Electric Vehicles come to Pakistan
Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb claimed at the launching ceremony of BYD, a Chinese company globally regarded as the frontrunner in the manufacture of electronic vehicles (EVs), in partnership with…
The future of electric vehicles [Part I]
Electric vehicles (EV) are thought to be an essential player in reducing oil demand. The former Danish minister for climate, energy and utilities, Dan Jorgensen, declared, “There is no future…
The future of electric vehicles [Part – II]
Are electric vehicles (EVs) economical or affordable? Although an EV may not be exactly economical, it is fast approaching the required cost objectives. Rising demand and scale economies would bring…
The future is electric
More than one-third of Pakistan’s imports is essential transportation fuel. Almost $5 billion of fuel is used by two-wheelers, and three-wheelers for transportation. There are more than 30 million two-wheelers…
Electric heavy lorries poised to overtake hydrogen trucks
Hydrogen-powered heavy lorries were once seen as the future of emissions-free road transport but they could soon be relegated to niche markets in Europe, overtaken by electric trucks. On the…
No petrol, no cars: Cubans turn to electric transport
There is a new sight on the streets of Havana: increasing numbers of electric vehicles whizzing among the old American cars so emblematic of the Cuban capital. As fuel shortages…
Soaring battery costs fail to cool electric vehicle sales
Buyers around the world are lining up to purchase electric vehicles this year even with sticker prices surging, flipping the script on a decade and a half of conventional auto…
Dirty liberal pipedream: 3 myths about electric cars
Sceptics say that far from helping save the planet, electric cars are a liberal pipe-dream whose environmental benefits are exaggerated. But even if there is no such thing as an…
GM bets on electric Cadillacs and micro-vans to reverse China slide
General Motors is overhauling its Chinese line-up with a greater emphasis on electric cars and smart-driving technology to stem a slide in sales after more than two decades of growth…
Europe to boost battery production as electric shift accelerates
As electric car sales take off and petrol engines face being phased out by 2035, Europe is looking to develop its own battery production base. Far from being autonomous, Europe…
