Urban thinkers have grand plans for the future and many of those make sense. Then, politicians, local and federal, have to make them a multi-modal reality with CO2 emission reductions
An interesting debate is brewing in the EU regarding e-fuels proposed as the unlimited alternative to limited biomass-based solutions…
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The Green Gospel says biofuels are bad, period. Let us just hope our democracies will prove to be more balanced…
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The 2025 geopolitical turmoil and focus on defense spending in Europe may eventually be the trigger for a serious revision in green and grand plans…
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In the EU mobility transition, 2035 has been circled in red on the calendar. In the original version of the Green Deal, a de facto sales ban of Internal Combustion
In media and politics, using massive figures is a well-known rhetorical trick. But does it still hold sway in an increasingly skeptical 21st-century audience? Every year in France, one trillion
The West is increasingly concerned about China’s dominance in green electricity production and electric vehicle (EV) technologies. Could this signal the return of geopolitics and protectionism after decades of globalization?
2024 has been a challenging year for car manufacturing in Europe. New car sales have decreased by 3.2% in France; except for the post-pandemic years (2020 to 2022), 2024 sets
Jeanne du Barry’s famous words in 1793, as she faced the guillotine during the French Revolution, seem fitting for some EU car manufacturers today, confronted by the near-imminent ban on
Electric vehicle (EV) sales continue to grow, yet EVs still struggle to displace internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). Across the entire value chain, fossil fuel-based activities are consistently cheaper than
The second decade of the 21st century can be described in one word: unexpected. From economic challenges (the resurgence of inflation), health crises (the COVID-19 pandemic), and geopolitical conflicts (wars
In recent years, hydrogen was hailed as the next miracle energy solution, especially in the heavy transport sector. Advocates of hydrogen-powered fuel cells predicted they would soon replace diesel engines
2024 is shaping up to be another pivotal year for the U.S., with a presidential election in November that will have far-reaching consequences for the future of our geopolitically troubled
Sci-fi fans are familiar with Robo-taxis, Auto-taxis, and other types of autonomous vehicles that are envisioned to populate the roads of the future. However, since the hype of 2016-2018, the
With the car pool further aging every year, electromobility pick-up is slow in the car pool, at least as long as the second-hand market does not electrify big time, which
The United Nations recently published the second edition of its Global Resources Outlook 2024. When regulations and media heavily focus on the replacement of fossil by renewable energy, the over-exploitation
Electromobility mass market adoption is important in the West, while the Global South may very well delay it and prefer first to invest in biofuels. Those low-carbon fuels rely on
The replacement of thermal engines by electric motors in light-duty vehicles seems non-negotiable, the only question being when.
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Is repairability the Achilles’s heel of EVs? If their useful life is limited by poor repairability, is it another trick from car manufacturers to keep on selling new cars, fast-fashion-style
Renault used to be an innovator in Europe, with models like the family car Espace or the low-cost Dacia Logan. Recent years have been more chaotic, dubious leadership being one
