Electric Vehicles
This is What it Sounds Like When EVs Fly
By Simon Johns - May 5, 2020Replacing combustion engines with electric motors is fundamentally changing the ways land vehicles are propelled, fueled …
Let them Eat Coolant
By Simon Johns - May 5, 2020Once the market normalizes after the global lockdown, automakers and lube companies will need to look again at the long …
Turn on the Buses
By Simon Johns - May 1, 2020For those pinning their hopes on heavy-duty engine lubricants as a fallback against losses on passenger car motor oil, t …
Around the EV World
By Simon Johns - April 17, 2020Vehicle launches, charging networks and battery production news from the past three months.
Electrical Fluid Properties for EVs
April 16, 2020Vehicle electrification presents new challenges for formulators developing automotive lubricants with the care of tailor …
The EV of the World’s Desire
By Simon Johns - April 16, 2020Turkey is reviving its ambition to make at producing a 100% domestically designed and produced car, and this time it hap …
Imprecise by the Dashboard Light
By Simon Johns - April 15, 2020The devil is in the details and sometimes even the most diligent carmakers come a-cropper when the software in an EV war …
Has Coronavirus Burst China’s EV Bubble?
By Simon Johns - April 14, 2020A trade war with the United States, weakening sales and now a disease epidemic are hammering China’s automakers. After …
Seoul Power
By Simon Johns - April 14, 2020Hyundai Motor Group has been building battery electric vehicles for four years, and although beleaguered by supply chain …
Lube Marketers Gear Up for E-fluids Era
By Simon Johns - April 14, 2020Fluid makers need to respond quickly to the changing face of personal mobility and drivetrains.
Around the EV World
By Simon Johns - December 3, 2019The German city of Frankfurt played host to the biannual International Auto Show in September. The major German manufact …
Sleeping BEV Giant Awakes in Frankfurt
By Simon Johns - December 3, 2019The German city of Frankfurt played host to the biannual International Auto Show in September. The major German manufact …
Stimulating Mexico’s Domestic EV Industry
By Simon Johns - December 3, 2019Mexico leads the region in electrified vehicle sales and is upping the ante with a domestically produced vehicle.
Buy My Lithium Down, Sport
By Simon Johns - December 3, 2019Western Australia’s lithium miners are feeling the pinch from reduced demand, while in South America, supplies of the …
Mixed Blessings for Tesla
By Simon Johns - December 3, 2019The world-famous Tesla is an impressive piece of engineering and design. But its rise to the top of the market has been …
The Netherlands Leads the Charge
By Simon Johns - December 3, 2019The Dutch have taken to electric vehicles like ducks to water. The sector was propelled by generous tax breaks and a hig …
Asian EV Momentum Builds
By Simon Johns - August 28, 2019Will light-duty EVs take off in Asia outside of the main markets of China, Japan and South Korea?
Governments in Asi …