Despite several policy initiatives by the German government to promote the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) – including generous subsidies – a new poll shows that many residents are still not convinced to ditch combustion-engine automobiles. The Institute for Demoscopy Read more…
American auto giant Ford has unveiled its all electric truck F-150 lightning. This truck is considered the smartest, most innovative truck Ford has ever built. F-150 Lightning is a pillar of the company’s more than $22 billion global electric vehicle Read more…
Come 2023, all rideshare companies operating in California will use only electric vehicles by 2023. Tagged the clean miles standard, the new regulation will compel rideshare companies operating in California to meet the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 40 percent below 1990 Read more…
Germany’s Electric Vehicle (EV) sub-sector is gaining traction in the country’s rural areas. A report by KfW, a government-owned banking institution, reveals that .3% of German households currently possess a battery electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle. A further 1.1% of Read more…
In 2020, big tech firm Amazon made a pledge to acquire 100,000 custom electric delivery vehicles for its operations. This was part of its pledge to combat climate change and instead push for the eradication of greenhouse gases from its operations, Read more…
The movement towards achieveing carbon neutrality for the global auto-industry is getting stronger as Nissan plans to switch to electric-only car production by 2030. The Japanese auto-firm says this 100% electrification plan will be tested in key markets of Japan, Read more…
American automaker General Motors (GM) has set 2040 as its target to become carbon neutral in its global products and operations. To this end, GM has signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5⁰C – which represents an urgent call to action Read more…
U.S President Joe Biden has outlined a plan to drive the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Consequently he has unveiled an Executive Order (EO) that will see the replacement of government vwhicles with electric ones. Biden stated this would be Read more…
As the global economy transits from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, one clear driver of this process has been the Electric Vehicle (EV). The arguement has been that EVs are carbon neutral and are not huge greenhouse emission agents Read more…
The South Korean government has vowed to build 20 million Electric Vehicle (EVs) stations in local residences by 2050. To make this a reality, a new climate response fund will be established. This policy will be implemented in three dimensions: Read more…