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The Future of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Clean Fleet Report

Prospects and Challenges in 2024 Combining the environmental benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) with the long-range and rapid refueling of traditional gasoline vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are becoming a compelling option for eco-minded car owners. billion USD in 2022 to an estimated $2.88

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

EV Connect

Industry experts predict that electric vehicles (EV) will account for 40% of car sales by 2030. Yet for all the optimism around the electric vehicle adoption rate, certain human, structural and environmental factors still dictate the pace. Of the 289 million cars registered on US roads, barely 2 million are electric.

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Audi launching plug-in hybrid versions of Q5, A6, A7 and A8 at Geneva show; 25 miles AER in WLTP

Green Car Congress

Audi is presenting plug-in hybrid variants of the models A8, A7 Sportback, A6 and Q5 with an electric range of more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) in the WLTP cycle at the Geneva Motor Show. In the future, the “e-tron” label will remain reserved exclusively for electrically driven cars.

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Fisker unveils the Atlantic design prototype in New York; second-generation EVer powertrain

Green Car Congress

Revealed as a design prototype, the Fisker Atlantic is a luxury four-door sporting sedan using the second generation EVer (Electric Vehicle with extended range) technology. Its four-cylinder gasoline engine, which acts as a generator and is not mechanically connected to the wheels, is tuned to offer maximum economy and high torque.

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First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

Green Car Congress

Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range.

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OECD: rising air pollution-related deaths taking heavy toll on society; more should be done to reduce transport emissions

Green Car Congress

While there is a standard method for calculating the cost of lost life, there is not one for loss of health. Governments should maintain strong regulatory regimes, particularly strict vehicle standards. I highlight in particular those policies that favor the use of diesel over gasoline in vehicles.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. Ford rolled out a full team of managers and executives who’d created its first electric pickup, but the truck itself was the focus for dozens of reporters, analysts and reviewers. The F-150 Lightning is good.

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