Petrol and diesel giant Caltex is looking to position itself in the growing electric vehicle market as a provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with talks under way with potential partners for an EV charging station trial. With a global transition to electric vehicles well underway overseas and expected to take off in Australia over […]
First ultra-rapid 350kW electric car charger to be installed in Tasmania
Regional areas in Tasmania will be more accessible for electric cars by the end of 2019, with the state’s first ultra-rapid charger to be installed at a strategic location in mid-eastern Campbell Town. The 350kW charger, which allows electric cars to add 200km driving range in as little as 8-10 minutes – if they have […]
BMW i3S: Living with an electric car
With a lot of talk veering towards electrification these days, Yogendra Pratap spends about a month with one of the very best of them, in the form of the BMW i3s. Not only do we drive it in the city but also take it for an inter-city drive, putting the range of the city car […]
China’s electric car market resembles dot-com bubble
Chinas electric-vehicle market is so overcrowded, stacked with about 500 players, and it resembles the dot-com bubble, the industry’s top manufacturer warned. There are many similarities between Chinas EV market today and the crash two decades ago, when all kinds of random companies sought to become internet success stories, Lian Qingfeng, executive vice president at […]
Honda Efficiently Names Its New Electric Car with Just One Letter
We’ve been covering Honda’s charming little battery-electric city car since they first showed it in 2017, and even if we’re saddened there are no plans to bring it to America, it’s exciting to know that the production version is actually happening, and it even now has an official name: e. Just “e.” I’m assuming that […]
India’s e-car plan has just one, but potentially debilitating, flaw
India’s commitment to clean energy looks impressive, but it will likely exacerbate an existing problem. Dirty air has finally become an issue in Indian election manifestos, along with perennial subjects such as temple-building and farmers’ incomes. That shouldn’t be a surprise: Even politicians can’t escape air pollution, which has reduced life expectancy in areas near […]
Volkswagen Investors Worry About Ambitious Electric Car Plans
Volkswagen’s share price jumped last week after its first quarter financial results showed it was performing better than some of its close rivals, but investors still worry about its inefficient governance, while its huge electric car program is a gamble that could go badly wrong. VW’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the first […]
Charge your electric car whilst having a pint
Okay, you should not drink and drive, yet ChargePoint Services scored a contract with a large pub company belonging to the Ei Group. It operates over 4,400 locations in the UK that will gradually become part of ChargePoint Services’ GeniePoint network. During phase one, ChargePoint Services will install ten charging stations at Ei Group’s Pub […]
Opinion | Power thieves drain India’s electric car hopes
The lack of charging infrastructure has also contributed to puny demand for green passenger cars Mahindra Electric discontinued production of its first electric car this month Dirty air has finally become an issue in Indian election manifestos, along with perennial subjects such as temple-building and farmers’ incomes. That shouldn’t be a surprise: Even politicians can’t […]
How rampant theft of electricity could drain India’s electric car hopes
The power sector loses more than $16 billion a year to theft – more than any other country in the world Dirty air has finally become an issue in Indian election manifestos, along with perennial subjects such as temple-building and farmers’ incomes. That shouldn’t be a surprise: Even politicians can’t escape air pollution, which has […]