Supply chain issues have hampered automakers, but the dreaded Osborne Effect is a much bigger drag on the industry — In February 2019, Maarten Vinkhuyzen wrote an impactful article in Cleantechnica titled “The Osborne Effect On The Auto Industry”. In his research, we can read how the Osborne Effect was going to impact the auto industry in the following years due to an increase in demand for newer battery-electric vehicles…

How I went on a continental holiday with 94% lower emissions— a comparison of travel time, costs & carbon, plus tips & tricks! — After a year-and-a-half of lockdowns, we were excited to take a trip abroad — we’ve been to Bordeaux before with friends (flying on a budget airline), but that comes with significant carbon emissions, even for a short haul flight from London Luton. The question was then: Could we travel in…

Elon Musk’s EV pickup fantasy is not the truck the market’s looking for — I’m a Tesla fan. I’ve never owned one of Elon Musk’s EV sedans, but I have test-driven an early Model 3, been driven hundreds of miles in a Model S, crawled around a Tesla Semi, and even had a few 0-to-60 in 3.4- second experiences in a P85 d Model…

Oakland, California is piloting a program to provide all residents with basic access to mobility — A few weeks ago Oakland, California, became the latest U.S. city to debut a Universal Basic Mobility (UBM) pilot — a combination of policies, funding, and partnerships that aim to provide all members of society with a basic level of access to mobility. Lack of access poses a major barrier…

This mining technique is producing lithium and green energy at the same time — Electric Vehicle (EV) sales are growing at lightning speed. 2021 looks to be on track for more than 4 million fully electric vehicles old — more than 2019 and 2020 combined. The environmental benefits of swapping a gas car for an EV are already massive. A study from the International…

REE Automotive wants to provide automakers with a highly functional blank canvas — Earlier this month, I attended MOVE 2021 — a two day mobility conference at the London ExCEL. Many of the delegates were familiar from the last MOVE event I attended in 2019, only this time having swapped organisations and their suits for a pair of Veja trainers and a branded…

A fascinating combination of engineering, art, and marketing that will change how the world sounds — Recently, I was standing next to an electric car as it reversed out of a parking space. As it backed up, the car made a space-age whooshing sound, like a science fiction spacecraft gliding along the surface of an alien planet. As soon as the car stopped reversing, though, the…

Or how I became the Queen’s limo driver because I had no choice — In late September Tesla updated the software of my Model S (Performance, 2018) and advised that I now had the option to participate in Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta . In saying yes, I was then informed that my driving performance would be evaluated along several criteria and calculated as…

Electric vehicle ranges have reached new heights. When will it be enough? — At the end of October, a small group of customers took delivery of the very first production units of the Lucid Air, a luxurious electric sedan (pictured above). Headed by former Tesla engineer Peter Rawlinson, Lucid finally achieved their years-long journey of bringing the Air to market. Many features set…