Sentences with phrase «rise of the electric car»

Among them: the rise of electric cars.

Meanwhile, the rise of electric cars — half of all U.S. electric vehicles (EVs) are in California — means PG&E needs to deliver electricity in places where it was never needed before.

Had they not been run by crooks, chances are that the internal combustion engine would not have dominated the 20th century (see «How crooks stalled the rise of electric cars for 100 years»).

The bigger worry for oil businesses is the unexpected speed and scale of the rise of the electric car.

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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.

On the one hand, there's the rapid rise of Uber and its smart - phone - enabled ride - hailing ilk, plus the success of electric - and connected - car maker Tesla.

Another, broader, problem is that only a part of the electricity needed to power EVs will come from clean sources, and an even bigger one is that 280 million electric cars account for only a fraction of the total rise in electricity demand that the IEA expects through 2040.

Ten years ago, he wrote the original Master Plan, which included the development and sale of a luxury electric sports car, a lower - cost electric car, a mainstream low - cost car, and also the rise of solar roofs.

The reason for his bearishness on the oil price is the rise of solar and the advent of the electric car.

Toyota saw sales of its gas - electric hybrid cars, such as the fuel - efficient Prius, rise 50 percent compared with February 2010.

After the announcement of the takeover proposal, shares of the electric car company fell 12 percent in after - hours trading, while SolarCity's rose 15 percent, hinting at investors» sentiments this early.

1) China's emergence as a dominant player in the low - carbon market, 2) global oil majors» shift to renewable energy, 3) big corporate brands moving to 100 % renewable power, 4) the rise of electric vehicles and expiration dates for gas - fuelled cars, and 5) energy getting smarter through digitization.

Big mining companies are all looking for this important resource integral to the production of lithium ion batteries due to the rise in popularity of electric cars.

To create the i3s, BMW has upgraded the standard car's 170bhp to 184bhp, with torque rising from 184 to 199 lb ft. Electric range is also unaffected matching the normal car's 125 miles of real world range.

Pure - electric vehicle sales rose to 38,495 in 2014, from 24,586 cars in 2013, while sales of plug - in hybrids and range - extender electric cars rose to 36,836 from 30,558 in 2013.

Aside from inventing the category, the Chevy Volt has been treated as a showcase of GM's electric car prowess that has given rise to the similarly named 2017 Chevy Bolt EV which last month surpassed the Volt's year - to - date sales.

The rise of the electric and electrically assisted car has thrown all of that up in the air and led to some genuinely astonishing power and performance figures - both real and claimed.

As the demand for lithium rises from makers of electric car batteries, smartphones and other sources, Albemarle Corp. continues to acquire... Read More

, is now deep in production on a new documentary about the rise of plug - in vehicles, called «Revenge of the Electric Car.»

However, oil demand from passenger cars declines even as the number of vehicles doubles in the next quarter century, thanks mainly to improvements in efficiency, but also biofuels and rising ownership of electric cars.

Operating cost for electric cars is $ 0.50 to $ 0.75 per mile versus $ 0.10 for gasoline powered cars once battery replacement costs are included By 2020, Chinese PER CAPITA emissions will be higher than America's Does not believe that the 0.6 degree temperature rise to date is the West's «fault,» but does believe that China is the future problem Whatever U.S. does about emissions reduction and what people do as individuals is totally trivial in face of the fact that China is adding huge amounts of coal fired generating capacity The most meaningful emissions reduction strategy today would be to convert China from coal to natural gas The claim that there are more frequent or more intense hurricanes and tornadoes as a result of AGW is not scientifically supported We can reduce emissions, but it is important that we do the RIGHT things (and NOT the WRONG ones) Not worried about «peak oil;» coal can be converted to liquid fuel

Finally, electric cars continue to be purchased largely by men, although the share of female buyers is rising slightly.

Instead, we get non-dispatchable power from windmills and solar PV, both of which need big subsidies, and electric cars which cost more, have a high environmental impact and don't meet most people's use cases, biofuels causing food prices rises, and a lot of hand - waving about reduction in demand and insulation.

«Since the eVolt charging infrastructure was installed, the number of company car PHEVs has risen from 177 to 375, and we have seen an increase in the number of fully electric vehicles,» said Darren Watson, environmental operations advisor for National Grid's Sustainability and Climate Change team.

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The same source also says the electric car pretends to be an alternative to the rising prices of petrol, since Chile imports 94 % of the petrol it consumes and the transport sector represents a third of the energetic consume of the country.

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They prefer concentrated accommodation with people stacked - and - packed in high - rise cubic apartments, with state - controlled kindies in the basement, and with ring - roads of electric trams and driverless cars connecting apartments, schools, offices and shops.

Fuel economies continue to rise, which make it hard for most people to justify the cost increase of an electric car, especially if they don't intend to own a car for more than five years.

McIntosh continued: «Electric cars offer the possibility of lower fuel costs for new drivers, which is increasingly important as car insurance and petrol prices continue to rise.

Rising from the ashes of designer Henrik Fisker's failed car company, the first units of the 2018 Karma Revero hybrid electric luxury super cars rolled off the Moreno Valley, Calif., factory floor last month.