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<\/p>\nAfter more than a decade of covering the mostly gasoline-powered global auto industry and car culture, I\u2019ve had a few people ask what brought me to InsideEVs. For me, that decision came down to three numbers: 14, 12.5 and 1.5. <\/p>\n
Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll explain in a moment. (There won\u2019t even be a quiz at the end. Math was never my strong suit.) <\/p>\n
I joined InsideEVs a little over two months ago, and since then I\u2019ve been eager to tell our millions of monthly readers and followers where we\u2019re headed next. It\u2019s an audience I deeply admire. This publication has been around since 2012; it\u2019s as O.G. as you get in the electric space. It has tirelessly served a community of drivers who were among the first to see the value of plug-in cars, whether they were early Teslas, Nissan Leafs, BMW i3s or hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt.<\/p>\n
To some, these cars were great alternatives to gas-powered ones for commuting. To others, they were very clearly the future of how we\u2019ll get around.<\/p>\n
I think that debate has been safely settled now. The car industry has always chased two things in its pursuit of better technology\u2014efficiency and performance\u2014and EVs represent the apex of both. Very few automakers are investing in new internal combustion engines and platforms anymore. EV sales in America nearly doubled in 2022 alone and they’ve already crossed the 1 million mark with a few weeks to go in the year.<\/p>\n
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Globally, about 14 million EVs will have been sold by the year\u2019s end. (See? There\u2019s 14, to start.) The Boston Consulting Group estimates that EVs will constitute 60% of new vehicle sales worldwide by 2035; other types of electrified vehicles are also quickly supplanting pure gas cars. And that electric future will be punctuated with new levels of technology, connectedness and even self-driving that would\u2019ve been unfathomable just a few years ago. <\/p>\n
The world of cars is undergoing the biggest and most profound transformation since the Model T rolled off the first assembly line. <\/p>\n
But those stats mask how hard it will be to get to a zero-emission future everywhere. This year alone has seen uneven progress with EV adoption and countless challenges from legacy automakers and startups alike, leading even reasonable people to doubt where things are headed. There\u2019s also a rising Chinese auto industry that dominates the electric space, questions over EVs\u2019 true environmental good and concerns about whether they can really suit everyone\u2019s needs. <\/p>\n
This is a transition, not an overnight shift. It\u2019s going to be uneven, expensive, exceptionally weird, and it will probably take much longer than we think. It\u2019s also going to be full of fascinating stories. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s where we come in. Things are changing too at InsideEVs. We\u2019re under new ownership, new management, and with a bigger staff than we\u2019ve had in many years. We\u2019ll need it because we\u2019re preparing for a future where electric and plug-in cars aren\u2019t a small niche anymore; they\u2019re about to be for everyone. And that\u2019s why we\u2019re rethinking our approach to things around here.<\/p>\n
Welcome to the new mission for InsideEVs: To inform and empower a new generation of drivers about the high-tech, zero-emission transformation of the car industry.<\/strong> <\/p>\n