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Electric Vehicles

With Indonesia's answer to Elon Musk in jail, electric vehicles are going nowhere

With Indonesia’s answer to Elon Musk in jail, electric vehicles are going nowhere

Electric vehicle pioneer Dasep Ahmadi was imprisoned over a failed experiment, with a chilling effect on innovation

Electric cars help limit climate change despite blackspots in India, Poland

Electric cars help limit climate change despite blackspots in India, Poland

Study shows it makes sense to drive an electric car in most of the world including in China and the US rather than stick to petrol, diesel engines

Norway's electric car demand is outstripping supply - with lessons for the EU

Norway’s electric car demand is outstripping supply – with lessons for the EU

Thousands of Norwegians are on waiting lists for electric cars, showing the success and limitations of policy incentives

The Chinese coal city that electrified its entire taxi fleet

The Chinese coal city that electrified its entire taxi fleet

Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, replaced 8,000 petrol-powered taxis with electric vehicles in a single year. What did we learn?

Juncker's 'Rasputin' moved to weaken EU electric car push - sources

Juncker’s ‘Rasputin’ moved to weaken EU electric car push – sources

Martin Selmayr, the powerful Brussels chief of staff, ordered commissioners to drop sanctions that would punish carmakers for missing proposed electric vehicle targets

EU 'increasingly likely' to implement electric car quota, despite denials

EU ‘increasingly likely’ to implement electric car quota, despite denials

Quota on the production of electric cars by 2030 would be mandatory, according to sources

India’s electric vehicle revolution faces major hurdles

India’s electric vehicle revolution faces major hurdles

High costs and a lack of public charging stations pose a challenge to bold EV target, say experts, not helped by inconsistent government policy

Indian oil majors prepare for electric vehicle boom

Indian oil majors prepare for electric vehicle boom

As India aims to go to 100% EVs by 2030, oil producers are considering investment in lithium-ion battery production

Beijing limits on car registration boost electric vehicles

Beijing limits on car registration boost electric vehicles

Subsidies and regulations make EVs an appealing option, but the charging infrastructure needs to keep up with demand

Statoil chief: rise of electric cars will shrink oil industry

Statoil chief: rise of electric cars will shrink oil industry

Once regarded as a joke, the electric car sector is growing fast with some predicting it could take a 35% share of car sales by 2035 – bad news for oil majors

Climate targets mean an end to oil-fuelled cars by 2035

Climate targets mean an end to oil-fuelled cars by 2035

The world needs to make a paradigm shift to electric vehicles, say experts, predicting that by 2050 half of all cars would need to be “zero-emissions”

Revving down: Why Europe’s biggest carmakers are in for a rough ride

Revving down: Why Europe’s biggest carmakers are in for a rough ride

Between Dutch plans to ban sales of petrol cars from 2025 and the rapid rise of car sharing, the automotive industry faces some big challenges

Formula E the "right way to go" says head of world motorsport

Formula E the “right way to go” says head of world motorsport

NEWS: Former Ferrari chief Jean Todt tells RTCC he’s behind new electric series, as fans turn out in thousands for London finale

US rollout of electric charging stations slowing down

US rollout of electric charging stations slowing down

NEWS: Falling numbers of electric charging stations could exacerbate ‘range anxiety’ of electric vehicle drivers

Tesla to open $5 billion 'Gigafactory' for batteries

Tesla to open $5 billion ‘Gigafactory’ for batteries

Elon Musk’s latest investment could remove another barrier to the electric car industry

Renault chief calls for London's bus lanes to accept electric cars

Renault chief calls for London’s bus lanes to accept electric cars

Free parking, charging facilities and access to bus lanes seen as essential for electric market to take off in UK

Ford unveils C-MAX Energi Solar concept car

Ford unveils C-MAX Energi Solar concept car

Ford’s latest hybrid electric vehicle powers itself through solar panels on its roof

US military to spend $2.4 billion on electric vehicles by 2020

US military to spend $2.4 billion on electric vehicles by 2020

The military is forecast to purchase nearly 100,000 non-tactical electric vehicles to meet its targets

Build your own electric sports car

Build your own electric sports car

Tie up between racing car manufacturer and Birmingham University will offer kit car that can be switched between combustion, hybrid and electric power

Poland’s use of vetoes on EU climate goals has no legal basis

Poland’s use of vetoes on EU climate goals has no legal basis

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