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  • Australian electric vehicles conundrum as trees may be razed for EV factory.

    Electric Vehicles are where the world have put its hopes to better the climate situation. However, in an unfortunate turn of events, Melbourne Councils are going to chop down the trees and remove vegetation from the footpaths for making way for an Australia Post’s new fleet of the environment friendly electric delivery vehicles which has angered many residents who say that they want green spaces a lot more. Australian electric vehicles to go through this conundrum.

    Also Read : Battery electric vehicles vs hybrid electric vehicles debate. – (evworldnews.com)

    Stonnington ,Merri-bek and Darebin have removed the tree branches along with the footpaths as a response to the Australia Post to roll out 500 electric trikes and replaces the old motorbikes in the month of May in Victoria.

    The trikes carry thrice more than the traditional motorbike. They even have a capacity for over 100 small parcels and goes till 1200 letters helping the Australia Post meeting an increased demand for the parcel delivery that is driven by the online shopping boom which began during the coronavirus pandemic.

    The spokesperson said that Australia Post had not asked the councils into cutting down the trees but it did request the removal of the vegetation for clear footpaths.

    He has said that it is important that we have a clear access to the properties so we can keep delivering the letters of the customers and parcels efficiently and ensuring a safe environment for the team members.

    In the letter which is sent to the Coburg resident, Australia Post requested the removal of the branches and bushes from the home of a person.

    Australia Post has been changing the delivery mode and now they are using the electric delivery mode due to dimensions.

    Australia Post threatened for stopping the delivering mail for the resident if the overhanging branches and bushes had not removed.

    There is a need for the resolution of the issues before the growth of the electric vehicle market in the country.

  • Australian electric vehicle industry on the verge of launching

    Over 500 individuals, businesses and groups have responded to the consultation on the first Australian electric vehicle strategy and it has made it clear that the Australians want to now enter the bandwagon.

    In the month of September, the federal government had launched the consultation for this strategy which according to the government has been designed for improving the supply, affordability and uptake of the electric vehicles.

    The for the submissions closed on the 31st of October as the departments received over 500 entries which covered more than 1200 organizations along with 1500 individuals.

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    As per the authorities, there were positive responses in the favor of making a transition to the electric vehicles with the authorities saying that they are happy by the strong advocacy which they have seen to transform Australia into an electric vehicle powerhouse.

    Government is going to be working through submissions in an intuitive way in the coming weeks as per the authorities.

    Though, the complete list of the entries has not been made available, it has been reported that the authorities are not in favor of a complete ICE ban for the country to the amount it is there in the regions like California and Europe

    Fundamentally, as per reports the AADA is opposed to the ban on ICE vehicles due to the potential of adverse consequences for the Australian consumers and the industry along with the people it employs.

    There are many variables which could potentially cause a problem when it comes to the banning the ICE vehicles. There is a lot of uncertainty around the ability of the industry to meet the demand of the electric vehicles which means there are similar concerns around when there is price parity for the electric vehicles. There are consumers who might not be able to afford the electric vehicles.

  • Foxconn maybe manufacturing electric vehicles soon.

    There is a major chance about the next car of a person being the electric car. There is a major chance that the company which makes that electric car is going to be a Foxconn one.

    Foxconn is a Taiwanese giant in terms of electronics which assembles all kinds of the popular devices which includes iPad, iPhone, Nintendo Switch and Kindle which is diving directly into the electric vehicles world. However, instead of just selling the electric vehicles under their own brand, it will be designing and manufacturing the cars for the automakers which are established and the startups which are coming up.

    Foxconn is currently making its products for Apple and it is hoping to do for the car manufacturer Tesla. In the month of October, chairman of Foxconn said that that the company is aiming to make 40 to 45% of the electric vehicles of the world, matching the success which it has achieved in the electronics.

    Foxconn has unveiled their first prototypes of Electric Vehicles in the previous year and has wasted very little time in lining a roster up of automotive clients. Earlier in the year, the maker of iPhone has brought a former General Motors in the Lordstown, Ohio from the struggling automotive startup called Lordstown Motors. Lordstown Motors has been recently starting the shipping out of the Foxconn-made electric pickup trucks for customers.

    Also Read : Toyota Electric Vehicles to tie up with Oncore electric delivery (evworldnews.com)

    Fisker which is another Electric Vehicle upstart has been tapping into Foxconn for manufacturing their second vehicle, the Pear will start in 2024 in Ohio.

    Foxconn is also building prototypes for another startup in Indi EV. And it has inked a partnership with Yulon Motor with Taiwan.

    Volkswagen has been considering the hiring of Foxconn for building its new electric SUV and pickup truck destined for the United State buyers later on.

  • Transport and electric vehicles dominates the COP26 in Paris  

    COP26 or the 26th conference of Paris to UNFCCC or United Nations Framework Convention For Climate Change then concluded with the cities, several nations, financial institutions, automobile companies and the other vital stakeholders which are signing the COP26 Declaration on the transport.

