Electric Vehicles – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:59:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 From secondhand car imports to EVs, why the Zimbabwe clean transport leapfrog is yet to impress https://energytransition.org/2022/06/from-secondhand-car-imports-to-evs-why-the-zimbabwe-clean-transport-leapfrog-is-yet-to-impress/ https://energytransition.org/2022/06/from-secondhand-car-imports-to-evs-why-the-zimbabwe-clean-transport-leapfrog-is-yet-to-impress/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:00:56 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26761 In Zimbabwe, the Covid-19 pandemic brought up several measures to transform transportation. But governmental actions to fade out fossil fuels in the mobility sector have not yet became effective. Instead, the transition to cleaner vehicles is facing hurdles. Kennedy Nyavaya has the stroy. Electrifying public transport could be an efficient start to decarbonize Zimbabwes transport sector.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/06/from-secondhand-car-imports-to-evs-why-the-zimbabwe-clean-transport-leapfrog-is-yet-to-impress/feed/ 0 Clean mobility lags behind in Latin America https://energytransition.org/2020/07/clean-mobility-lags-behind-in-latin-america/ https://energytransition.org/2020/07/clean-mobility-lags-behind-in-latin-america/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:45:05 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22749 The transportation sector in Latin America is still largely based on fossil fuels and responsible for 35 percent of the continent’s carbon emissions. Greening public transportation systems is an issue predominantly for a few wealthier cities. But many remain highly inefficient, insecure and in the hands of powerful transportation mafia-like groups, which make them a difficult subject for reform.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/07/clean-mobility-lags-behind-in-latin-america/feed/ 0 The Norwegian dilemma: fossil-funded energy transition https://energytransition.org/2019/06/the-norwegian-dilemma-fossil-funded-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2019/06/the-norwegian-dilemma-fossil-funded-energy-transition/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:00:20 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19981 In 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “’No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and just leave them there.” And yet, that’s what needs to happen: leave it in the ground. The situation in Norway is illustrative of the challenge. Craig Morris explains. Oil rig somewhere in the north sea (Photo by Andy Muir; CC BY 2.0) In March, Norway’s Government Pension Fund...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/06/the-norwegian-dilemma-fossil-funded-energy-transition/feed/ 0 Is Latin America’s lithium industry sustainable? Environmental costs of the new white gold https://energytransition.org/2019/06/latin-americas-lithium-industry/ https://energytransition.org/2019/06/latin-americas-lithium-industry/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:00:17 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19913 The energy transition, and especially the increased electrification of transportation sector, moves forward at great speed. Its new center is Latin America’s lithium triangle, where new batteries of electric vehicles will be sourced. But there is an inevitable conflict coming between water availability and mining, says Rebecca Bertram. In the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, lithium is extracted on a...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/06/latin-americas-lithium-industry/feed/ 1 Lithium in Bolivia: beyond extractivism https://energytransition.org/2019/01/bolivia-beyond-extractivism/ https://energytransition.org/2019/01/bolivia-beyond-extractivism/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:00:32 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18915 Although Bolivia has some of the largest lithium reserves in the world, the country so far has not focused on extraction. Now that lithium is in high demand for electromobility and renewable technologies, Bolivia’s geopolitical role may change. Maximiliano Proaño takes a look. At Lake Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia lithium can be extracted from the brine of the salt crust and from inside the brine...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/01/bolivia-beyond-extractivism/feed/ 2 Road Transport: the “problem child” of European decarbonization https://energytransition.org/2019/01/road-transport-the-problem-child-of-european-decarbonization/ https://energytransition.org/2019/01/road-transport-the-problem-child-of-european-decarbonization/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:00:05 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18907 One-fifth of EU emissions are from road transportation, and they’re rising. The EU is trying to help matters by pushing electric vehicles and batteries – but while this would help with decarbonization, it comes with its own risks, as Radostina Primova explains. Electric Vehicles Only: The EU aims to increase the use of electric vehicles (Photo by Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/01/road-transport-the-problem-child-of-european-decarbonization/feed/ 2 Global push for electric vehicles moves forward despite US chaos https://energytransition.org/2018/11/global-push-for-electric-vehicles-moves-forward-despite-us-chaos/ https://energytransition.org/2018/11/global-push-for-electric-vehicles-moves-forward-despite-us-chaos/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:35:49 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=18337 The move toward electric vehicles is making steady progress worldwide, as companies and countries align behind aggressive growth targets. But a renewed battle between California and the Trump Administration on vehicle policies is throwing North American plans into turmoil. Ben Paulos takes an in-depth look. While the Trump administration actively blocks EVs, other countries are investing (Photo by...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/11/global-push-for-electric-vehicles-moves-forward-despite-us-chaos/feed/ 1 Global renewable energy transition could lead to conflict without proper management https://energytransition.org/2018/09/global-renewable-energy-transition-could-lead-to-conflict-without-proper-management/ https://energytransition.org/2018/09/global-renewable-energy-transition-could-lead-to-conflict-without-proper-management/#respond Thu, 27 Sep 2018 12:00:55 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17784 The transition to 100 percent renewable energy needs a lot of minerals to build wind, solar, and battery technology. This has the potential to cause fuel fragility, conflict, and violence if not managed responsibly. Joshua S. Hill takes a look at the recent report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Wolframite and Casserite mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/09/global-renewable-energy-transition-could-lead-to-conflict-without-proper-management/feed/ 0 Stricter CO2 standards for vehicles are not the reason for job losses https://energytransition.org/2018/09/stricter-co2-standards-for-vehicles-are-not-the-reason-for-job-losses/ https://energytransition.org/2018/09/stricter-co2-standards-for-vehicles-are-not-the-reason-for-job-losses/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:00:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17782 Despite negative media reports, environmental regulation cannot be blamed for the coming upheavals in the automobile sector. It’s the failure of the auto industry to react to the transition to electric vehicles that spells disaster, Daniel Rieger explains. German car manufacturers will go under if they don’t adapt (Public Domain) Recently, media reports across the continent have covered the...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/09/stricter-co2-standards-for-vehicles-are-not-the-reason-for-job-losses/feed/ 2 Will energy efficiency stall climate disruption? https://energytransition.org/2018/09/will-energy-efficiency-stall-climate-disruption/ https://energytransition.org/2018/09/will-energy-efficiency-stall-climate-disruption/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:17 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17795 The world could hit its sustainable development goals if we invest in energy efficiency. But energy efficiency must be coupled with reduced consumption to be effective, argue David Suzuki and Ian Hanington. Energy efficiency could play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (Photo by Jakob Nilsson-Ehle, CC BY-SA 2.0) In the race against the increasingly widespread and devastating...

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