Category: EV adoption

EV Range Dips Nearly 25 Percent While Carrying Load: AAA

The range of electric vehicles can fall by up to a quarter when made to carry heavy loads, according to a study conducted by the American Automobile Association (AAA) on Ford’s EV pickup truck F-150 Lightning. In an unloaded state, the 2022 Lightning had a driving range of 278 miles. However, with a payload of…


Sales of Used Electric Vehicles Jump by a Third in First Quarter

Used EV sales rose by a third in the first quarter of this year, with average retail prices dropping and remaining well below the price of new electric vehicles, even as Americans remain hesitant to adopt electric cars. The sale of EVs through a licensed dealership rose 32 percent year-over-year in Q1 to 42,753 units,…


EV Charging Stations Coming to Thousands of Walmart Stores Nationwide

Walmart is planning to add thousands of electric vehicle-charging stations at its stores by the end of the decade even as EV adoption faces multiple challenges like the high cost of acquisition. “By 2030, we intend to build our own EV fast-charging network at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations coast to coast,” Walmart…


Europe to Ban Sale of New Gasoline Cars From 2035

People residing in member nations of the European Union will no longer be able to buy new cars that run on petrol or diesel, according to a rule adopted by the European Council on Tuesday. “The council today adopted a regulation setting stricter CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans,” said the official…


California Zero-Emission Vehicle Sales Increase by Over 100 Percent in Two Years, Accounts for 40 Percent of US Sales

The sale of zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in California has risen by more than 100 percent in two years, with the state making up 40 percent of U.S. sales of such vehicles in 2022 and roughly 19 percent of all cars sold in California. According to data from the California Energy Commission, 18.8 percent of all…


EV ‘Mania’ May Be ‘Over,’ Production Estimates and Executive Enthusiasm Wane as Sustainability Questioned

Electric vehicle (EV) “mania” might be at an end, or, at a minimum, easing down, according to research, as concerns about supply chains, lithium sourcing, inflation, and more affect production capacities while customer demand decelerates globally, as evidenced by industry leader Tesla cutting prices in order to increase sales. In Europe, EV car manufacturers are…


‘EV Car Mania May Be Over’ as Production Estimates and Executive Enthusiasm Wane: Institute for Energy Research

Electric vehicle (EV) “mania” might be at an end, or, at a minimum, easing down, according to research, as concerns about supply chains, lithium sourcing, inflation, and more affect production capacities while customer demand decelerates globally, as evidenced by industry leader Tesla cutting prices in order to increase sales. In Europe, EV car manufacturers are…


‘EV Mania May Be Over’ as Car Production Estimates and Executive Enthusiasm Wane: Institute for Energy Research

Electric vehicle (EV) “mania” might be at an end, or, at a minimum, easing down, according to research, as concerns about supply chains, lithium sourcing, inflation, and more affect production capacities while customer demand decelerates globally, as evidenced by industry leader Tesla cutting prices in order to increase sales. In Europe, EV car manufacturers are…


‘Silent Majority’ Doubtful About Electric Cars Being the Only Option: Toyota Chief

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., has said that automakers pursuing an electric-only agenda does not reflect the market reality because the technology and infrastructure are yet to mature, while a “silent majority” that align with that perspective can’t speak out. “People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority,” Toyoda told…