Remove Automobile Industry Remove Coal Remove Market
article thumbnail

Government to launch roadmap for electric mobility R&D on July 16 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

To attain energy independence by 2047, India has to be self dependent for its value chain, and need to curb its import of petroleum and coal. To address the same, there is an acute requirement to strengthen the R & D scenario in the automobile industry. India has recorded crude oil import of 232.5

Auto 52
article thumbnail

Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

Clean Fleet Report

Constant price fluctuations power the fuel market. A small margin in the market drastically affects the cost of fuel and its availability. The vehicles use electricity produced from nuclear power, coal, natural gas or solar energy. Say Goodbye to Fuel Costs. High Torque. Electric Vehicles are Affordable.

article thumbnail

Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

Green Car Congress

In addition, despite the rigorous development of renewables, carbon dioxide emissions are increasing, because the energy mix increasingly includes coal-fired power plants that emit large quantities of CO 2 to compensate for weather-related fluctuations in power generation from renewables and the closing of nuclear plants.

Germany 239
article thumbnail

VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

Winterkorn noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year. Volkswagen is Europe’s largest automaker, and saw its global new vehicle market share increase to 11% during the first quarter of 2009. VW and the electric car.

2013 150
article thumbnail

Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

Get Electric Vehicle

Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. Furthermore, unlike coal and oil, it is a clean energy source that produces only water vapor and leaves no residue in the air. Hydrogen has a long history of working with industry. What exactly is an FCEV?

article thumbnail

The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. auto industry jobs could rise by 150,000 by 2030 if battery electric vehicles sales reach 50 percent by 2030 and the vehicle market share of U.S.-assembled One million.”. Neither does the U.S. Ford is not alone.

Market 117
article thumbnail

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Raising money to bring a PHEV to market. But we have nothing to announce in terms of any kind of market place." Batteries not ready.

Plug-in 45