In the next decade or so, experts predict that electric car sales will surpass gas-powered car sales. That may seem hard to believe. In 2015, all of the alternative fuel cars (hybrid, electric, natural gas, etc.) put together only made up about 7% of the 129 million total cars in the US, according to the
Various policy driven scenarios show electric vehicles gaining market share over the next few decades but with the turnover of the vehicle stock taking longer. I recently argued that BP’s projections showing almost no take-up of plug-in vehicles[1] by 2035 was unrealistic in view of several convergent trends. There is increasing pressure to reduce CO2
[10 June] Sooner or later, it can happen in a romance: the two parties decide they’re just not that into one another. The state of California dumped hybrid-electric vehicles on July 1, 2011, when it ended the rule that allowed them to use carpool lanes on freeways even with just one occupant. Now the city
Electric cars are often touted for their financial and environmental benefits, but there’s another major perk they offer to consumers. They’re very nice to drive. Many drivers have been won over by electric cars’ near-silent operation and instant torque delivery. Now, there’s at least a glimmer of hope that carmakers may finally begin promoting those
Every smog cloud has its silver lining. Volkswagen is still on the hook for installing “cheat devices” – software that made its cars appear cleaner than they were – but it’s now emerged that it’s not the only one to play dirty. To one degree or another, it seems a number of car brands have
Last week, I explained a dismaying reality for planet-savers everywhere: Not even mega-blowout sales for Tesla’s new Model 3 sedan are enough to substantially green and decarbonize our global transportation system. There are simply too many cars on the road and too many new cars sold each year — the vast majority of which run
EV sales in the UK are up 23 percent this year. One right-hand-drive nation is going in the right direction when it comes to sales of electric vehicles. The UK recorded 10,496 electric vehicle sales during the first quarter of 2016. This was a quarterly record and a 23 percent jump from last year, according
The UK Government will lose out on major economic benefits unless it makes a significant investment in upgrading the nation’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and upskilling the motor industry, an independent academic report will warn this week. The report, commissioned by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), concludes that the overall economic and
There’s never been a better time to go electric… Electric cars are here to stay. Don’t take our word for it though, take the word of the British public, who have since the start of 2016 been registering a new electric vehicle every 13 minutes. Those figures come courtesy of Go Ultra Low, a government-led
[7 April] Electric vehicle registrations had another record braking month in March, this time seeing more cars eligible for the UK Government’s Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) sold than ever before. March’s total of 7,144 PiCG eligible cars smashes the previous best monthly total of 6,104, set in March 2015. The record sales again took almost
