The electrics are coming! Hardly a month goes by now where we don't hear about several new electric cars and crossovers on the way to the U.S. from all manner of automakers big and small. Everyone's hoping to get a piece of Tesla's action, all while betting big that car buyers are getting ready to move away from combustion and hybrid-powered vehicles to full EVs. Maybe you've even been considering making just such a switch yourself.
Many of those very same (especially European) automakers have also set calendar dates for when they'll start or finish phasing out internal combustion engines entirely. We already told you about all the EVs you can buy in 2021, plus the electric SUVs available, and now it's time to run down all the electric car companies who make them. Who's making what, right now and in the foreseeable future? Read on for a list of every company and brand already building or planning EVs for the U.S. market, organized in alphabetical order and accompanied by a list of their current and future electric cars, trucks, and SUVs.
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5/29/21
Two sides of the coin: More electric cars on the road will mean increased mining for what goes in their batteries
With all major auto manufacturers bringing electric vehicles into production in an effort to catch up to the popularity of Tesla, there will be a rising demand for metals and other resources necessary for the manufacture of millions of new batteries. This raises concerns about the environmental and social impact of more intense mining operations
Read more at: More electric cars on the road will mean increased mining for what goes in their batteries | CBC Radio
Read more at: More electric cars on the road will mean increased mining for what goes in their batteries | CBC Radio
10/15/20
EU: Electric car sales triple in race to meet Europe CO2 rules - by Peter Campbell
One in 10 new cars sold across Europe this year will be electric or plug-in hybrid, triple last year’s sales levels after carmakers rolled out new models to meet emissions rules, according to projections from green policy group Transport & Environment.
The market share of mostly electric cars will rise to 15 per cent next year, the group forecasts, as carmakers across the continent race to cut their CO2 levels. The projections are based on sales data for the first half of the year, as well as expected increases as manufacturers scramble to comply with tightening restrictions in 2021.
“Electric car sales are booming thanks to EU emissions standards,” said clean vehicle director Julia Poliscanova. “Next year, one in every seven cars sold in Europe will be a plug-in.”
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Electric car sales triple in race to meet Europe CO2 rules | Financial Times
The market share of mostly electric cars will rise to 15 per cent next year, the group forecasts, as carmakers across the continent race to cut their CO2 levels. The projections are based on sales data for the first half of the year, as well as expected increases as manufacturers scramble to comply with tightening restrictions in 2021.
“Electric car sales are booming thanks to EU emissions standards,” said clean vehicle director Julia Poliscanova. “Next year, one in every seven cars sold in Europe will be a plug-in.”
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Electric car sales triple in race to meet Europe CO2 rules | Financial Times
2/3/20
The Netherlands will give citizens up to Euro 4,000 ($4,400) for buying new electric vehicles
The Netherlands will support greener forms of transport this
year by giving drivers money towards the cost of a new electric vehicle
(EV). This goes for private buyers of both new and used cars.
According to a report from Dutch news organization RTL
if you live in the Netherlands and buy a new electric car after July 1 this year, you could receive €4,000 ($4,425) towards its cost from the government. If you buy a used, second-hand EV, you could be eligible for €2,000 ($2,211).
Click here to check out the listing of electric cars in the Netherlands
Read more at: The Netherlands will give citizens up to $4,400 for buying new electric vehicles
According to a report from Dutch news organization RTL
if you live in the Netherlands and buy a new electric car after July 1 this year, you could receive €4,000 ($4,425) towards its cost from the government. If you buy a used, second-hand EV, you could be eligible for €2,000 ($2,211).
Click here to check out the listing of electric cars in the Netherlands
Read more at: The Netherlands will give citizens up to $4,400 for buying new electric vehicles
6/2/19
Car Industry - Electric Cars : Aiways could be first Chinese-brand EV sold in Europe - by Echo Huang
China’s automakers have long wanted to expand
beyond their home market. While they’ve made a little progress in
Southeast Asia and Africa, they’ve had scant success in developed
markets like the US and Europe.
