The Maruti Suzuki Futuro-E is likely to be showcased at the upcoming 2020 auto Expo. The production-ready, all-electric car from the brand is likely to be launched in India sometime during the year 2021. Maruti Suzuki has been fleet testing the electric version of the Japanese-spec WagonR in India. The technology under test will be […]
Electric car demand surges 200% as overall car sector dented by Brexit uncertainty
Demand for fully electric battery cars surged by almost 230% in November, even as the overall UK car market continued to be dragged down by uncertainty related to Brexit and the looming general election. The UK new car market fell by 1.3% in November, with 156,621 models registered, according to figures released on Thursday by […]
Is the electric car revolution leaving Canada behind?
The future of the auto sector is electric, but a leading expert in innovation says Canada risks being left behind forward-thinking countries if policy-makers don’t get serious about planning for the future. For all the talk about embracing all things electric, Canada is behind other countries in sales, infrastructure and coast-to-coast government incentives, says John […]
An electric car future?
There has been a boom in electric vehicle (EV) take-up. Some see this as wonderful development in removing dirty fossil-fuelled cars from the roads, others, however, are not so sure. Not all of the criticisms that have emerged may be fair as the carbon debt associated with EVs or battery manufacture may be high, but, […]
Electric car advocates turn out to support Minnesota clean car proposal
A public input meeting in North Minneapolis drew several electric car owners and clean air advocates. This story was produced in partnership with North News, a nonprofit community newspaper serving North Minneapolis. Minnesota officials needed only to glance out the window to read the room at a forum last week to gauge public opinion on […]
Why the electric-car revolution may take a lot longer than expected
An MIT analysis finds that steady declines in battery costs will stall in the next few years. A new report from the MIT Energy Initiative warns that EVs may never reach the same sticker price so long as they rely on lithium-ion batteries, the energy storage technology that powers most of today’s consumer electronics. In […]
Volkswagen starts factory production of electric car it says is ‘accessible to millions’
A ceremony held at Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant was attended by CEO Herbert Diess and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Some of the automotive industry’s major players are now making moves in the electric vehicle sector. The Volkswagen Group officially started series production of its ID.3 electric car Monday, with the German auto giant aiming to become […]
Electric Car Owners May Not Love Solar Panels So Much After All
The overlap between consumers who buy electric vehicles and those who want solar panels on their roofs may not be so broad after all. While conventional wisdom has long held that EV drivers prefer to charge cars with clean energy, surveys that fed that belief targeted early adopters of the technologies who don’t necessarily represent […]
New Research Promises Electric Car Batteries That Last For a Million Miles
Electric motors guzzle electricity, which can be especially hard on a rechargeable battery. The power cells used in electric vehicles, like Teslas, have an expected lifespan of around 300,000 to 500,000 miles, but a team of battery researchers believes it has come up with a recipe that can double that, leading to batteries that could […]
Tesla Electric Car Explodes After Hitting Tow Truck in Moscow
A Tesla electric car caught fire after crashing into a tow truck on a Moscow motorway late on Saturday. Footage of the incident on state TV channel Rossia 24 showed the car by the side of the road engulfed in flames and thick black smoke. Two small explosions occurred within a few seconds of each […]