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Report: Automakers Collectively Revise Goals for Electric Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

From Automotive News : The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021 resulted in an ambitious pledge — six major automakers and 30 national governments promised to halt the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles in "leading markets" by 2035 and globally by 2040.

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Creative Greenius is EV Driven

Creative Greenius

So you can see that Climate Change , Environment , Standards , Solar and other such terms all relate heavily to Obama according to what people talk about. * "Revenge of the Electric Car" director, Chris Payne, in his new Tesla. Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls.

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

Drive Electric

Faced with the rising threat of climate change, one of the government’s first major steps to combat dangerous levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the country was introduce the Congestion Charge. So, what is it, where does it apply, and are electric cars exempt from congestion charge costs?

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). Call it Peak ICE—the last hurrah of a technology that governments are ushering off the stage to combat climate change.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021

EV Match

National Drive Electric Week – Denver, CO. This event, held at the Forney Museum, will have an awesome collection of electric vehicles to learn about, such as Tesla, BMW, Chevy, Porsche, and more! Access to the car show is free. September 26, 2021. Come learn about EVs. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER. October 3, 2021.

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VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

Green Car Congress

That car, Leohold noted, had a lead-acid battery pack with about 24 kWh of energy, was propelled by wheel hub motors and had a range of about 50 km—“ not that much different than today. ” In the 1970s Volkswagen had put two electric cars on the market, but sales figures were in the two-digit numbers, Leohold said.

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EV Standouts at the 2021 LA Auto Show

EV Match

Hyundai , Fisker , VinFast , and Porsche were among other companies that presented impressive vehicles at a range of price points. Overall, it is so encouraging to see the rapidly-increasing range of electric vehicles coming to the market to suit many lifestyles, needs, and budgets, and we’ll keep you updated on what’s coming next.

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