Our solar panels occupy only a third of our roof area. Even so, on a summer day they produce about the same power our Volkswagen electric car draws as it charges from a plug in the garage. So, to the extent that we top up during the day, we are literally driving on sunshine: nil
A shift of emphasis to electric cars will raise supply challenges for both components suppliers and talent managers. Last orders’ has been called for the internal combustion engine. Just a day after Volvo announced plans to include an electric motor element in all its cars, the new French government said it will legislate to phase
It seems like most major car retailers are jumping into the electric vehicle game. Let’s talk about one of our favourite things: cars. And more specifically, how the internal combustion engine is on the verge of extinction. Not only that, but we’re also being told that in five years we’re going to be driving self-driving
We have recently seen several projections about the adoption of electric vehicles from different companies and research groups, like Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg, and even OPEC. Most of them predict that about half of new vehicle production will be electric at some point between 2035 and 2040. Now Tesla CEO Elon Musk jumps in with his
For months, politicians and fossil fuel industry have lied about the viability of renewables. Now Tesla’s big battery in South Australia will prove them wrong Elon Musk’s agreement to build the world’s largest battery for South Australia isn’t just an extraordinary technological breakthrough that signs coal’s death warrant. It’s potentially a game changer in the
OPEC quintupled forecast for battery powered cars in last year Oil majors and automakers diverge on outlook for EVs The world’s biggest oil producers are starting to take electric vehicles seriously as a long-term threat. OPEC quintupled its forecast for sales of plug-in EVs, and oil producers from Exxon Mobil Corp. to BP Plc also
More battery-powered vehicles would mean cleaner air and quieter streets – but also a drain on the National Grid and less fuel duty to the Treasury Streets will be quieter, the air will be cleaner, people will spend less time at petrol stations and car factories might even return to Britain’s shores if the country
Electric Car Heaven: Charging in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes has probably the greatest concentration of electric car charging points of any location in the world. This arguably makes it the best candidate destination city for electric car drivers anywhere in the world. Of course, those are difficult statements to confirm since there aren’t international league tables of such things. However, a look
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