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There are just 300 electric HGVs in the 500,000-strong lorry fleet – and only one public charging point, says RHA The road haulage industry is calling on the new government to urgently tackle investment in infrastructure for electric trucks, after pointing out there is just one public charging point for HGVs in the whole of the UK. Takeup of electric cars is soaring, with about 1.1m fully battery-powered cars on British roads and about 63,000 charging units in 33,000 locations, according to Zapmap data. Continue reading...

Robotaxi service recovering from gruesome collision with pedestrian that triggered suspension of California license General Motors on Tuesday named a veteran technology executive with roots in the video game industry to steer its troubled robotaxi service Cruise as it tries to recover from a gruesome collision that triggered the suspension of its California license and the removal of all its robotaxis from the state’s roads. Marc Whitten, one of the key engineers behind the Xbox video game console, will take over as Cruise’s chief executive nearly nine months after one of the service’s robotaxis dragged a jaywalking pedestrian – who had just been struck by a vehicle driven by a human – across a darkened street in San Francisco before coming to a stop. Continue reading...

Global demand for renewable energy is surging so why make solar panels, wind turbines and EVs dearer for western consumers? With historic heatwaves sweeping across the US and other parts of the northern hemisphere, June is expected to be the 13th consecutive month of record-breaking global temperatures. The primary cause, of course, is the enormous amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Despite the existential threat posed by rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, emissions continue to increase at a faster pace than previously anticipated. On one front, however, progress in the fight against the climate crisis has exceeded expectations. Amid the global shift from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles and the accelerated adoption of solar and wind power, demand for renewable energy is rapidly rising in the US and the EU. Continue reading...

New, equally controlled joint venture will share electric vehicle architecture and software, companies said Shares in Rivian surged after Volkswagen Group, the German automotive giant, agreed to invest up to $5bn in the Amazon-backed electric carmaker. Volkswagen will initially invest $1bn as part of a partnership with Rivian to form a new, equally controlled joint venture to share electric vehicle architecture and software, the companies said on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Last summer the Swedish carmaker announced it would limit UK sales to its more popular SUV models It is not the kind of risky manoeuvre any self-respecting Volvo estate driver would execute but the Swedish carmaker has performed a sharp U-turn on the decision to stop selling them here after an outcry from drivers devoted to a car synonymous with British middle-class family life. Last summer Volvo dropped the bombshell that it would no longer market its estates or saloon cars in the UK and would instead concentrate on its sports utility vehicles (SUVs), which are increasingly favoured by drivers who like the higher seating position and off-road styling. Continue reading...

Costly new vehicles, limited choice and scarce charging points are holding back a switch to electric by businesses Carbon emissions from vans in the UK have risen by 63% since 1990, new analysis shows, as cars are getting cleaner. While more people are opting to drive electric or plug-in hybrid cars , van drivers still prefer diesel because electric vans are much more expensive with little choice of models. Continue reading...

Company blames supplier delays for missed production targets and has struggled to meet sales forecasts The electric car company Fisker has filed for US bankruptcy protection, making it the latest EV startup to collapse trying to challenge the established car industry. The company was started in 2016 by the husband-and-wife team Henrik Fisker and Geeta Gupta-Fisker . It is the second attempt by Fisker, a former Aston Martin design chief, to establish an EV challenger that has ended in bankruptcy. Continue reading...