Even though electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States topped 300,000 for the first time in this year’s third quarter, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have stalled in Europe and the U.S., prompting manufacturers to slow or halt production and dealers to slash prices to move the cars off their lots.
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NO PRESSURE! NEW, CHEAPER WAY TO STORE HYDROGEN AS FUEL
Hydrogen is in the headlines these days as a viable fuel for trains, planes, and vehicles that run on fuel cells. However, a key roadblock to hydrogen’s use is storage: the gas has to be kept under high pressure, which not only requires a lot of energy to compress it but also sharpens the risks of explosions.
U.S. ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES HIT THE BRAKES
High interest rates, inflated materials costs, and sticker-shock prices in the $60,000 range have stalled the electric vehicle revolution in the U.S.
TOYOTA RE-ENERGIZES EXPECTATIONS FOR SOLID-STATE EV BATTERIES
By 2027, Toyota will perfect a solid-state battery for all-electric vehicles, the company announced on 4 July.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES’ DIRTY DILEMMA
Data shows that electric vehicles (EVs) do less damage to the natural world over their lifespans than gas-powered cars and trucks do.
TRUCKS, SMART METERS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THINGS YOU WILL AND WON’T HAVE BY CLIMATE DECREE
The days of easy and fashionable climate virtue signaling are fast coming to a close.
EV START-UP IS BUILDING A BATTERY-SWAPPING INFRASTRUCTURE
When electric vehicle (EV) start-up Fisker introduces its “Ocean” SUV in the U.S. next year, it also will unveil its new battery-swapping station that can “refuel” its cars in the time it takes to fill a tank with gas, the company says.
EV’S GROWTH IN MARKET SHARE WILL SLOW
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) soared from 3.2 million worldwide in 2020 to more than 10 million in 2022, Bloomberg NEF reported.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AMONG THE LEAST RELIABLE, CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS
Electric vehicles (EVs) are fraught with a variety of glitches and are among the least reliable vehicles made today, according to a new study by Consumer Reports (CR), the popular bible of product quality.
EV BUMPS IN THE ROAD GETTING BIGGER
Politicians can make all the declarations they want concerning Electric Vehicles.