Read more at: Aiways could be first Chinese-brand EV sold in Europe — Quartz
That isn’t
stopping Aiways, an electric-vehicle startup based in Shanghai, from
trying. The four-year-old company recently told Quartz it plans to offer
its flagship car, the U5, in Germany, France, Switzerland, Norway, and
the Netherlands next spring. If all goes to plan, Aiways will become the
first Chinese-brand electric car offered in Europe.
The
company’s strategy involves skipping dealerships and offering consumers
direct online sales and leasing. That will help it reduce costs and
compete with traditional gas guzzlers, Alexander Klose, vice president
for overseas operation, told the Financial Times (paywall). The U5, he added, will be priced at less than €40,000 ($44,700).
Read more at: Aiways could be first Chinese-brand EV sold in Europe — Quartz
5/1/19
Canada: Federal rebates for electric cars purchases kick in with increased price lomits
Federal rebates for electric cars kick in with increased price limit
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4/10/19
Netherlands: Electric Car Share Jumps To 7.3% - by Zachary Shahan
The Netherlands has long been one of the top plug-in vehicle markets. Norway far and away wins the prize for highest market share
(Tesla alone accounted for 31% of new vehicle sales in March and all
fully electric vehicles combined accounted for 58.5% of sales), but the Netherlands is perhaps the country most closely following Norway’s lead.
In March, 10% of new vehicle sales were sales of fully electric cars, and the Tesla Model 3 was the top selling vehicle of any type, with nearly double the sales (deliveries/registrations) of the #2 Ford Focus (2,195 versus 1,187). In the first quarter as a whole, fully electric cars had 7.32% market share, up from 3.15% in the first quarter of 2018.
It’s been a little more than a year since I was in Amsterdam. It seemed like electric vehicles, especially Teslas, were every where at that time. I can’t imagine how much more that’s the case today and will be by the end of the year.
Read more at: Netherlands Electric Car Share Jumps To 7.3%, Fastned Revenue Triples | CleanTechnica
In March, 10% of new vehicle sales were sales of fully electric cars, and the Tesla Model 3 was the top selling vehicle of any type, with nearly double the sales (deliveries/registrations) of the #2 Ford Focus (2,195 versus 1,187). In the first quarter as a whole, fully electric cars had 7.32% market share, up from 3.15% in the first quarter of 2018.
It’s been a little more than a year since I was in Amsterdam. It seemed like electric vehicles, especially Teslas, were every where at that time. I can’t imagine how much more that’s the case today and will be by the end of the year.
Read more at: Netherlands Electric Car Share Jumps To 7.3%, Fastned Revenue Triples | CleanTechnica
9/30/17
European Car Industry: How BMW counts on startups to counter Tesla - by Luca Ciferri
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| BMW's new self driving electric car to be launched in 2021 |
With its i3 battery-powered city hatchback, BMW was the first European automaker to launch sales of a car that was developed to be electric from the start, but the company did not find a way to make electric mobility appealing, Schwarzenbauer said.
"Tesla made electric driving sexy," said the executive, who is in charge of BMW's Mini, Rolls Royce and motorcycles businesses.
In launching the i3 in 2013, BMW probably concentrated too much on the car's green credentials and rational aspects, rather that pointing out that driving an electric car could be fun and sexy, Schwarzenbauer said.
He also acknowledged that BMW has not successfully gotten across the message that BMW is ahead of competitors in electrifying its product line up with full-electric and hybrid model cars. "All the current hype on electrification is on what our competitors will launch post-2020, but BMW has already delivered 100,000 electrified models between 2013 and 2016 and will deliver another 100,000 this year alone," he said.
BMW plans to launch a new electric, self-driving flagship car in 2021.
Read more: How BMW counts on startups to counter Tesla
7/29/17
Car Industry Tesla 3: What do Tesla Model 3 buyers want from the most - by by Andrew J. Hawkinsimportant electric car ever built? -
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| The new Tesla 3 |
Tesla’s first mass-market electric car. They will be the first people in
the world (not named Musk) to receive what is widely seen as one of the
most important electric cars of our time.
For Tesla, it’s all been leading to the Model 3. If you
believe the hype, this is the car that will rescue us from the evil
clutches of the internal combustion engine — and for just $35,000. So
the pressure is on Tesla to finally deliver on its promise of bringing
clean, sustainable driving to the masses.
