again
By Simon Johns - January 16, 2023Tesla cut prices again, this time in America and Europe, in an attempt shore up sinking sales.
Musk’s Tesla Stock Dump Rattles Market
By Simon Johns - November 10, 2022Elon 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
By Simon Johns - November 8, 2022Mercedes 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
By Boris Kamchev - October 24, 2022Stellantis will open more EV battery plants in North America, spurred on by a favorable policy landscape and demand.
Europe Lacks Sufficient EV Charging Network
By Boris Kamchev - October 13, 2022Not 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
By Boris Kamchev - September 15, 2022Gulf 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
By Boris Kamchev - August 26, 2022Legislators 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
By Boris Kamchev - August 11, 2022Juice 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
August 5, 2022Containing 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
By Boris Kamchev - August 5, 2022Half 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
By Boris Kamchev - July 14, 2022Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz, two of the world’s largest automotive companies, recently announced billions in investme …
Germany Says No to 2035 New ICE Ban
By Simon Johns - June 23, 2022Europe’s largest car making nation Germany will not back the European Union’s ban on all new internal combustion en …