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Electric Vehicles Are on the Road to Mass Adoption: EV purchases are rising, costs are decreasing, and battery technology is improving
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Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is gaining serious momentum around the world. Multiple countries, including the United States, have already passed a passenger EV tipping point— when sales reach critical mass, after which adoption accelerates. In the United States, owning a light-duty EV is now cheaper than owning a gas-powered car over a vehicle’s lifespan. Thanks to ongoing savings from fuel, less maintenance, and other recurring benefits, RMI analysis determined that EVs save US drivers an estimated $1,000 or more annually.
How China made electric vehicles mainstream
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At the beginning of the century, China's leadership laid out plans to dominate the technologies of the future. Once a nation of bicycles China is now the world's leader in EVs.
For Guangzhou's more than 18 million people, the roar of the rush hour has become a hum.
"When it comes to EVs, China is 10 years ahead and 10 times better than any other country," says auto sector analyst Michael Dunne.
9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them
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More people believe misinformation about electric vehicles than disagree with it and even EV owners tend to believe the myths, our new research shows.
We investigated the prevalence of misinformation about EVs in four countries – Australia, the United States, Germany and Austria. Unfortunately, we found substantial agreement with misinformation across all countries.
Were cuts in rooftop solar payments legal? California Supreme Court hears arguments
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Environmental and consumer advocacy groups are seeking to reverse a 2022 decision by state regulators to slash by around 75% the rates paid to compensate customers with solar installations for the excess energy they generate. The move, intended to shield non-solar customers from unfair cost burdens, sent solar hookups plummeting.
Three environmental groups bringing the case — the Center for Biological Diversity, The Protect our Communities Foundation, and the Environmental Working Group — argue that the California Public Utilities Commission didn’t properly consider benefits to customers and disadvantaged communities when it changed the program. The commission argued the policy strikes a balance between affordability for all customers and encouraging renewable energy choices.
Movie Madness: “The South Westerlies” TV Serial
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“The South Westerlies” is a TV serial produced in 2020 that revolves around a wind farm proposal. Here’s a brief ... Read more
French court suspends wind farm after death of golden eagle
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The Montpellier court has ordered a one-year suspension of the Bernagues wind farm, finding Énergie Renouvelable du Languedoc responsible for the death of a golden eagle, a protected species, in January 2023.
Charles Brush: America’s Wind Power Pioneer–a Podcast
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Henry Sanderson’s first podcast of An Electric Revolution is on Charles Brush: America’s Wind Power Pioneer. In 1888, a tall ... Read more
Guardian: ‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes
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In Europe, Tesla has taken an even more severe hit. In January, sales fell by 12% in Britain, 38% in Norway and 63% in France, according to the New York Times. Sales in Germany fell by 59% that month, coinciding with Musk’s outspoken support for the far-right alternative party AfD and with scolding Germans for focusing too much on “past guilt” for the Holocaust.
The Mechanicsville Monster: How NOT to handle wind turbine end of life
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It’s past time for the wind industry to send Godzilla back to the depth of the oceans for a long sleep. That can only occur if industry sets new standards for itself.
No more poorly maintained turbines. No more abandoned wind sites. And if a site must come down, funds and a plan must be in place to clean it up. Properly.
Sayonara, Godzilla!
Breathe easy: Household electrification as a public health intervention to improve outdoor air quality
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The study finds that electrifying the nation’s homes would notably improve outdoor air quality, leading to 3,400 fewer premature deaths, 1,300 fewer hospital admissions and ER visits, 220,000 fewer asthma attacks, and 670,000 fewer days of reduced activity or missed work for Americans each year.
While electrification is often discussed as a key strategy in addressing the climate crisis and lowering energy bills, this new research helps establish electrification as a public health intervention with wide-reaching potential.