“The Model 3 is far more than just another car,” said Michelle Krebs, senior analyst at AutoTrader. “If successful, it would mark a breakthrough for electric vehicles and would be promising in terms of the proliferation of the technology. However, the challenges are formidable.”
Read more: What do Tesla Model 3 buyers want from the most important electric car ever built? - The Verge
4/26/17
EU-Electric Car Market: E-mobility and the growth of the electric vehicle in a decarbonized Europe – by ENEL
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| Mercedes Electric Car |
The so called “jumbo package” also includes specific measures to support e-mobility, such as promoting the installation of recharging points in new, non-residential buildings. With these measures, there is a commitment to use renewable electricity in transport and to ensure renewable sources and new technologies are integrated and allowed to compete on a level playing field.
It is hoped that these changes will improve the penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) in the transport sector. Figures currently estimate their market share to be well under 1 percent, although analysts predict a potential upsurge that could see this figure as high as 35 percent by 2035.
“E-mobility has the potential to be a game changer,” explains Simone Mori, Executive Vice President for European Affairs at Enel. “It can help to deliver a whole range of inter-connected benefits, from cleaner air and less pollution, to greater energy security. But barriers exist and these need to be pulled down if these benefits are to be realized.”
EVs are also supporting the market for renewable energy sources (RES), with car batteries offering new opportunities for grid-connected storage and bringing “prosumers” into the electricity market.
A key to this is the continued development of innovative Vehichle2Grid (V2G) technology, which allows managing bi-directional flows between the EV’s battery and the electric grid. By acting as a “virtual power plant,” they can sell the energy back to the grid and help the system operator improve reliability by balancing supply with demand. Enel is currently working on major V2G programs in Denmark and the U.K., with the goal of introducing it to other European cities.
There are further wins for both consumers and the environment. Building the market share of EVs means a higher use of electricity in satisfying consumers’ energy needs in transport, which improves energy efficiency by reducing primary energy needs. In fact, evidence shows that in the past decade, as the use of electricity as an energy carrier has grown, the economy’s energy intensity — the ratio between final energy consumption and GDP — has decreased, providing the tangible proof of the benefits of electrification. In particular, EVs can be three to four times more energy efficient than conventional cars, therefore they bring greater energy security to Europe by reducing energy imports. With poor air quality currently exposing urban populations to numerous health risks, e-mobility can dramatically reduce air pollution in our cities.
Read More: Decarbonizing Europe By Growing The Electric Vehicle Market Politico
12/29/16
Automobile Industry: Panasonic to invest over $256-million in Tesla’s U.S. plant for solar cells
Panasonic Corp will invest more than 30 billion yen ($256-million) in a
New York production facility of Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors to make
photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, deepening a partnership of the two
companies.
Panasonic to invest over $256-million in Tesla’s U.S. plant for solar cells - The Globe and Mail
Japan’s Panasonic, which has been
retreating from low-margin consumer electronics to focus more on
automotive components and other businesses targeting corporate clients,
will make the investment in Tesla’s factory in Buffalo, New York.
The U.S. electric car maker is making a
long-term purchase commitment from Panasonic as part of the deal,
besides providing factory buildings and infrastructure.
In
a joint statement on Tuesday, the two companies said they plan to start
production of PV modules in the summer of 2017 and increase to one
gigawatt of module production by 2019.
The
plan is part of the solar partnership that the two companies first
announced in October, but which did not disclose investment details.
Tesla
is working exclusively with longtime partner Panasonic to supply
batteries for its upcoming Model 3, the company’s first mass-market car.
Panasonic is also the exclusive supplier of batteries to Tesla’s Model S
and Model X.
11/18/16
Special Interests do not like electric cars - VW, Shell accused of trying to block push for electric cars
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| Special Interests ho;ding back affordable Electric Cars |
The EU is planning two new fuel efficiency targets for 2025 and 2030 to help meet promises made at the Paris climate summit last December.
But executives from the two industrial giants launched a study on Wednesday night proposing greater use of biofuels, CO2 car labelling, and the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) instead.
