End of the road for traditional vehicles? Here are the facts
Oct 10, 2017 13:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views
New sales of petrol and diesel cars will be banned by 2040 in the UK, which has since been joined by France. Sweden and Scotland will impose the ban by 2032, and Norway by 2025. Coupled with increasing concern over the...
Jobs, tax and politics: three ways electric vehicles will change our world
Oct 06, 2017 00:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Economy
China, the worlds largest car market, is working on a timetable to stop the production and sale of vehicles powered by fossil fuels. India has declared its intention to make all new vehicles electric by 2030. Like...
New Mercedes-Benz Maybach Convertible Is An Electric Car Enthusiast’s Dream
Aug 21, 2017 06:24 am UTC| Technology
Anyone who has been following the development of the electric car for decades will remember a time when analysts and so-called experts said that such vehicles would never be sexy enough for the masses. Then Tesla came...
The economic black hole at the heart of the shift to electric vehicles
Aug 07, 2017 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 is perhaps the most significant policy announcement made by the UK government in the past decade (with the possible exception of Brexit). It feels like a...
How electric vehicles could take a bite out of the oil market
Jul 27, 2017 10:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
When will cars powered by gas-guzzling internal combustion engines become obsolete? Not as soon as it seems, even with the latest automotive news out of Europe. First, Volvo announced it would begin to phase out the...
Volvo To Go Full Electric, Says Goodbye To Gas Cars
Jul 08, 2017 16:28 pm UTC| Technology
While it still remains one of the most well-known luxury brands of cars in the business, Volvo is not about to wait until it becomes left behind by current trends. As a result, the company has announced that it will be...
Electric Cars Can Also Power Buildings When Parked, Researchers Say
Jun 17, 2017 03:11 am UTC| Science Technology
It seems there is one more reason to get an electric car other than to protect the environment. According to researchers, vehicles running on electricity can also power buildings without suffering battery drain or...
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