Electric vehicle demand – has the world got enough lithium?
2022年7月20日 · The answer to the question is lithium, and the bad news for the world is that it potentially has nowhere near enough of it to power all the electric vehicle (EV) batteries it wants – and needs. Lithium is a non-ferrous metal known as “white gold”, and is one of the key components in EV batteries, alongside nickel and cobalt.
The dirty secret of electric vehicles | World Economic Forum
2019年3月27日 · Last year, 2.1 million new electric vehicles were sold worldwide. China is the world’s largest electric car market, accounting for 1.2 million - 56% of all electric vehicles sold in 2018. China also accounts for 99% of sales of electric trucks, buses, motorcycles and scooters.
Electric car sales soar in Europe, but market barriers remain | World ...
2023年11月13日 · Continued barriers for electric car sales A recent report from Ernst & Young points to the positive effects that regulation, subsidies and incentives have had in terms of driving uptake. Other factors propelling sales are the perceived urgency to decarbonize and carmakers’ commitment to EV and battery manufacturing.
Electric vehicle sales leapt 55% in 2022 - The World Economic Forum
2023年5月11日 · Among recently announced initiatives are Japanese automaker Toyota targeting 3.5 million annual electric car sales by 2030; Ford announcing one-third of sales to be fully electric by 2026; and Volvo to become a fully electric car company by the end of the decade.
What’s stopping people buying electric cars? | World Economic …
2021年7月8日 · The IEA says that global electric car sales rose by 140% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. China led the way with half a million new electric cars sold in the period, followed closely by Europe (450,000) and even in the US, EV sales doubled compared to the first quarter of 2020.
The surprising truth behind the world's electric cars
2018年3月5日 · China commands 40% of the global electric car market Image: REUTERS/Norihiko Shirouzu China’s coal consumption intensifies While China is among the nations working to curb the production of fossil fuel-powered vehicles, its appetite for coal has intensified in recent years, from a global share of 13.6% in the early 1970s to 44.5% in 2016.
5 innovators making the electric vehicle battery more sustainable
2021年5月3日 · Global stock of electric vehicles (EVs) could reach 245 million units by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. While EVs emit less CO2, their batteries are tough to recycle. Made from cobalt, lithium and nickel, the mining of these raw materials raises ethical and environmental concerns.
More electric cars are now sold every week than in the whole of …
2022年2月18日 · Market momentum has continued, with EV sales more than doubling on the year in 2021 to 6.6 million – accounting for almost 9% of the global market. All net growth in car sales around the world in that year came from electric vehicles. There are now around 16 million electric cars on the world’s roads, according to an IEA estimate.
The transition to EVs must be sustainable. Here's why
2024年4月28日 · Demand for electric vehicles is cooling in many markets, despite ambitious government targets. EVs are key in the switch to sustainable transportation, but changing too fast to EVs worldwide has implications for energy security and the economy.
The changing economics of electric vehicles | World Economic …
2015年4月17日 · Electric vehicle (EV) battery costs have fallen more rapidly than many projections, according to a new survey of battery costs published in . Nature Climate Change. Researchers from the Stockholm Environment Institute scoured peer-reviewed journals, consultancy reports, and news items to construct an original data set of EV battery pack cost ...