In reality, such a package would involve the end of meaningful new regulatory action on car emissions for more than a decade, EU sources say. But Shell insisted it is not trying to block an EU push for electric cars.
Ulrich Eichhorn, VW’s new head of research and development, said that plug-in hybrids and more efficient vehicles were “building blocks” for the future, but that “higher shares” for biofuels would be needed in the meantime.
He told a meeting in Brussels: “Modern diesel and natural gas engines will absolutely be required to deliver CO2 targets until 2020 and they will also contribute to further reductions going on from there.”
In meeting the Paris goals, “societal costs need to be minimised to keep our industrial strength and competitiveness,” he said.
The Auto Fuels Coalition study, written by Roland Berger, makes a series of highly pessimistic assumptions about the costs of fuel efficiency improvements, and equally optimistic ones about greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels. A recent EU study found the dirtiest biofuels three times more polluting than diesel.
An EU source said: “these two industries have realised they have a shared interest. When you saw who was paying for the study, you knew what the answer would be.”
Dr Christoph Wolff, the managing director of the European Climate Foundation said:“Electrification is taking off rapidly in markets such as China, Norway and the Netherlands. EU policymakers need to agree stringent measures, which will push the auto sector towards developing products that are fit to compete in this fast-evolving marketplace.”
Note EU-Digest: what would popularize the electric car even more would be the availability of a family electric car within a price range of €15,000.00 - €20,000.00
EU-Digest
8/18/16
8/9/16
The Netherlands - Alternative energy: Beautiful solar-powered car chargers keep the Netherlands moving
Ever since I started driving an electric car, I've been surprised by just how little I need or care about having a charging network available to me. But I have a driveway. And a second car. For the one-car families and/or those who live in apartments, a reliable charging network would go a long way toward making electric cars a more attractive and practical option.
In the Netherlands, just such a network is already emerging. Fastned has already built 50 beautiful solar-powered chargers and they are aiming for 200 in the very near future. Robert Llewellyn of Fully Charged paid one charging station a visit, and he chatted with company founder Bart Lubbers about their plans for the future.
A few points worthy of note:
*The solar panels create enough charge for about three cars. The rest comes from a contract with wind power generators.
*The charging stations are built with expansion in mind. The one in the video currently has two chargers, but there's room for six more.
*Fastned offers several pricing options and plans, including monthly fees and lower Kwh rates for people charging regularly, and no monthly fee but higher Kwh rates for people needing to charge only occasionally.
Lubbers also shares that the company eventually plans to add shops/coffee shops/bathroom facilities etc. This really does look like a smart approach to electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Now I kind of wish we had something like this in my neighborhood, even though I don't really need it...
Read more: Beautiful solar-powered car chargers keep the Netherlands moving : TreeHugger
In the Netherlands, just such a network is already emerging. Fastned has already built 50 beautiful solar-powered chargers and they are aiming for 200 in the very near future. Robert Llewellyn of Fully Charged paid one charging station a visit, and he chatted with company founder Bart Lubbers about their plans for the future.
A few points worthy of note:
*The solar panels create enough charge for about three cars. The rest comes from a contract with wind power generators.
*The charging stations are built with expansion in mind. The one in the video currently has two chargers, but there's room for six more.
*Fastned offers several pricing options and plans, including monthly fees and lower Kwh rates for people charging regularly, and no monthly fee but higher Kwh rates for people needing to charge only occasionally.
Lubbers also shares that the company eventually plans to add shops/coffee shops/bathroom facilities etc. This really does look like a smart approach to electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Now I kind of wish we had something like this in my neighborhood, even though I don't really need it...
Read more: Beautiful solar-powered car chargers keep the Netherlands moving : TreeHugger
4/15/16
EU Car Industry Goes Electric and prices are dropping: Netherlands looks to ban all non-electric cars by 2025 - by S. Hinckley
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| VW E-GOLF Electric |
A majority of elected officials in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Parliament, supported a motion proposed by the Labor Party (PvdA) to ban all diesel and petroleum cars from the Dutch market starting in 2025. If enacted, this proposal would allow existing fossil fuel-powered cars to stay on the road until they died, but when it comes to new sales, only electric cars would be permitted.
