Sentences with phrase «electric vehicle world»

In a September 5, 1998 Electric Vehicle World interview, we see this,

Lightning Motorcycles aims to extend the range of its all - electric motorcycle in an attempt to become the Tesla of the two - wheeled electric vehicle world — and it is entirely possible.

Not exact matches

Nowhere is the climate fight more important than in China, the world's largest spewer of greenhouse gases, which is in the midst of an unprecedented promotion of electric cars: Last year, sales of electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles in China rose 50 % to 507,000, more than three times the U.S. figure.

Those numbers made BYD the world's largest electric vehicle seller in 2015.

Even if the ambitious targets of the world's biggest economies are met, and internal combustion engines give way to electric or other zero - emission vehicles by 2040, the total impact on global carbon dioxide emissions will be minimal, according to a new study released Tuesday.

The Nissan Leaf is the world's best - selling electric car, but that's largely been a product of it being a very early, affordable contender in the electric vehicle space.

General Motor's Cruise division has been testing its own fleet of self - driving electric vehicles, while Tesla has been rolling out its Autopilot semi-self-driving technology with real - world owners.

The world's biggest miner, BHP, said it would invest significantly in its nickel business as demand for electric vehicles picked up, Reuters reported.

Imagine a world in which most of the vehicles are electric and yet they are powered off the grid by natural gas and solar.

High - end electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) said Monday it is cutting jobs in China under a restructuring plan launched earlier this year, after missing a sales target in the world's biggest car market.

It will be the biggest lithium battery factory in the world and is critical to the electric car - maker's plans to begin mass marketing a more affordable line of the vehicles within three years.

Powered by three electric motors — one in front and two at the rear — FF 91's all wheel drive system will be capable of blasting off a 0 - 60 mph time of 2.39 seconds, making it the world's quickest electric vehicle.

Competition is heating up in the world of hyper - quick electric vehicles.

The mine could supply up to 10 % of world demand for neodymium and praseodymium, used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines, and electric vehicles.

China is the world's biggest electric vehicle market, with last year's sales rising 53 percent over 2016 to 770,000 vehicles.

Combining performance, safety, and efficiency, it has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the highest possible safety ratings, the longest range of any electric vehicle, and over-the-air software updates that continuously make it better.

Combining safety, performance, and efficiency, Model S has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the longest range of any electric vehicle, over-the-air software updates that make it better over time, and a record 0 - 60 mph acceleration time of 2.28 seconds as measured by Motor Trend.

Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy through increasingly affordable electric vehicles and renewable energy generation and storage.

The organization estimates there were 2 million electric vehicles on the world's roads in 2016.

If you aren't aware of them, BYD produces the most electric vehicles in the world, most of them as passenger vehicles in China.

The world's biggest champion of clean - energy vehicles has opened its arms to embattled electric - car maker Tesla Inc..

Already the world's largest electric - car market, the nation has ambitions to have 7 million such vehicles on the road by 2025.

In this series, we cover stories covering the development of electric vehicles around the world.

Tesla is planning to build the biggest lithium - ion battery plant in the world in an effort to not only reduce cell costs for its electric vehicles but to ramp up production as well to keep up with projections that it will be churning out 100,000 vehicles annually by 2015.

It's seeking 3 million new - energy vehicle sales a year by 2025, from 330,000 in 2015, when the country surpassed the U.S. to become the world's biggest electric - car market.

In the four years to June 2016 Syrah successfully delineated the world's biggest and best graphite resources, and fuelled by hype around electric vehicles and lithium - ion batteries, the valuation of the company surged past $ 1 billion to a share price of $ 6.52.

In this new world, what is the role for self - driving cars, electric and hydrogen vehicles, and automotive connectivity?

But among many potential constraints around electric vehicles, there is no lack of lithium carbonate and lithium in the world.

Although this will create a mainstream culture of electric vehicles, it is close to impossible to try and guess what this aspect of our world will look like in 22 years.

In order to get your child started into the rewarding and exciting world of dirt - biking, you will have to provide them with a bike that will meet their needs and encourage them to move on to bigger and better rides in the future (or shift them to alternative vehicles, like go - karts or electric scooters).

«Increasing access to fast charging electric vehicle charging stations puts us on the right track to keeping up with other cities in our country and around the world,» said Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Chair of the New York City Council Transportation Committee.

With the entire world rapidly switching to electric vehicles that use no oil, we'll soon need less oil, not more.

We're delivering more hydrogen to electric vehicles than anyone in the world.»

She noted that Australia is a world leader in quantum computing, Ireland is a leader in software development for financial services, Brazil's Embraer builds regional jet aircraft, and the Czech Republic is coming on strong in development of low - cost electric vehicles.

Emblazoned with a sign that says «Save Kathmandu,» battery - powered autorickshaws are among the smallest and least - familiar models in the world's growing fleet of electric vehicles

Anticipating the next step, researchers at MIT have proposed a scheme called CityCar in which compact electric vehicles would be scattered in parking stations all around cities, enabling riders to jump into one and drive it to the station nearest their destination, then leave it for the next rider, much like the shared - bicycle systems that have sprung up in cities around the world.

Paris's autolib car share program is, in essence, one of the world's largest real - world electric vehicle testing laboratories.

SHANGHAI (Reuters)- BMW will start delivering imported electric cars in China in September, with pre-orders indicating short supplies in a market that could become the world's biggest for green vehicles, China president Karsten Engel said on Wednesday.

Their model could change the world of electrical contacts, affecting industries from electric vehicles to wind turbines.

Transportation and communication around the world increasingly rely on lithium - ion batteries, with cell phones ubiquitous on six continents, and electric vehicles on pace to accelerate from a $ 1 billion worldwide market in 2009 to $ 14 billion by 2016, according to analysts Frost and Sullivan.

Sandia's work has implications for the growing worlds of wind turbines and electric vehicles, where companies seek an edge over the competition.

In the early 1990s, Waters helped develop the battery pack system for General Motors» electric car, the EV1; helped set an EV world speed record at 183 mph; later founded Bright Automotive, a company that invented a 100 - mpg plug - in hybrid electric commercial vehicle; and now heads Waters and Associates, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in global sustainable mobility and housing.

In the months after Nissan's announcement last year that it would soon introduce the Leaf, the world's first mass - market electric vehicle, the company embarked on a 24 - city «zero - emission tour» to show off the technology.

So says the man who is building a fleet of cars for the EV Cup, the world's first racing championship for electric vehicles.

Results: To increase our national security while minimizing our impact on the world, millions of dollars are being spent on developing electric vehicles.

The Netherlands is now home to the world's first IOTA - enabled electric vehicle charging station that is being tested.

Battery car arm of the Bolloré Group now operates electric vehicle sharing services in eight cities around the world

DETROIT — While electric vehicles are hogging more than their share of the limelight at the auto show here, Toyota Motor Corp., the world's leader in hybrid - vehicle sales, remains cautious about the future of battery - powered vehicles.

While that role has now been fulfilled instead by the LEVC TX - a black cab developed under Chinese giant Geely - Frazer - Nash is still one of the UK's experts on electric propulsion and a logical partner for Morgan to allow it to enter the brave new world of electric vehicles.

Wall Street's Tesla bulls think that sooner, rather than later, the world will have to shift to electric - powered vehicles in order to save the planet.