It seems the world can't shift quickly enough to electric vehicles. Within the past few months there has been a steady drumbeat of stories about possible bans on combustion vehicles, prompting calls for a more rapid deployment of electric vehicles. At this point, the...
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Going electric: A future with billions of tons less carbon
With over a million electric vehicles now on the world's roads, and the Paris Climate Summit nearing a much-anticipated climate deal, it's a good moment to contemplate the potential of EVs as one of the really big climate solutions. Do we think electric drive really...
Global climate change mitigation potential from a transition to electric vehicles
Many governments have announced climate change mitigation commitments that include national or regional commitments to reduce their carbon emissions in the 2025-2035 timeframe. These commitments tend not to have detailed sector-specific, technology-specific...
International Alliance aims for all new cars to be zero-emission by 2050
Paris, France – Thirteen North American and European governments announced today that they will strive to make all new passenger vehicles in their jurisdictions zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) by no later than 2050. Achieving this will accelerate the global transition...
Transition to a global zero-emission vehicle fleet
Governments around the world are seeking to promote electric vehicles to reduce oil consumption, climate-related emissions, and local air pollution, and to stake out an industrial leadership position in the new advanced technology. These efforts are increasingly...
Global Milestone: The first million electric vehicles
Milestones are important, and numbers, especially large round numbers, make good ones. The automobile was born in 1879. Probably a little more than three decades later the millionth automobile took the road, in about 1912-1913. Now, a century on, with a world...