"We are ambitious, perhaps other parties are less so," PvdA leader Diederik Samsom told the local NL Times.
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| Renault Zoe - Electric |
While it is still unclear whether or not the motion will pass, some electric enthusiasts see the proposal as progress all the same. This law would not only affect Dutch drivers, but would also require more electric vehicle output from car manufacturers, and potentially destigmatize electric vehicles as a niche purchase.
"One big thing that's preventing more people from buying [electric cars] is awareness – people just don't know about them," Joel Levin, executive director of Plug In America, tells The Christian Science Monitor in a phone interview Thursday. "It is a pretty big shift for how you think about your car."
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| Fiat -500 Electric |
In 2012, the transportation sector consumed the most energy of all sources, constituting 29 percent of all consumption in the Netherlands.
In the United States, by comparison, transportation represents 27 percent of the country's consumption, according to a 2015 report from the Energy Information Administration.
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| BMW -i3 Electric |
The Dutch energy company Eneco, partnering with VIVENS rail companies, announced a plan in 2015 to make a fleet of trains powered entirely by wind energy within the next three years. And for almost a year now, the Netherlands has boasted the world's first solar road, a bike path made of solar panels that generates enough electricity to power a small home for a year.
The Netherlands has also announced plans to pave roads with recycled plastic, which they market as durable and low maintenance, with a smaller environmental impact than asphalt production.
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| Mercedes B-Class Electric |
"For people who are aware [of electric cars], there are a few myths," Mr. Levin says. Primarily, many people have the misconception that electric vehicles are expensive, slow, unsafe, and inconvenient.
"They are not fancy cars for rich people – there are many affordable ones. And if you compare apples to apples, the total coast of ownership is very competitive," he explains.
Along with these myths, there are also a lot of positives that gas or diesel-powered cars don't experience. "Apart from any environmental benefits, they are a pleasure to drive, there is tremendous power," he says. "And maintenance is low – there is no engine, so if you change the brakes and batteries, nothing really could go wrong."
Charging is easy, he adds; it can be done at home overnight. "People worry about running out of power, but the [drivers] that run out of power are the same ones that run out of gas."
EU-Digest
1/17/16
Germany - electric cars: Berlin seeks to spark e-mobility with €5,000 incentive
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| BMW Electric Car |
Gabriel said that the state should prioritise promoting electric cars and use the financial aspect as a selling point."I can envisage a buyer's premium of €5,000 per car," he told the Funke Mediengruppe.
Without an attractive incentive, Berlin is unlikely to meet its target of having more than one million electric cars on the roads by 2020. Currently, there are only 30,000.
Gabriel renewed his call for a package of support measures that would fund procurement programs at federal, regional and municipal levels. In addition, he highlighted the need to develop an adequate infrastructure of charging points. In order to get more electric cars on the road, an additional €2.5 billion needs to be invested before 2020. "This would also significantly support the German car industry," he added.
A spokesperson confirmed that the issue was being hashed out by a number of ministries, with Minister for the Environment Barbara Hendricks involved as well. The biggest hurdle would appear to the Minister of Finance, Wolfgang Schäuble, who has repeatedly cast doubts on the possibility of a buyer's premium.
Electrification of transport (electromobility) has been identified as a priority in the EU's research programme, Horizon 2020.
The EU is also supporting a Europe-wide electromobility initiative, Green eMotion, worth €41.8 million, in partnership with 42 partners from industry, utilities, electric car manufacturers, municipalities, universities and technology and research institutions.
The Energy Union is part of the political response to the threat to EU gas supplies.
Read more: Berlin seeks to spark e-mobility with €5,000 incentive | EurActiv
8/28/15
Electric Cars: Tesla earns perfect score from Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports rates vehicles on a zero-to-100 scale, but Tesla's high-performance, all-wheel-drive car scored 103.
"Consumer Reports had to make changes to its scoring methodology to account for the car's exceptionally strong performance," the magazine said in a statement.
To bring the score back in line, the P85D was given less credit for areas in which the Model S already beat other cars but, in this version, simply exceeded on those measures even more.
