‘Bi-directional’ car can seat four and has 75mph top speed ZOOX, the autonomous taxi company owned by online marketplace Amazon, has unveiled its self-driving vehicle. The “Robotaxi” is 3.63 metres in length, making it only slightly longer than a Fiat 500 city car, but is designed to seat four adults in comfort. With no steering
The electric Mach-E is competent, cool, and composed, an excellent car to drive. But it’s not a Mustang, and Ford’s decision to portray it as such is a head-scratcher. Despite an epic media blitz, a gallimaufry of tacked-on design elements, and a 0-60 time that trounces some of its two-door equine cohorts, the all-new, battery-powered
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas wrote in a note to clients on Friday that global EV sales will grow 50% or more next year, while sales of internal combustion engine vehicles are expected to grow 2% to 5%. He also predicted that global EV penetration will rise from 4% to 31% by 2030. Those predictions
Washington, DC (CNN)Tesla’s fortunes have made quite a journey since April 2018, when CEO Elon Musk posted a photo on Twitter of himself apparently asleep, lying on a Model 3, holding a ragged cardboard sign that read “Bankwupt!” “There are many chapters of bankruptcy and, as critics so rightly pointed out, Tesla has them *all*”
Covid has caused a slump in new car sales that could slow the switch to electric vehicles, pushing up emissions The Government should slap a 50 per cent tax on the most polluting cars from next year to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles over the next decade, experts have said. New analysis from the
The Renault Zoe has managed to beat every other electric model in the market so far and is the best-selling EV in Europe year-to-date. According to the numbers posted by the French automaker, the zero-emission supermini accounted for over 84,000 units from January to November 2020, almost twice as many compared to the same period
Although 2020 will be primarily remembered for the pandemic, it has also been a watershed moment for electric vehicles. The rest of the car industry has seen massive drops in sales every month during the worst months of COVID-19, but the EV market has continued to grow. In the UK, by November, 162% more battery
Global electric-vehicle sales will grow 50% or more next year, while sales of internal combustion engine vehicles are expected to grow 2% to 5%. That’s the view of analysts at Morgan Stanley, who in a note to clients on Friday also predicted that global EV penetration would top 4%, rising to 31% by 2030. The
EDF has launched its cheapest electric vehicle (EV) tariff to date to help make it easier and cheaper for drivers to switch. The zero carbon GoElectric 35 tariff offers an off-peak rate of 4.5p/Kwh, which EDF is claiming to be the cheapest on the market. For this tariff, off peak is classified as 12am-5am daily.
In a virtual press conference recently, Dan Yergin, energy guru and vice-chair of IHS Markit recounted the stunned surprise that a Middle Eastern oil executive had recently shared with him upon traveling to California and seeing the plethora of Teslas on the road. It was a foretelling sign, he said, one that spoke volumes not
