electric vehicles
Sales of electric vehicles are surging and global manufacturers are confident it is just the beginning.
Europe has long been the leader of the clean vehicle race, but as the field of competitors grows, it is starting to fall behind.
John Howard's decision to abolish automatic indexation of the petrol excise provides a $5 billion hit to the budget every year. What's more, it's slowed progress to more fuel efficient vehicles.
Beijing’s plan to flood the roads with electric cars has hit a bump: consumers don’t want them. But e-bikes – already a success story – could trigger a transport revolution.
While politicians and green lobby groups insist the future of auto transport is electric, oil giants BP and Exxon have released data that tells a dramatically different story.
The bankruptcy of US government-backed EV battery maker Ener1 might raise more doubts about the DOE's support program, but with better news elsewhere in the EV market, the sector's outlook is bright.
Add the growing price of energy to the power grid demands of large electric vehicles and it's clear they're an unlikely quick fix for an ailing industry.
Siemens has a vision for future mobility that marries EVs with renewable energy and smart comms, and features trucks powered by overhead wires like trams, and carbon credits for catching an electric bus.
A new study shows how the high-carbon electricity grid is making EVs less climate friendly than fuel efficient competitors. But that does not mean they are not an important option for fighting climate change.