The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport | Motoring | The Guardian

Much of the early enthusiasm for the automobile stemmed from its promise to solve the problems associated with horse-drawn vehicles, including noise, traffic congestion and accidents. That cars failed on each of these counts was tolerated because they offered so many other benefits, including eliminating the pollution – most notably, horse manure – that had dogged urban thoroughfares for centuries.

Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept aims to leapfrog Tesla as it pours resources into EVs

The company promises a driving range of over 600 miles to a charge, while keeping the battery pack sized like it's for a compact car. At the same time, engineers are working to reduce power consumption from the battery to bring kilowatt hours used per 62 miles down to single digits. An enormous range and great efficiency would be a tremendous package

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香港政府在 3 月 17 日公布了《香港電動車普及化路線圖》，指出希望能夠在 2050 年前達致車輛零排放的未來路向。《路線圖》內多項措施，包括備受談論的在 2035 年或以前，停止新登記燃油私家車和混能車。但是對於很多車主而言充電站才是最大問題。

Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit | TechCrunch

battery second-life will become its own self-standing business field

Legislators ask for more ambitious Gov't efforts to reduce carbon emissions and transition to electric vehicles

legislator connected to the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU) noted that when he requested that more measures to support the development of electric vehicles were taken by authorities, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) only stated that there are currently 200 charging stations for electric vehicles a number said to be sufficient to meet local needs.