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The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire
Louise Curran, TBS Education
In her State of the Union address on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a new anti-subsidy...
Electric vehicle fires are very rare. The risk for petrol and diesel vehicles is at least 20 times higher
Hussein Dia, Swinburne University of Technology
Two electric vehicle fires have been reported in Australia this week. Five cars were destroyed after a lithium battery...
Mercedes-Benz’s legal win over car dealers could transform the way new cars are sold in Australia
Vishal Mehrotra, Bond University and Rajat Roy, Bond University
In what has been called the most important legal case in the history of the Australian...
The new technology that is making cars easier for criminals to steal, or crash
Rachael Medhurst, University of South Wales
There is much talk in the automotive industry about the “internet of vehicles” (IoV). This describes a network of...
Huge phosphate discovery in Norway could fully charge the electric vehicle industry
Gavin D. J. Harper, University of Birmingham
With geologists hunting high and low for battery materials, an enormous new discovery of phosphate rock could have...
Batteries in electric vehicles have more mileage in city driving rather than highway driving
Balakumar Balasingam, University of Windsor
A Toyota Corolla with a 1.8L engine requires 6.2 litres of gas to drive for 100 kilometres on a highway....
Right-to-charge laws bring the promise of EVs to apartments, condos and rentals
Eleftheria Kontou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
More than 3.6 million electric cars are driving around the U.S., but if you live in an apartment,...
How electric vehicle batteries could save the UK auto industry
Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University
The UK may have lost Eurovision this year, but it recently beat European rivals for an arguably more valuable prize....
What is a novated lease on a car and what do I need to know before signing up?
Prafula Pearce, Edith Cowan University
If you’re thinking about getting a vehicle but don’t have enough money saved, you might be considering a choice between...
Boosting EV market share to 67% of US car sales is a huge leap – but automakers can meet EPA’s tough new standards
Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis
One big question keeps surfacing after the Biden administration announced plans to raise auto standards so sharply they would...
