Are electric cars the future?

Automakers with ambitious plans to roll out more than a hundred new battery-powered models in the next five years appear to be forgetting one little thing: Drivers aren't yet buzzed about the new technology. read more

Electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 60 percent worldwide last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which predicts in an article, "Here's How Electric Cars Will Cause the Next Oil Crisis," that electric vehicles will account for 35 percent of new car sales globally by 2040. read more

The Future of the Electric Car 36 There are now over two dozen all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the market and at least two dozen additional models that are slated to be available in the next couple of years. read more

U.S. electric vehicle deployment forecast to 2050 A Powerful Tool For Estimating Electric Vehicles In The Future U.S. Vehicle Fleet The EPS can estimate the market share of EVs in the U.S., both in the business-as-usual (BAU) case and in scenarios with a variety of relevant policies (such as a carbon tax, vehicle fuel economy standards, EV subsidies, an EV sales mandate, a low-carbon fuel standard, and more). read more