How to make electric vehicles that don’t trash forests through mining
Using battery technology that is less reliant on minerals can avert worsening environmental damage caused by the stampede to secure materials for EVs
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Ethiopia’s bold EV ambitions hit bumps in rural areas
After becoming the world’s first country to ban imports of fossil fuel vehicles last year, a patchy power grid and high EV purchase costs are slowing Ethiopia’s green transport revolution in the countryside
Cobalt and nickel-free electric car batteries boom in “good news” for rainforests
Lithium iron phosphate batteries do not contain cobalt and nickel, which are mostly found in rainforest nations like the DR Congo and Indonesia
Colombia to present proposal for new critical minerals pact at COP30
The aim is for minerals used in the clean energy transition to be mined and commercialised responsibly, respecting the environment and communities
Lessons from trade tensions targeting “overcapacity” in China’s cleantech industry
Clean technology is turning into the next global climate spat. The debate over China’s dominance is highly politicized, but there are ways forward
Days after climate talks, US slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs and solar panels
The measures are designed to increase the cost of Chinese goods needed for the energy transition – and could therefore slow the US shift away from fossil fuels
Tesla EV gigafactory drives Germany’s latest climate justice struggle
Activists have set up a camp in Grünheide to stop expansion of Tesla’s factory, amid concerns over water, the forest and the wider effects of EV supply chains
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
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
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
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
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
Quota on the production of electric cars by 2030 would be mandatory, according to sources
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
NEWS: Falling numbers of electric charging stations could exacerbate ‘range anxiety’ of electric vehicle drivers
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
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’s latest hybrid electric vehicle powers itself through solar panels on its roof