Category: Report

May 28 2020

China Backs Self-Driving Development With Robotaxi Pilots

China has tested more than 350 autonomous vehicles (AVs) on public roads in some 22 cities since March 2018.

May 28 2020

9 of 10 Cars May Offer Advanced Safety Systems by 2030

Partial automation of vehicles is set to increase in coming years as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) become commonplace.

May 28 2020

China Oil Product Exports to Dip as Demand Ramps Up

China's oil market is beginning to re-balance, with product exports set to decline in May.

May 28 2020

Startups Give U.K. Hope in the Battery Manufacturing Race

Two startups, AMTE Power and Britishvolt, are set to help save the U.K.'s battery manufacturing ambitions.

May 28 2020

German Power to See Record Coal-to-Gas Switch This Summer

Extremely low gas prices in northwest Europe signal maximum brown coal-to-gas fuel switching in Germany's power sector this summer.

May 19 2020

Electric Vehicles Short-Term Outlook: Covid-19

Covid-19 has put the world on lockdown and markets on hold. The transport sector has been affected in multiple ways.

May 13 2020

U.S. Power Grid Operators Forgo Gas-to-Oil Fuel Switch

U.S. power plants rarely burn oil. Coal and natural gas dominate the electric grid, with oil-fired units reserved purely for backup purposes. Until recently, conventional wisdom suggested the U.S. power sector would never consume meaningful quantities of oil. Coal and natural gas were simply cheaper.

May 13 2020

Gridlock in Beijing as Commuters Shun Public Transport

Peak-hour morning traffic in Beijing has surged as commuters shun public transport in favor of their cars amid continued concerns over the spread of coronavirus.

May 13 2020

Oil Price Shock Hits Green Investments by Oil Majors

Low-carbon investments by oil majors have slowed amid the oil price shock, with clean energy deals closed in 1Q 2020 down 82% year-on-year.

May 11 2020

German and EU Policy Zero In on Transport Emissions

Of Germany’s five major polluting sectors, transport is the only whose emissions increased over 1990-2017. But the sector’s footprint is set to plummet as Europe’s largest vehicle market electrifies.