Road to electric car paradise paved with handouts
The Norwegian island of Finnoey has the highest density of electric cars in the world. The reason? They are exempt from the $6,000-a-year toll charges for the tunnel to the…
On electric cars and war clouds
There have been two major developments over the past month that are worth highlighting. Tesla, the electric carmaker, created history by surpassing the market value of the US motor giant…
World will need mass-produced, affordable battery-electric cars
Will the cars of the future have four wheels? Or three? Or none at all? Will they even have windows? And what will we use to fuel them? An event…
Volkswagen’s ‘dieselgate’ puts spotlight on electric cars in Germany
The pollution-cheating scandal that has engulfed auto giant Volkswagen is turning up the heat on the German government to make more determined headway in its self-declared "electromobility" goals, analysts say.…
VW joins e-car price war as global rivalry heats up
German giant Volkswagen is set to follow Tesla’s lead with a high-profile price drop as the battle for global dominance in the electric car segment intensifies, and local challengers race…
Lithium price slide deepens as China battery giant bets on cheaper inputs
Rare discounts offered by Chinese battery giant CATL to automakers have accelerated a plunge in lithium prices, and the market is set to drop a further 25% with supply growth…
The way forward
The failure of the present parliamentary system of governance in Pakistan is reflected in the fact that power and funds are not transferred to the grassroots, as corrupt parliamentarians want…
Climate education
The International Day of Education is observed every year on January 24 to sensitize people about the role of education to promote progress and development. The theme of this year’s…
Europe in crossfire of US-China economic rivalry
The economic confrontation between the United States and China has put Europe in the crossfire, with Washington’s plan to boost green industries threatening to cause collateral damage to a key…
How to conserve energy
Oil imports have decreased by 26 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year (July-Nov). Crude oil imports have fallen by 16 per cent, diesel imports…