    Transport was a main agenda on COP26’s 10th day and it is not surprising that this is a sector which contributes to whopping 25% of the global GHG emissions with a rise in the percentage.

    This is a declaration which is to ensure the sector which maintains the 1.5-degree threshold. Aim ultimately here is to speed the smooth transition to the electric vehicles as they phase out the sale of the vehicles which are fossil fuel based by 2040. The leading automobile nations are setting up a steep target to do so by the year 2035.

    Also read : Rental Industry to boost electric vehicles in United States (evworldnews.com)

    Entire system of transport has been struggling with the structural issues like the traffic congestion, commute affordability and adequate infrastructure availability among the other issues. It does not mean that electrification of whole fleet is going to drastically change the pollution- related issues. The transition towards the e-mobility is among the many elements of the larger systematic change required for enabling a climate-friendly, sustainable, resilient ecosystem of transport.

    With all the technological know-how available in the world today, the speeding up of transition from the ICE to zero-emission or EVs is among the necessary steps for substantially reduce the pollution while creating the job opportunities.

    Sustainable transport is offering the transportation facilities while achieving the environmental objectives for mitigation of pollution. What brightens up this picture is that these maybe provided at a lower cost, making this a lot more affordable mode of transport for the poorer households.

    Public transport is the choice of the commute in different cities across a country, making a major portion of the monthly spending.

  • Rental industry to push electric vehicles in United States

    The rental industry which is represented by the ACRA and American Car Rental Association is going to make a big push into the electric vehicles and it can now have a major role in the increase of market share of the electric vehicles in United States.

    As per the spokesman of ACRA, the first exposure of the electric vehicles is going to be through the rental cars and it has been that way for a very long time. The people who have never driven an electric vehicle ever are going to get a chance to drive the electric vehicle and then make a decision that their next car is going to be an electric one. This would also take care of the range anxiety and fear that the vehicle is going to be lacking in performance.

    All the major companies which rent cars, Hertz, Enterprise and Avis have been moving very aggressively to acquire the electric vehicle fleets. Hertz has also ordered 100,000 Tesla vehicles. Hertz has also ordered 175,000 from the General Motors.

    ACRA which represents the companies with 1.8 million vehicles which are in operation is going to support the use of the electric vehicles particularly at the airports.

    Also read : Toyota Electric Vehicles to tie up with Oncore electric delivery (evworldnews.com)

    It has particularly been asking for the Congress to approve a fund of $10 billion over the coming five years for helping in providing charging including the fast charging at the rental facilities which are in airports and another $10 billion for the rental lots on the property which is owned by the airports.  

    Some of the rental companies arrange the electric vehicle offerings in to special categories. These are high end and luxury cars which are offered for rent at a higher price and for only a few customers who can afford driving this car at a higher price than the usual cars.

  • Pentagon adds hurdles on non-tactical US electric vehicle

    Pentagon now has to face another major barrier for the purchase of non-tactical electric vehicles or hydrogen powered vehicles. The house has passed the law called NDAA 350-80 last week and Senate voting is expected for end of this month. This is a major blow to the US Electric vehicle industry

    Ernst has told the Defense News that this is an expensive investment for a product which is unreliable and has been constrained by the Communist Party controlled China which involved a slave and child labor powered chain of supply. The NDAA according to him should never put climate politics a priority over the national security and Democrats had no choice but to concede this as a point in the defense bill of the year.

    Also Read : Rwanda electric Vehicles not going as planned by the government. – EV World News

    Senate Democrats also included their own provision of NDAA which is going to require the fleet of 170,000 of Pentagon that is non-tactical vehicles which run completely on the alternative fuels or electricity by 2035. The deadline in the bill is five years extended over the 2030 date for transition to the alternatively fueled vehicles which the initial bill stipulated when the Armed services committee provided its draft in the month of June.

    Ernst used the position she is in the Armed Services Committee for placing more hurdles on the efforts of creating a green and non-technical vehicle fleet for defense department. She also drafted the provision which is going to require Pentagon for first supplying Congress with the report on cost estimates per every unit for the infrastructure of supporting them as well as a comparison for their lifestyle costs in comparison to the vehicle cost with combustion engine.

    This is a report which would also need to provide the assessment of any of the shortfalls of supply chain and security risks which is fire-related while there is an identification of any component with the vehicles that are sourced from Chinese.

  • Rwanda electric Vehicles not going as planned by the government.

    Rwanda electric vehicles market may not be going as planned because of the rugged and rural terrain. Rwanda is called the land of thousand hills and is not the ideal place for electric vehicles as it is tough on any car but is particularly tough for the heavy batteries.

    The president of the country however has plans of transforming economy of the country. A major plan of the country is to cut the greenhouse emission of gas and reduce the dependence on the imported fossil fuels that currently accounts for more than 40% of the foreign exchange spending of the country.

    The government right now has been launching a huge range of incentives for encouraging the electric vehicles. The electric vehicles and their spare parts, charging station and batteries are exempted now from import duties, excise and VAT.

