How Long Until EV Fleets Take Over the Supply Chain?
EVs are already appearing in fleets across the country, mostly in last-mile deliveries and few heavy-duty trucks in regional service.
Opinion: Get an Automotive Job Doing Something You Love
With the boom of electric and self-driving cars, there is a huge demand for skilled software engineers who can work designing the latest car technology–whether it is creating more efficient fuel systems, self-driving technology or even figuring out how to make a car fly.
Analysis: How Will Material Scarcity Affect EV Production?
An EV is only as good as its battery and the materials necessary to create the massive lithium-ion battery packs that power these vehicles are in short supply.
Opinion: Updating the Grid for Commercial Fleets Needs To Start Now
With sophisticated forecasting, enhanced and expanded grids and appropriate funding models in place, EV fleets have the potential to reduce carbon emissions quickly. Addressing these requirements is an essential piece of the EV puzzle.
Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen
To provide not only a look back but a look into the future, the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles currently has an exhibit called “Building An Electric Future: The Technology Of Today For The Vehicles Of Tomorrow.”
Event: City of Los Angeles Taking Green To the Streets
The route to electrification is now going through the streets of the City of Los Angeles.
Feature: 5 Innovative Electric Concept Vehicles Becoming Real
These five EV concepts are just a small portion of the green vehicles coming to roads soon.
Opinion: Will Lithium Be Our Next Energy Crisis?
Based on what we see happening in the EV industry, the U.S. lithium development timeline needs to be crunched. The only way that can happen is if government and regulatory bodies push these things through the bureaucracy at a faster pace.
Update: Top 10 Electric Cars
Automakers continued to increase our choice of plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars and crossovers. Competition is heating up for the U.S. electric car leadership claimed by Tesla for the past few years. The Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt are legacy players in the battle, now joined by dozens of new players. Consumers win because they have choice.
First Ride: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning
Ford’s all-in on electrification and Clean Fleet Report had a chance this past week to experience the company’s commitment first hand—from the passenger seat. Ford wouldn’t let us get behind the wheel of the early production F-150 Lightning and E-Transit, but from the right-hand seat (and a chance to closely examine the interiors and, via a cutaway. the underpinnings) it’s clear the company’s $22 billion investment (through 2025) in electrification is going to pay dividends.