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.
Electric vehicles are displacing conventional ICE vehicles and by 2025 Bloomberg NEF predicts 1 in 4 new cars will be electric. EVs have already displaced 1.5 million barrels of oil per day. Peak oil for transport will be by 2027.
Tractors is a very large industry globally and mostly diesel based with JCB announcing Hydrogen based emissions free tractors. A few companies have announced electric tractors in the smaller segment.
Every new techology and disruption will have myths and falsehoods about how it will never happen. Here are 10 myths about electric cars – and many more to come.
Over 30 robotaxi companies in 2022 developing either vehicles, autonomous systems, its clear this technology is now in the deployment phase.,
Autonomous vehicles saves lives is without question with current data showing 6 times less accidents per million miles driven. Widespread adoption will save Australia alone $30 billion per year with 1400 less deaths and 46,000 less hospitalization.
Electric buses have been widely adopted in China but the rest of the world has been slower in uptake. Over the past 12 months cities and governments have increased their support for wider adoptions.
Electric motorcycles are coming of age and matured to a point whre they have moved from the scooter replacement to higher end motorcycles. Missing is the noise, but not power, torque and enjoyment.
The advent of vehicle to grid technologies will disrupt the electric car and the electricity supply in Australia. This will be within 5 years is best prediction for the disruption occurring under our eyes.
There are more charging stations than gas stations in some countries. What is increasing though is the number of high power / fast charging power facilities. Every country is deploying hundreds or thousands.
Electric trucks have been slowly entering the market from all the major manufacturers, and businesses are catching onto the savings and applications. Transition will be steady as the capital to change from conventional to electric will be intensive.
