Dec 3, 2020 | Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
Carmakers have sold more than 500,000 battery electric cars in Europe during 2020, a milestone in a move away from fossil fuels. Sales of all plug-in cars, including hybrids, have surpassed 1m during the year in the UK and the largest 17 European markets, according to...
Nov 19, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Investment
Volkswagen has raised its planned investment on digital and electric vehicle technologies to 73 billion euros ($86 billion) over the next five years as it seeks to hold onto its crown as the world’s largest carmaker in a new green era. Under a plan...
Nov 19, 2020 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Environment
Britain is beginning to look at its growing fleet of electric cars as both a way to create jobs and balance the power grid, moving transport to the center of the fight against greenhouse gas emissions. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called for phasing out...
Nov 19, 2020 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
Europe is taking unprecedented steps to phase out gasoline and diesel cars and bring an end to the almost 150-year-long era of the internal combustion engine. The UK’s 2030 ban on these cars and Germany’s four-year extension of subsidies for electric...
Nov 19, 2020 | Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Energy
Boris Johnson won plaudits from environmental campaigners with his move to bring forward a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 to 2030. But although the move will accelerate the UK’s journey to net zero emissions, it...
Nov 12, 2020 | Electric Vehicles
When it comes to Volkswagen electric cars, it’s all about Tennessee. The German automaker has made the southern state its home for electric vehicle production, and soon, batteries. On Tuesday, the company said construction began on its new battery...
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