    Also read : Battery electric vehicles vs hybrid electric vehicles debate. – (evworldnews.com)

    While the electric vehicles may be charged at the subsidized electricity tariff, the government is also handing out the rent-free land for charging bays. Volkswagen from Germany was among the first beneficiaries of the strategies of the government. It launched Rwanda’s e-golf model in the year 2019. The pilot project started with four of the cars and two stations in Kigali

    The plan originally for VW was for the expansion of the service to 15 charging stations and 50 cars as a part of the cab-related app which is known as Move.

    Though, in actuality, three years later just 20 of the cars that they committed are on the road and they have been removed from Move completely. Instead, these are used for carrying customers from many high-end hotels, international airports or the convention center.

    VW however has been optimistic still and it is going to be a factor in how the country’s growth in the coming years in terms of electric vehicles.

  • Battery electric vehicles vs hybrid electric vehicles debate.

    The debate between Battery electric vehicles vs hybrid electric vehicles is going to rage on. European Union has made a decision that 2035 is going to be the final year when the ICE or internal combustion engines will be banned for sale and al the new vehicles will then be electric vehicles as automotive industry is going to play its part in the battle of being carbon neutral by 2050.

    Read More : Cheap Chinese imports dent India focused electric vehicle policy – EV World News

    This is among the big upheavals. It makes an assumption of over 100 years of development and investment which may be replaced with technology that is yet to be proven in the actual world. There is one aspect of this plan which is guaranteed. The politicians who have been pushing this plan will not be in power by 2035. If it is a plan which does not work out, there will be no one to answer any critics. The other aspects are a little less certain because, the politicians have made an agreement of the fact that battery electric vehicles will be victorious at the end of the day.

    A few of the leaders are saying that selecting the technology which is not proven so far is like wasting 100 years of the development and assumes the battery-electric will be as capable. They say that there is still a lot of improvement which is gained from the refining of cleaner power with the help of the hybrids and with that the CO2 emissions may be also slashed.

    Others are of the opinion that in order to go for the net zero carbon emissions, the BEV are completely carbon neutral and that isn’t the case. A few estimates reckon that it is going to take 16,000 miles of use of the battery electric vehicles for matching the CO2 emissions of the ICE vehicles.

  • Lack of awareness about Electric Vehicle battery hurting market

    Electric vehicle battery recycling is an industry which has been booming off late and is a key factor about lowering the carbon footprint of the electric vehicles but close to half of the Americans are currently of the belief that the EV batteries are meant to be discarded after use. A study which has been carried out has revealed that close to 47% of the Americans think that the EV batteries are not recyclable. Over one-third of the people think that the Americans do not understand that the recycled batteries for the making newer electric vehicle batteries. Only a few of the Americans have an understanding that the critical materials in this can be recycled over without the loss of the performance. This is a major blow to the market which prides itself on the recyclability of the product.

    There are many myths which are prevailing for the electric vehicles which are stopping the growth of the market. The market experts are of the opinion that the myths and misconceptions about the electric vehicles and in particular about the recycling of electric vehicles has been hampering the industry. They feel that while the industry has been making great progress in terms of efficiency and the cost-effectiveness of the recycling of lithium-ion battery but these are only false narratives about the Electric vehicles which continue to go on. They are changing this by creation of an infrastructure which is going to make it unthinkable for letting the battery to go to dust as they are way too valuable.

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    There are studies which prove that the attitude of the Americans is a lot more positive than what it was earlier but the misconceptions still remain with regard to the Electric vehicle batteries. Overcoming this challenge is going to be critical for the growth of the electric vehicle battery market.

  • EV Nepal Expo showcases BREV Microvan

    EV Nepal Expo was held in the last week and there were many brands from all over the world who had exhibited their Electric Vehicles at the event which was held in the capital city of Kathmandu. Along with the electric vehicle models which were manufactured in India and China, there were a few home-grown brands too who got a lot of attention from the visitors to the expo.

    The Brij Motors Group which is a name that is pioneering in the country in the auto spare parts has showcased its vehicle in the expo. It is a BREV Microvan during the expo.

    Also read : Volvo to keep its commitment on the electric vehicle manufacturing. – EV World News

    The capacity of the microvan is close to a ton and also can transport 13 passengers which includes the driver of the vehicle. The dimension of the vehicle in length is 4460 mm, in breadth is 1900 mm and in height is 2150 mm. The ground clearance of the vehicle is 300 mm and the wheel track is 1420 mm as per the company.

    The BREV microvan has been designed by Sushil Agrawal who is the chairperson of the Brij Motors Group. Agrawal is also credited with the introduction of Safa Tempo in Nepal. These were electric vehicles which were introduced much before the revolution of EV. They date back to as far as 1996.

    The vehicle is equipped with the Manual transmission with a system that has five gears and gives a maximum speed of 50 km per hour. The vehicle can provide a range of close to 150 kilometers per hour. This also helps as that the vehicle comes with a warranty of three years on its battery and a year of warranty on the other components. This is a vehicle priced at 3.1 million rupees and is expected to hit the market very soon.