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WednesdayOct 02, 2024 10:00 am

Ford to Assemble EV Batteries in Romania

Ford Motor may soon begin assembling electric vehicle batteries at a new battery assembly facility in Craiova, Romania. According to local sources consulted by Economedia, the EV battery cells will be based on designs from another region, making Romania the last step in Ford's EV battery manufacturing pipeline. Ford has neither denied nor confirmed the validity of the information. The revelation comes amid a global slowdown in electric vehicle sales that has lasted several months and left thousands of unsold battery electric cars collecting dust in ports and car lots. Ford is one of the many established automakers that had…

MondaySep 30, 2024 10:00 am

America to Ban Chinese Technology in Vehicles

U.S. officials have revealed that they are planning to ban the use of Chinese and Russian technology in vehicles manufactured in the country. This ban would prevent certain software and hardware developed in both Russia and China from being deployed in American-made cars, buses and trucks to minimize apparent security risks. According to the officials, they fear that Chinese and Russian technologies used to connect vehicles to other networks and facilitate autonomous driving could grant enemies remote access to vehicles running on U.S. roads. Although the U.S. automobile industry rarely uses software made in China and Russia, Commerce Secretary Gina…

FridaySep 27, 2024 10:00 am

Ipsos Research Shows More Americans Doubt Eco-Benefits of EVs

New research has revealed that a growing number of Americans aren't fully sold on the environmental benefits of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Electric cars produce zero tailpipe emissions as they eschew the traditional internal combustion engine for an electric motor, making them integral to decarbonizing the transportation sector. However, more than a decade after Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) introduced the first commercial BEV to the market, electric vehicles make up a minuscule portion of new vehicle sales and still haven't made any progress toward dethroning petrol and diesel-powered vehicles. Ipsos Research has now discovered that the percentage of Americans who…

WednesdaySep 25, 2024 10:00 am

Tumbling EV Sales Cause EU Automakers to Call for Urgent Action

The European Union’s automobile industry is calling for desperate action amid a notable fall in new electric vehicle car sales. Consumer demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) across the EU has fallen significantly in recent months, and carmakers are finding it increasingly difficult to sell their new electric cars. The regional bloc’s car industry is now asking policymakers to take action to safeguard the EU’s transition to electric cars. If no action is taken, the sector says, the transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to electric cars will put significant financial strain on the economy. Furthermore, it could jeopardize…

MondaySep 23, 2024 10:00 am

Norway Now Has More EVs Than ICE Vehicles

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in Norway, one of the largest oil exporters on the globe, now outnumber internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. Norway has been at the forefront of the globe’s electrification efforts for the past several years and has now achieved a feat that will most likely take larger markets, such as the United States, decades to achieve. Recent data from the Norwegian Road Federation shows that 754,303 of the 2.8 million private vehicles registered in Norway are fully electric while 753,905 are powered by fossil fuels. With a population of only 5.5 million people, Norway is leagues smaller…

FridaySep 20, 2024 10:00 am

Italy Endorses EU Decision on Import Tariffs for Chinese EVs

Italy has revealed that it supports the European Union’s (EU) decision to impose import tariffs on electric cars manufactured in China. The European Commission levied import tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles after a probe by the commission found that China’s decade-long EV subsidy program gave Chinese automakers an unfair advantage over western carmakers. With the U.S. auto market virtually closed off to Chinese EVs, they began flooding into the EU and threatened to outcompete European carmakers in their markets. However, the EU’s recent 38% tariff on Chinese EVs means that China can't sell cheap electric cars…

WednesdaySep 18, 2024 10:00 am

The Auto Market Is Transforming Due to Chinese EV Sales

China's growing electric vehicle industry is transforming the global automobile market in a significant way. Until 10 years ago, China’s underdeveloped vehicle-manufacturing sector meant Chinese buyers mostly purchased cars from foreign automakers. However, western carmakers are finding it increasingly hard to attract buyers in China, thanks to the country's EV sector. With dozens of Chinese EV companies manufacturing multitudes of affordable electric cars, a growing number of local buyers are ditching foreign vehicles for domestically made electric vehicles. BMW’s recent decision to lower its profit margin projections in China due to waning demand signifies a major change in the vehicle…

MondaySep 16, 2024 10:00 am

Survey Shows Americans Increasingly Favor Hybrids, Distrust EVs

A new survey has found that Americans’ distrust of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is increasingly pushing them away from conventional electric cars to hybrid alternatives. The Biden administration has invested tens of billions of dollars into developing the country's burgeoning electric vehicle sector, but consumers aren't buying into the EV dream as fast as policymakers and auto companies had hoped. The result is a surge in the demand for hybrid vehicles among buyers who would like to reduce their tailpipe emissions but aren't willing to switch to a pure electric car. The survey revealed that consumers’ interest in electric cars…

FridaySep 13, 2024 10:00 am

Volvo Shelves Plan to Make Only Electric Vehicles by 2030

Volvo has announced that it is shelving its plan to rapidly electrify its product line until it is only manufacturing electric cars by 2030. The ambitious electrification plan would have seen Volvo ramp up electric vehicle production and wind down the production of fossil fuel vehicles over the next several years until, by the end of the decades, those types of vehicles were completely eliminated from the automaker’s lineup. Volvo first announced the target three years ago, but the automaker says “changing market conditions” have forced it to go back to the drawing board. Rather than an electric vehicle-only lineup,…

WednesdaySep 11, 2024 10:00 am

Rich Countries Dumping Used ICE Vehicles in Developing Countries

As the world strives to rid itself of its reliance on fossil fuels, experts have noticed an alarming trend: developed countries are dumping scores of used fossil-fuel-powered cars in developing nations. These rich countries attract the lion's share of green-energy-related investment and have made significant progress in their efforts to electrify transportation. Unfortunately, the developed world is also exporting a growing number of gas guzzlers it is replacing with electric cars to the underdeveloped world, flooding emerging economies with so many internal combustion engine (ICE) cars that those countries will have trouble cutting their emissions. MIT Mobility Initiative senior fellow…

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