History is full of Black Swan moments, where everyone expected life to carry on as it had done for decades and then it didn’t. Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized the term with his book of that title, published in 2007, just in time to make it look like he foresaw the 2008/9 stock market crash, which
Zap-Map in the UK focuses on electric mobility. People can visit its website or use its app to find EV chargers near them but Zap-Map does more. It lets drivers see in advance how much it will cost to recharge their cars using a particular public charger and calculates the cost of charging at home
Automakers have already begun to abolish ICE. This year has made clear that the internal combustion engine’s (ICE) days are numbered. 2020 saw explosive growth in the automotive industry’s EV segment, with nearly every major manufacturer and brand group announcing, unveiling or debuting new and upcoming electric vehicles. Tesla managed to retain its position at
Manufacturers’ share prices will be dependent on their ability to avoid losses on ‘stranded assets’, says analyst Carmakers will increasingly find themselves in a race to shut, switch or sell factories producing vehicles with internal combustion engines to avoid being left with “stranded assets”, as regulators set a course for a decade of electrification to
2020 has proved to be a big year for electric vehicles. With increasing demand, the production of EVs has increased significantly and newer and more innovative models have come onto the market. It means that 2021 looks set to be an even bigger year for battery-powered cars. Needless to say, there are some exciting new
The last year has been surprisingly positive for EVs. But a lot of cars that were due to be released in 2020 have slipped to next year. There are also new technologies looming in 2021 that will shift the EV market still further in the right direction. Here are some of the most significant things
Don’t look now, but we’re officially a decade into the modern electric vehicle era. So how’s it been going anyway? Exactly 10 years last week, Jeffrey Kaffee of New Jersey got the keys to the very first Chevrolet Volt sold. The handover came just four days after Olivier Chalouhi took delivery in San Francisco of
President-Elect Joe Biden has unveiled a plan for building a modern sustainable infrastructure and an equitable clean energy future. It’s a vision based largely on the assumption of a massive wave of investment in electric vehicles. But Biden is not just dreaming, he intends to act: “Biden also plans to invest big in carbon-free public
Finally there’s a mainstream EV that takes advantage of its elements to be a thoroughly well engineered modern everyday vehicle The ID.3 is an important car for VW. It’s the first model from a ground-up exercise in the creation of not just one battery electric model, but a whole range of different electric cars across
Shell to replace UK service station forecourt with EV charging hub
A fully operational Shell service station in Fulham, West London could soon be entirely replaced by electric vehicle chargers, making it the first to do so in the UK. It’s another signal that the shift to electric vehicles is well underway, and follows hot on the heels of the UK announcement last week to bring
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