Costing an estimated $100 - $300 billion per annum with a death toll of 500,000 per year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says he is "declaring war" on pollution. The costs of premature deaths and health problems was estimated in a joint report undertaken by the World Bank and the Development Research Centre of the State Council. It
Lithium sulphur (Li-S) batteries hold more than twice the energy density of lithium ion and would provide more than double the range of current EVs - up to 450 kilometers on a single charge. Sulphur is also a waste product, is non-toxic, safe and inexpensive - so what's been the hold up? Lithium sulphur batteries deteriorate after just a
The vehicle won the 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year award. It also received a 99 out of 100 from Consumer Reports (the highest rating ever) - oh ... and it is rated as the safest car in the world. No it's not a Lexus or an Audi or a BMW - not a
Do I hear you say "of course you'd say that"? Although we are in agreement with that statement for say the year 2016-2018, it was the Mitsubishi president Osamu Masuko who stated it recently according to an article in Drive yesterday. For anyone who has been following the evolution of electric vehicles it is simply stating
Air Pollution & Autism With the recent WHO report stating air pollution is now responsible for more deaths globally than smoking, diabetes and road deaths combined, more research has linked air pollution to autism. Harvard University researchers in a nationwide US study "showed that exposure in the womb to diesel, lead, manganese, mercury, methylene
It's pretty easy to guess which are the top three - lets see: The Nissan Leaf (top selling EV worldwide), the Tesla Model S (world's most desirable electric car) and relative newcomer the BMW i3. All three vehicles are reviewed in this website. Nissan introduced the Leaf in 2011 and world sales are now in
1,521 Tesla Model S electric vehicles (the safest car in the world) were sold in Norway in March 2014. This makes the Model S the most popular car ever to be sold in Norway in a single month. Sales were also strong for the electric VW Golf, Nissan Leaf and BMW i3. Taken together EV
“The risks from air pollution are now far greater than previously thought or understood, particularly for heart disease and strokes. Few risks have a greater impact on global health today than air pollution; the evidence signals the need for concerted action to clean up the air we all breathe.” So says said Maria Neira, director of WHO’s
It is widely known that Volkswagen plan to dominate the EV world by 2018. CEO, Dr Martin Winterkorn, has stated: "We have the most comprehensive approach to tomorrow's mobility. From highly-efficient, eco-friendly diesel, gasoline and natural gas-fuelled engines to classical hybrids, purely battery-driven vehicles and plug-in hybrids - no other automaker can match the broad range
In an effort to cut "dangerously" poor quality air in Paris, public transport has been made free for three days and cars can only be used on alternate days. With the WHO calling air pollution a major environmental problem it seems that with the right (or perhaps wrong) set of weather conditions any city can