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…

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…

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…

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…