It is good to look at our energy and climate transition from various angles. Matthew Scarfone, Postdoctoral Fellow and Moral Philosopher at the University of Toronto, writing on The Conversation website, makes the assumption that driving EVs is generally good for the environment, but that assumption doesn’t show that driving EVs is morally praiseworthy. What … Continue reading “Is there anything morally praiseworthy about driving an electric vehicle?”
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The future of EVs in China may look very different to the luxury Tesla cars currently attracting the most attention
Youlin Huang, Assistant Professor in Marketing and Innovation at Zhejiang Gongshang University, David Tyfield, Professor in Sustainable Transitions and Political Economy at Lancaster University, Didier Soopramanien, Reader in Marketing at Loughborough University and Lixian Qian, Associate Professor of Marketing & Innovation at Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University in an article on The Conversation website discuss the … Continue reading The future of EVs in China may look very different to the luxury Tesla cars currently attracting the most attention
New data from EEA on emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12 % decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, compared with 2019. Average van emissions also decreased slightly, by about 1.5 %. Sharp decrease … Continue reading New data from EEA on emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020
New rush of European players to build electric car batteries
Obviously, expecting the electric vehicle market to expand dramatically, there are several efforts underway in Europe to build high-volume plants for electric batteries. Maddy Savage discusses latest efforts in an article on the BBC website. Gigafactories: Europe tools up against US and Asia as a car battery force Surrounded by a forest of tall … Continue reading New rush of European players to build electric car batteries
China is erecting factories for electric cars almost as fast as the rest of the world combined
Fueled with money from Wall Street and local officials, automakers plan to build eight million electric cars a year in China, more than Europe and North America combined. Keith Bradsher discusses latest developments in an article on the New York Times website. As Cars Go Electric, China Builds a Big Lead in Factories Xpeng … Continue reading China is erecting factories for electric cars almost as fast as the rest of the world combined
If fast charging networks are built for trucks, then they can beat diesel in terms of cost
Around 7% of global carbon emissions are generated by heavy transportation trucks. Adding extra batteries to carry the bigger loads just doesn't add up financially is the view for electric trucks. But a new study from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), says that we are looking at the issue the wrong way round. Matt McGrath … Continue reading If fast charging networks are built for trucks, then they can beat diesel in terms of cost
Electric vehicle company has launched a “moonshot” goal of launching the world’s first carbon neutral car by the end of the decade
Polestar, the electric car brand owned by Volvo wants the car to hit the market by the end of the decade as the world’s first carbon neutral car by the end of the decade. Madeleine Cuff discusses latest developments in an article on the inews website. Polestar promises to create the world’s first carbon … Continue reading Electric vehicle company has launched a “moonshot” goal of launching the world’s first carbon neutral car by the end of the decade
One way to reduce transport emissions relatively quickly, and potentially globally, is to swap cars for cycling, e-biking and walking
There is growing awareness that a new approach to travel is seriously needed. This is particularly true because transport is one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonise due to its heavy fossil fuel use and reliance on carbon-intensive infrastructure. Christian Brand, Associate Professor in Transport, Energy & Environment, Transport Studies Unit at the University … Continue reading One way to reduce transport emissions relatively quickly, and potentially globally, is to swap cars for cycling, e-biking and walking
Manufacturers fight to source the exotic materials needed to produce batteries for electric vehicles
Shortage of key materials and rising demand for batteries prompt urgent calls for action to avoid supply issues. Alan Tovey discusses the issues in an article on The Telegraph website. Electric car rush drives rare earths arms race Car companies’ rush to go all-electric is likely to drive an arms race between manufacturers as … Continue reading Manufacturers fight to source the exotic materials needed to produce batteries for electric vehicles
“The problem isn’t just gas-fueled cars but car-fueled lives”
Changing the fuel won’t solve the bigger problems of our addiction to cars: their resource-intensiveness; their destruction of community; the sacrifice of our real future for manufacturer’s promises that there’ll be a better tomorrow if we just let them get away with a worse today; the highway carnage…. Farhad Manjoo discusses in an opinion piece … Continue reading “The problem isn’t just gas-fueled cars but car-fueled lives”
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