Electric car sales surge in Europe, as diesel car sales slump
Sales of electric vehicle and hybrid cars in Europe surge as consumers abandon diesel cars.
Electric Cars
3096 posts
Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
China maps path to lead global electric vehicle production
New Made In China 2025 plan sees the nation's carmakers producing 3 million EVs a year, 80% of which would be sold on the local market, and the rest sold overseas.
And now ….. the “folding” electric car to address parking issues
Israeli company proposes two-seater electric vehicle that can "fold" its chassis in order to take up about as much parking space as a motorcycle.
Danish-designed electric car unveiled by bike firm Biomega
Danish bicycle maker unveils it's first car: an electric concept vehicle called SIN. And as you might expect from a bicycle company, it has little in common with conventional passenger vehicles.
Apple wants EVs to platoon like cyclists to save energy, and link batteries
Apple proposes system in which electric vehicles could travel in convoy to save energy, shuffling back and forth in much the same way as a cycling peloton.
Musk’s big ideas: The Tesla ute, electric semi, next gen Roadster – and VTOL jet!
Elon Musk tells of the projects that really excite him - particularly the Tesla ute and the latest Roadster which he says will be best sports car "in every dimension."
Half of all millennials would like to buy an electric car, says Jaguar
A survey commissioned by Jaguar Land Rover has revealed nearly 50 per cent of young Australians would like to buy an electric car over an ICE vehicle.
Ford, Volvo and Baidu to make autonomous EVs for world’s largest market
Global auto giants Volvo and Ford join internet giant Baidu in massive China-based push into the autonomous electric car market.
Musk says by 2019, Tesla’s Summon feature will allow cars to park themselves
Upgraded feature will allow Tesla cars to enter parking lot, find an empty spot and park themselves.
Australia testing ground for innovative materials in world’s “toughest solar race”
German solar racing team wants to win the 2019 biennial 3,000km World Solar Challenge – a grueling race from Darwin to Adelaide – and has a new weapon to get it there.