Policy and Regulation
The darkest hour is before dawn
Reasons to be cheerful as well as fearful for the year ahead
Latest news (Page 57)
Battery and Components
No solid-state batteries before end of decade – BMW
The German automaker will start work on the technology next year but is not expecting quick results
Policy and Regulation
Positive EV impact mitigated by increasing vehicle size
Dominant SUV market share in both ICE and BEV diminishes emissions savings promised by current EV market penetration
Charging and Grid
BEV trucking looks to overcome infrastructure challenges
Risk of a chicken-and-egg situation in e-truck adoption and requisite infrastructure
Vehicle Sales
Faraday Future to enter Middle East market
Company hopes to capitalise on large ultra-luxury segment in the region
Battery and Components
Nissan to support third Sunderland gigafactory
Japanese OEM will develop up to six EV models at its UK complex, underpinning additional battery making capacity
Vehicle Sales
Volkswagen plans four sub-$25,000 China BEVs
But the German OEM remains keen for separation of its China and non-China strategies
Charging and Grid
EV chargers must be available to all – Uber
Uber drivers' locations in areas that might not attract charging infrastructure investment needs to be addressed
Vehicle Sales
Electrified vehicles move ahead of ICE in Europe
BEV+PHEV+HEV are now outselling gasoline+diesel for the year thus far
Vehicle Sales
Highest ever US consumer interest in EVs – JD Power
Appetite to potentially buy suggests a step change in penetration could be somewhere down the line
Vehicle Sales
US BEV sales offer reasons to be cheerful and concerned
One could see the glass as half-full or half-empty
Policy and Regulation
Charging buildout challenge for New Jersey ICE ban
New England state trails on chargers per-capita basis behind some that have not legislated
Policy and Regulation
UK watchdog slashes almost 30 percentage points off EV adoption forecast
Previous outperformance of targets has been replaced by underperformance, leading to drastic OBR revision