Daniel Bleakley

Daniel Bleakley is a clean technology researcher and advocate with a background in engineering and business. He has a strong interest in electric vehicles, renewable energy, manufacturing and public policy.

Recent articles by Daniel Bleakley

Best of 2024: Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on price as lithium and battery prices fall

Best of 2024: Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on price as lithium and battery prices fall

If it wasn’t already clear, the writing is now well and truly on the wall for the fossil car makers: Just a week after BYD launched its $US15,000 “Corolla killer” and with the world’s largest EV battery maker recently announcing it’s on track to cut battery costs in half this year, new research suggests the decline in EV prices may by happening faster than thought.

Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds

Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds

A damning new report has shown that nearly all major car companies are actively sabotaging the world’s efforts to avoid catastrophic global warming. The lobbying strategies being used by the world’s largest automakers are putting global climate targets at risk and threatening the electric vehicle transition, according to the new report released by InfluenceMap.

BYD says plug-in electrics will exceed 50 pct of new car sales in China in next 3 months

BYD says plug-in electrics will exceed 50 pct of new car sales in China in next 3 months

The CEO of BYD, the Chinese giant challenging Tesla as the worlds biggest electric vehicle maker, says sales of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), including battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), will make up more than half of all new cars sold in China within the next three months.

Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on price as lithium and battery prices fall

Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on price as lithium and battery prices fall

If it wasnt already clear, the writing is now well and truly on the wall for the fossil car makers: Just a week after BYD launched its $US15,000 Corolla killer and with the worlds largest EV battery maker recently announcing its on track tocut battery costs in halfthis year, new research suggests the decline in EV prices may by happening faster than thought.

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