The surprising truth behind the world's electric cars
2018年3月5日 · At the other end of the scale, China, whose electric vehicle market accounts for 40% of all sales globally, drives the most emissions-intensive electric cars. That is according to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), which shows the majority of China’s electricity comes from coal.
4 reasons why electric cars haven’t taken off yet
2021年7月8日 · All of this assumes that you can simply go out and buy a new electric car. But across the world, a shortage of microchips is holding back deliveries of all types, including EVs. IHS Markit says production of 1.4 million cars and light …
Are electric cars all that green? Yes, this chart shows you how
2021年8月2日 · Emissions savings from electric cars range from 19-34% in India to 66-69% in Europe. One argument often brought up against the transition to electric cars is the assertion that, all things considered, electric vehicles aren’t that much cleaner than internal combustion engines.
Half of all new cars in Norway are electric or hybrid
2017年3月21日 · Norway generates almost all its electricity from abundant and cheap hydropower, so the switch to electric cars results in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This is a key part of the country’s efforts to meet its UN climate goal of reducing emissions by at least 40% by 2030.
These 3 elements are crucial to the future of electric cars
2018年2月13日 · 2) Prioritize high-use electric vehicles. Electric taxis and public transportation will have a great impact in reducing carbon emissions. These types of vehicles are driven far more than personal-use vehicles, so commercial and public EV fleet development should be …
The dirty secret of electric vehicles | World Economic Forum
2019年3月27日 · Last year, 2.1 million new electric vehicles were sold worldwide. China is the world’s largest electric car market, accounting for 1.2 million - 56% of all electric vehicles sold in 2018. China also accounts for 99% of sales of electric trucks, buses, motorcycles and scooters.
Electric vehicle demand – has the world got enough lithium?
2022年7月20日 · The answer to the question is lithium, and the bad news for the world is that it potentially has nowhere near enough of it to power all the electric vehicle (EV) batteries it wants – and needs. Lithium is a non-ferrous metal known as “white gold”, and is one of the key components in EV batteries, alongside nickel and cobalt.
More electric cars are now sold per week than in all of 2012
2022年2月18日 · A year later, while demand for conventional cars contracted, sales of electric cars rose to 3 million, accounting for 4.1% of the world market, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Market momentum has continued, with EV sales more than doubling on the year in 2021 to 6.6 million – accounting for almost 9% of the global market.
How many electric cars are on the roads? And other EV facts
2021年5月12日 · A rise in the number of different EV car models available in the market to 370 and the falling cost of batteries saw consumers spend 50% more on electric cars in 2020, to the tune of $120 billion. Governments also continued to encourage the move to EVs, spending $14 billion on direct purchase incentives and tax deductions – a 25% rise year-on ...
Why we need to invest in infrastructure for electric vehicles
2022年3月1日 · In 2021, electric car sales more than doubled to 6.6 million, representing close to 9% of the global car market and more than tripling their market share from two years earlier. All the net growth in global car sales in 2021 came from electric cars. But even at this rate of growth, the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) may not be fast enough.