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Why China is leading the global switch to electricity
In 2024, electricity made up 28% of China’s total final energy consumption. That’s comfortably ahead of the US (22%) and the EU (21%).
These car brands have the cleanest supply chains
Automakers have made some improvements to their supply chains, but the industry “still has an unacceptably long way to go”.
Global EV sales were up 25% in 2024
More than 17 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide in 2024. That equates to roughly one in five new cars sold through the year.
These are the most effective policies for boosting EV adoption
Now that EVs have gone mainstream in several markets, we have a clearer idea of which policies deliver results — and which don’t.
Global electric vehicle sales on track for another record year
EV sales growth is slowing, but volumes are still going up and electric models will make up 20% of global vehicle sales this year.
Repurposing EV batteries for the power grid is now a big industry
Moment Energy plans to start work on an EV battery repurposing ‘gigafactory’ in early 2025 after securing $20.3 million from the US government.
South Africa’s first electric minibus taxi model ‘will cut costs and air pollution’
The 15-seater eKamva has a range of more than 200km and delivers an estimated 40-70% saving on running costs.
Mining giant Fortescue takes a major step towards ‘real zero’ emissions
Fortescue announced last year that it would reach “real zero” emissions by the end of the decade, without using any carbon offsets.
China’s EV and high-speed rail boom is curbing global oil demand, data shows
Fully electric models and plug-in hybrids accounted for more than 50% of all new vehicle sales in China in July and August.
The US’ first all-electric school bus fleet is also a grid asset
The fleet of buses is expected to inject 2.1 gigawatt hours of energy back into the grid every year.