Jon LeSage

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• SUVs Not EVs: The Electric Car Boom Hits A Snag

  Published 13 January 2020 | viewed 13,743 times

  Europe started its long-anticipated vehicle emissions rules on January 1, and China and the US (at least California) will be tightening theirs as well. Automakers are, for…

• Automakers Face Tough New Standards In EU

  Published 01 January 2020 | viewed 11,745 times

  The long-awaited light-duty vehicle emission rules will hit light-duty vehicle makers working in EU member countries on January 1. Vehicle manufacturers will have to sell many…

• Has Tesla Finally Conquered China?

  Published 26 December 2019 | viewed 12,653 times

  While new vehicle sales — including new energy/electric vehicles — continued to see a downward slide in November, Tesla broke that cycle with a 14-fold gain in…

• India Could See Real Growth In Oil Demand Next Year

  Published 03 December 2019 | viewed 14,652 times

  Next year is expected to be a turnaround for oil demand in India, according to a new study by S&P Global Platts Analytics. With weakened demand caused…

• Tesla’s Largest Competitor Is Hidden In Plain Sight

  Published 02 December 2019 | viewed 40,531 times

  The Tesla Cybertruck is getting the enthusiasm CEO Elon Musk had hoped for, bragging that 200,000 pre-orders have already been placed for the futuristic electric pickup launched…

• Musk: Tesla Truck Will Crush The Competition

  Published 21 November 2019 | viewed 20,276 times

  Elon Musk is making outrageous claims once again — this time about Tesla pickups that he says will be far better and more powerful than…

• Apple Co-Founder Gives Up On Self Driving Cars

  Published 12 November 2019 | viewed 29,342 times

  For those betting on 2030 being the tipping point year for autonomous, electric vehicles taking over global new vehicle sales — you might want to…

• The Death Of Cars Has Been Exaggerated

  Published 05 November 2019 | viewed 8,485 times

  South Korea’s largest automaker, Hyundai, has joined ranks with other major global makers — becoming a "smart mobility solutions provider" rather than a manufacturer and…

• Tesla’s Tipping Point: Breaking Into China

  Published 28 October 2019 | viewed 17,042 times

  Tesla chief Elon Musk believes China be the tipping point that will lead to his company’s global domination of the electric vehicle stage, but it’s…

• The Billionaire Battle For EV Dominance

  Published 22 October 2019 | viewed 10,568 times

  The neck-to-neck race to dominate the electric vehicle space continues between Elon Musk’s Tesla and Warren Buffet’s BYD. But it’s a much larger story than…

• The Lithium Even Elon Couldn’t Buy

  Published 19 October 2019 | viewed 23,277 times

  Demand for lithium will be booming over the next few years, and the US wants to increase its share in the global market for the…

• $35 Billion: UK Faces Huge Loss From Electric Vehicle Adoption

  Published 12 October 2019 | viewed 53,084 times

  If Great Britain keeps its commitment to switch over its vehicles to electric by 2050, the government will see a whopping loss of 28 billion…

• Fatal Explosion Slams South Korea’s Hydrogen Future

  Published 26 September 2019 | viewed 31,514 times

  South Korea, like China and Japan, wants to see hydrogen stations fueling a million-plus fuel cell vehicles on its roads — but public safety is…

• Amazon Makes The Largest Ever Electric Vehicle Purchase

  Published 21 September 2019 | viewed 27,433 times

  Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is betting big on startup Rivian Automotive by placing the largest-ever electric vehicle purchase order in automotive history. The Michigan-based startup will…

• China Faces Another EV Subsidy Scandal

  Published 09 September 2019 | viewed 13,453 times

  Generous government subsidies have been behind China taking the lion’s share of global electric vehicle sales in recent years — but now they’re being called…

• World’s Largest EV Markets Face Slowdown

  Published 04 September 2019 | viewed 11,551 times

  For electric vehicle sales to reach a solid share of global auto sales, serious growth surges will need to happen. But that's off for now…

• Wind And Solar Gaining Edge Over Natural Gas

  Published 20 August 2019 | viewed 20,012 times

  A new U.S. Dept. of Energy study shows that the cost of generating more power through wind turbines is cheaper now than buying fuel at…

• Middle East Oil, Carmakers Face Very High Cybersecurity Risk

  Published 12 August 2019 | viewed 8,641 times

  The threat of hackers on human lives, breached data, and system shutdowns, are being taken very seriously by automakers and oil and gas companies. Security…

• Carmakers Face Supply Bottleneck Of This Crucial Metal

  Published 05 August 2019 | viewed 10,041 times

  For Tesla and its chief competitors in the race for global domination of electric vehicle sales, it ain’t all about lithium ion. There are other…

• Tesla Just Lost Its Chief Innovator

  Published 30 July 2019 | viewed 13,057 times

  Tesla, Inc., just lost one of the most respected innovators in the electric vehicle business, which brings up competitive implications for the future of what…