For instance, it was given less credit for improving its acceleration and efficiency which, in other versions of the Model S, already outperformed other cars.
Once those changes were made, the P85D earned the top score of 100, making it the first car ever to earn that score.
Read more: Tesla earns perfect score from Consumer Reports - Aug. 27, 2015
"Consumer Reports had to make changes to its scoring methodology to account for the car's exceptionally strong performance," the magazine said in a statement.
To bring the score back in line, the P85D was given less credit for areas in which the Model S already beat other cars but, in this version, simply exceeded on those measures even more.
For instance, it was given less credit for improving its acceleration and efficiency which, in other versions of the Model S, already outperformed other cars.
Once those changes were made, the P85D earned the top score of 100, making it the first car ever to earn that score.
Read more: Tesla earns perfect score from Consumer Reports - Aug. 27, 2015
5/13/15
European Auto Industry:Booming European Electric Car Registrations (March 2015) − by by James Ayre
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| the electric BMW I3 |
As it stands, more than 36,000 EVs have been registered in the European market this year — putting the market (if things continue this way) roughly on track to top 150,000 units in 2015.
Note that these numbers are not perfect. They don’t actually cover all European countries, and they include a lot of estimates, but much of the data is very usefully gathered (or estimated) through the painstaking work of José Pontes, and it helps to show what the European EV market looks like — quite different from the US market.
Read More: European Electric Car Registrations (March 2015) −
1/8/15
Electric Cars: euro 2.03 Billion Subsidy Might Wake Up Germany's Feeble Electric Car Sales - by Neil Wilton
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| the 2015 electric e-Golf |
Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and car market, will need to take drastic action if it is to embrace electrification, and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) wants a new tax on gasoline to provide money to make this happen.
Pure electric cars cost about twice as much as the equivalent sized conventionally powered vehicles, with much less range which also varies dramatically with use and climate. The European Union, at the behest of the member states, has demanded harsh new fuel economy rules in the name of protecting the climate from what some claim is human induced warming. The next set of rules take effect this year, and much tougher ones kick in five years from now. The improvements required in five years time are so severe, just tinkering with current internal combustion engines (ICE) won’t be enough. The automotive industry must embrace a proportion of electrification if is to meet the rules and avoid bankruptcy-threatening penalties.
Germany doesn’t provide subsidies but wants one million electric cars on its roads by 2020, and this looks as if it’s going nowhere, like President Barack Obama’s target of one million in 2015 for the U.S. Recently, Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated the target for 2020.
“There is a lot to do,” Merkel said in a dramatic understatement last month. “We see that further subsidies are necessary. We must speak with the German (federal) states about that.” Merkel gave no indication that any money or action would be forthcoming.
But Professor Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer from CAR at the University of Duisberg-Essen has a plan. Dudenhoeffer said Germany could raise about $2.4 billion by adding just one cent to the price of gasoline and diesel for three years. This would fund 80,000 electric charging stations in 60 cities, as well as subsidizing new electric vehicle purchase and car-sharing schemes.
Read more; $2.4 Billion Subsidy Might Wake Up Germany's Feeble Electric Car Sales
11/2/14
The environment: The end of gas-guzzlers? - by Anmar Frangoul
The automotive industry is going through a period of significant
change, with the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to
electric and hybrid ones.
In the U.K., for example, uptake of electric cars has risen rapidly: the registration of totally electric cars in September 2014 rose by over 180 percent compared to September 2013, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
For those in the burgeoning electric car industry, the days of gas-guzzlers are numbered. "I think people will look back on this era in the same way we look back on the steam engine," Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, has said. "It's quaint and we should have a few of them around in the museum, but it's not how people will drive," Musk added.
Read more: The end of gas-guzzlers?
In the U.K., for example, uptake of electric cars has risen rapidly: the registration of totally electric cars in September 2014 rose by over 180 percent compared to September 2013, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
For those in the burgeoning electric car industry, the days of gas-guzzlers are numbered. "I think people will look back on this era in the same way we look back on the steam engine," Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, has said. "It's quaint and we should have a few of them around in the museum, but it's not how people will drive," Musk added.
Read more: The end of gas-guzzlers?
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