Plugins continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 22,926 units, divided between 12,692 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 10,234 PHEVs (9% share of the auto market). The former jumped 33% year over year (YoY) while the latter was actually down by 8%. With the … Read more
Ford recently announced some very good sales numbers for its electric vehicles. Overall, sales increased 139% compared to last year. “While industry semiconductor chip shortages persist, improved inventory flow in April delivered a significant share gain of 1.0 percentage point over a year ago with Ford outperforming the industry.” said Andrew Frick, Ford’s vice president … Read more
Volkswagen had its annual shareholders meeting this week. Among other things to come out of it was an announcement that the e-Up!, the small electric car the company started selling in 2013, will continue in the lineup until 2025. That is far beyond the normal life of most Volkswagen models, which tend to have 7- … Read more
In a big win for Alaskan and Gulf of Mexico communities, the Department of Interior is canceling three oil and gas lease sales off the coasts of Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico. The leases would have opened up more than a million acres for development in vibrant oceans ecosystems that are vital to … Read more
Every month I look forward to reading Jose Pontes’ China sales updates and keenly follow the evolution of the Chinese EV market as it is probably the best bet for supplying affordable mass market EVs for the global market in the near future. I also look forward to Dr. Maximilian Holland’s sales updates for the … Read more
There is no shortage of sensationalized media coverage when it comes to Tesla and its intrepid leader, Elon Musk. In recent news, Tesla has delivered yet another record quarter, continuing its meteoric rise as the fastest growing complex manufacturer in history. I also think I heard something about Elon buying Twitter or whatever; but I … Read more
Numerologists, sharpen your pencils. Last year President Joe Biden pitched an offshore wind goal of 30 gigawatts by 2030 for the US. Now California has just chimed in with a 3-gigawatt goal of its own. In the meantime, the relatively small nation of Norway has just let slip word of a 30-gigawatt goal, too. Norway … Read more
Chicago set a new record for warmest temperatures ever recorded on May 11, when O’Hare International Airport hit 90° F. Utah expects temps in the high 80s or low 90s this weekend. It’s been nearly as warm this week in New England as in southeastern Florida. Heatwaves have caused crisis conditions over the last two … Read more
Based on an interview with Jake Oliver, Team Principal at QUT Motorsport. The Queensland University of Technology prides itself on being a university for the real world. With the QUT Motorsport program, I think that it could claim to be a university for the unreal world of the future! In FSAE-A, the electric cars are … Read more
When planning a trip, an electric vehicle driver must take into account the ability to charge, either rapidly (on the highway) or slowly (overnight at their accommodation), as evidenced by a recent trip to Tasmania. The NSW grant program for destination EV chargers is designed to make that planning easier by building the largest destination … Read more