Are EVs Inevitable?
There is a growing disconnect between the “inevitable” EV future many assume and the hard-nosed maneuvers currently playing out in Washington.
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Tammy Klein
February 2, 2026
Tag: electric vehicle
EV Dreams Meet Hard Realities
After a decade of bold policies and promises, the auto industry is waking up to the limits of policy-driven electrification (or maybe anything). That’s not a bad thing.
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Tammy Klein
November 4, 2025
Hitting the Brakes: Automakers Recalibrate Their Powertrain Strategies
But 2025 has exposed a deeper truth: The EV transition is fragile and heavily dependent on policy scaffolding. As that scaffolding begins to wobble, particularly in the U.S. and Europe,
Tammy Klein
July 24, 2025
Slowing the Roll: ICEV Bans and ZEV Targets—2025 Update
Global momentum toward banning internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) and advancing zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales targets remains strong on paper—but fractured in practice.
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Tammy Klein
April 22, 2025
Electric Vehicle Prices Remain Higher than Traditional Cars Everywhere but China
Electric vehicle prices plunged below those of traditional, petrol-fueled cars in China over the past five years but remain higher than the price of traditional cars in the United
Cipher News
July 24, 2024
Automaker v. Oil Company Strategies for Decarbonization
This on-demand webinar summarizes and encapsulates research on automaker and oil company strategies for decarbonization.
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Tammy Klein
July 24, 2024
Analyzing the 2023 Global EV Outlooks: Holding Steady
In summary, comparing the 2022 and 2023 numbers — forecasts are either holding firm or have been slightly adjusted upward. There is a “coalescence” of a sort with a grouping
Tammy Klein
April 9, 2024
Analyzing the 2022 Global EV Outlooks: Up and Up and Up
There remains a divergence of views on the degree of EV penetration on a global basis with no clear trend except…up. I raised my projection from the very conservative 10%
Tammy Klein
April 12, 2023
#79. Charging Ahead with ChargerHelp! CEO Kameale Terry
#79. Charging Ahead with ChargerHelp! CEO Kameale Terry The success of public EV charging is only as strong as the charging network and when as many as one-third of the
Tammy Klein
November 7, 2022
Kenya’s Electric Vehicle Market Is Raring to Go
Although producing EVs is not without environmental impacts given the effects of mining and processing lithium, nickel, cobalt and other necessary metals, when it comes to running them, Kenya is
China Dialogue
June 21, 2022
Analyzing the 2021 Global EV Outlooks: Trending Up
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Tammy Klein
March 7, 2022
Is the Electric Vehicle the Latest Manifestation of High-Modernism?
Cars contribute 25% of transport GHG emissions in the EU, car pools do not change overnight, 15-20 years are necessary for a full turnover. Action is necessary now if road
Philippe Marchand
June 9, 2021
Tammy Klein
February 10, 2021
Visualizing the Range of EVs on Major Highway Routes
Between growing concerns around climate change, new commuting behaviors due to COVID-19, and imminent policy changes, the global transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is well under way. By the
Visual Capitalist
February 1, 2021
Tammy Klein
February 12, 2020
Can China Electrify All New Passenger Cars by 2030?
China’s electric vehicle industry is entering a new phase of accelerating development, President Xi Jinping wrote in a congratulatory message to participants of a new energy vehicle conference in early
China Dialogue
September 14, 2019
#41. Ben Leard: What Does an Electric Vehicle Replace?
Recently, I talked to Ben Leard, a fellow at Resources for the Future, about the study, “What Does an Electric Vehicle Replace?” which he recently commpleted with colleagues Shanjun Li
Tammy Klein
July 1, 2019
Update on Global Low Carbon Fuel Initiatives: It’s Complicated
Countries 20 years ago were just beginning to consider the impact of transport, in particular fuels and vehicles, on their respective environments, especially air pollution and congestion mitigation. The U.S.,
Tammy Klein
February 12, 2019
Top 5: The “Yellow Vests” Protest Higher Diesel Taxes in France
Hello friends! Here’s my monthly take on the five most interesting developments in future fuels and vehicles trends. Items I selected include: Diesel & the Yellow Vests: Nearly 300,000 workers
Tammy Klein
November 20, 2018
Visualizing the Rise of the Electric Vehicle
This infographic comes to us from Raconteur, and helps visualize anticipated growth in the EV market – a segment that readers know sits at 1-2% of total vehicle sales currently.
Tammy Klein
September 28, 2018
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