Electric Vehicles
An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion. An electric vehicle may be powered through a collector system by electricity from off-vehicle sources, or may be self-contained with a battery, solar panels, fuel cells or an electric generator to convert fuel to electricity. EVs include, but are not limited to, road and rail vehicles, surface and underwater vessels, electric aircraft and electric spacecraft. EVs first came into existence in the mid-19th century, when electricity was among the preferred methods for motor vehicle propulsion, providing a level of comfort and …
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Climate Action Tracker · 30 October 2024 English
These adjustments are made to better represent the call in the Paris Agreement for developed countries to take the lead in reducing emissions, the challenges related to stranded assets in …
2021). The well-to-wheel emissions from electric vehicles are also 1.5ºC compatible if the power sector … mitigation potential of passenger battery electric vehicles. Journal of Cleaner Production, 289, 125137 …
USSC: United States Studies Centre · 25 October 2024 English
THE DEBATE PAPERS October 2024 Should the United States, Australia and like-minded allies cooperate or compete with China when it comes to fighting climate change? Xuyang Dong and Noah Gordon …
Joe Biden quadrupled US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), while Australia and the United States … aligned with high-quality solar modules and electric vehicles the centrally mandated delivery of China’s …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 24 October 2024 English
Europe's economy is recovering, benefiting from a strong crises' response. Yet, the recovery is falling short of its full potential. Uncertainty about persistent core inflation, policy directions, and geopolitical conflicts, …
from foreign competition, as in the case of electric vehicles, can be detrimental to growth while also undermining … and Anke Weber. 2024. “Europe’s Shift to Electric Vehicles Amid More Intense Global Competition.” IMF …
WTO: World Trade Organization · 24 October 2024 English
This report discusses the global state of climate action with a focus on carbon pricing and its role in achieving global emission reduction targets. It addresses the challenges of implementing …
cement, steel, agriculture, hydrogen, electric vehicles and batteries, and energy storage industries …
World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English
This report is part of the “Energy Subsidy Reform in Action” series produced by the ESMAP Energy Subsidy Reform Facility, with the objective of drawing insights from recent experiences and …
subsidies for electricity, transport, and electric vehicles, as well as fuel subsidies (Gentilini et …
World Bank Group · 24 October 2024
The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term …
vehicles and permitting expatriates to import electric vehicles, overall vehicle imports have largely remained …
Cato Institute · 23 October 2024 English
Among the many Biden administration economic policies from which Vice President Kamala Harris stubbornly refuses to separate herself, industrial policy is near the top. In speeches and campaign materials, Harris …
hurdles to qualify when the subsidies target electric vehicles and renewable power. Writing and imposing …
World Bank Group · 23 October 2024 English
For the World Bank Group, clean air in South Asia is a top priority. The 25th issue of the SARRE Newsletter focuses on steps countries are taking for air quality …
connectivity in the region? Watch the OSA event Electric Vehicles and Cycling Solutions in Nepal In Nepal, some … convert 90% of private passenger vehicles to electric vehicles by 2030, and increase share of clean energy …
SUERF: SUERF The European Money and Finance Forum · 23 October 2024 English
Before we delve deeper into the underlying factors behind this weakness, it is noteworthy that the growth divergence seen since the pandemic is to some extent more a catching up …
EVs. The shift from combustion engine to electric vehicles is a major structural shift for the German …
Lowy Institute for International Policy · 23 October 2024 English
Executive summary Eighty years ago at Bretton Woods, leading countries gathered to design an international financial architecture needed to sustain a broadly open world economy and global financial stability. The …
projects half of all cars sold in 2035 will be electric vehicles (EVs). This requires a reconfiguration of …
