Electric vehicles are the fastest-moving part of the transport shift, and this category tracks the numbers and the arguments. Our posts show EV adoption surging in Australia, Europe and China, including sales that exceeded petrol and diesel cars in Europe, an EV sold every 100 seconds in Australia, and the EU ban on new internal combustion vehicles from 2035. Others profile the biggest Chinese manufacturers, the Tesla Supercharger network, and why charging stations now outnumber gas stations in some places.
The category goes well beyond cars. We cover electric trucks, buses and tractors, mining equipment, motorcycles and scooters, boats and ships, and the economics of fuel and labour costs for Australian trucking. A recurring point is that electric vehicles replace imported petrol and diesel, cut running costs and can support the grid through vehicle-to-grid technology.
Posts also challenge the objections: ten electric vehicle myths debunked, whether EVs still save emissions when electricity comes from gas, hydrogen as a transport option, and whether Toyota’s hesitation is a risk. Million-kilometre batteries and falling battery prices explain why forecasters have repeatedly been out by years. If you are weighing an electric vehicle, following the market or want to see how transport is changing, start here.
Electric vehicles are the fastest-moving part of the transport shift, and this category tracks the numbers and the arguments. Our posts show EV adoption surging in Australia, Europe and China, including sales that exceeded petrol and diesel cars in Europe, an EV sold every 100 seconds in Australia, and the EU ban on new internal combustion vehicles from 2035. Others profile the biggest Chinese manufacturers, the Tesla Supercharger network, and why charging stations now outnumber gas stations in some places.
The category goes well beyond cars. We cover electric trucks, buses and tractors, mining equipment, motorcycles and scooters, boats and ships, and the economics of fuel and labour costs for Australian trucking. A recurring point is that electric vehicles replace imported petrol and diesel, cut running costs and can support the grid through vehicle-to-grid technology.
Posts also challenge the objections: ten electric vehicle myths debunked, whether EVs still save emissions when electricity comes from gas, hydrogen as a transport option, and whether Toyota’s hesitation is a risk. Million-kilometre batteries and falling battery prices explain why forecasters have repeatedly been out by years. If you are weighing an electric vehicle, following the market or want to see how transport is changing, start here.
Australia’s EV sales more than doubled in the first half of 2026. The Electric Vehicle Council’s tenth State of EVs report shows 157,957 new EVs sold, a 25.8% share of new-car sales by June and 196 models on offer. However, electric trucks, vans and several state governments still lag behind.
For the first time, EVs officially out sold ICE (petrol) in the EU in December 2025. Battery EV registrations surged 51% – 17.4% increase while as petrol demand plummeted. Hybrids remain the largest segment. This historic shift highlights a rapidly evolving market, even as the EU adjusts its long-term emissions targets for the automotive sector.
Electric trucking in Australia offers significant cost and environmental advantages over diesel, which accounts for 20% of the nation’s transport emissions. Electric B-Double prime movers cost about 30 cents per kilometer for electricity, a third of diesel’s cost. New Energy Transport is pioneering a fully outsourced, low-carbon transport solution to reduce freight costs by 20% on routes like Sydney-to-Canberra and, eventually, Sydney-to-Melbourne.
BYD’s Blade Battery 2.0 is a game-changer, offering a million-kilometer lifespan and 1,000 km range. With “Flash Charging” adding 400 km in just five minutes, the traditional advantages of petrol engines have vanished. As BYD supplies this tech to Tesla and Toyota, the shift from internal combustion to ultra-durable, rapid-charging EVs has become inevitable.
At Everything Electric UK 2025, pushed as both car and house, the house energy was very subdued. Most of the show where new EVs into UK. From Hyundai, to BYD, Geely, GWM, and Zeckr there are Chinese cars gallore. Octipus had a range of dozens of cars to suit lease with free charging.
Fuel costs of large trucks suggest electric class 8 trucks would be economic. Turns out labour costs is the major item. Will humanoid robots or autonomous vehicles reduce operating cost so much that autonomous trucks take over trucking.
Global electric truck sales are growing with sales in 2024 over 90,000 units and a year-on-year growth rate of almost 80%. Surge is largely driven by China, where sales more than doubled between 2023 and 2024, accounting for over 80% of global sales. China leads the way, but other markets increase electric truck adoption. With Tesla Semi soon to be produced, trucks will surge.
If California’s 340 billion light-duty vehicle miles went electric, consuming 200 watt-hours per mile, it would require an additional 68 TWh/year, 24% of 2023’s 281 TWh generation. There is 4 times unused natural gas capacity, currently not used. Charging during low-use night hours would utilize this excess, reducing pollution and improving efficiency, enhancing air quality and boost ROI on existing infrastructure.
Previously we outlined ten reasons hydrogen was dead for transportation, yet we see Stellantis flawed hydrogen strategy proposed by the […]
Bloomberg EV outlook forecasts for more than 1 year out should be ignored. Reviewing Vehicle Outlook Reports from 2016 to 2023 demonstrate straight line predictions, and not the exponential rise due to lower battery costs and EV giants BYD and Tesla on their 50% year on year growth projections.
