Charged EVs
AUGUST 16, 2022
Farewell to falling prices. We EVangelists have gotten used to smugly pointing to the steadily declining costs of batteries (and renewable energy). Absolutely, says George Miller, a Senior Price Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Will the raw materials shortage put the brakes on that trend?
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
The supply of metals like cobalt, copper, lithium, and nickel needed for batteries is already shaky , and soaring demand for the hundreds of millions of batteries in the coming decades is likely to trigger shortage and high prices. Some companies want to harvest metallic treasures from the sea.
Drive Electric
AUGUST 9, 2022
With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind.
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 6, 2021
UCS also reported that once the grid is fully renewable, the number for EVs is reduced to 41 g CO2 eq./km. years if the car is charged using renewable energy. More efficient production The EV battery manufacturing process is growing cleaner by the month with economies of scale and more renewable energy involved in the process.
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 6, 2021
UCS also reported that once the grid is fully renewable, the number for EVs is reduced to 41 g CO2 eq./km. years if the car is charged using renewable energy. More efficient production The EV battery manufacturing process is growing cleaner by the month with economies of scale and more renewable energy involved in the process.
Drive Electric
AUGUST 9, 2022
With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2022
Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources. sudden reversal of that trend in 2022 due to increases in prices of critical metals and a surge in demand for EVs. AFP/Getty Images.
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