The age of wattage

The age of wattage

As the automotive world tilts towards sustainability, the human factor holds the steering wheel of progress.

The post The age of wattage appeared first on The Arabian Stories News.Muscat: Did you scroll through Twitter…apologies, ‘X’ as it’s famously called right now? If you did, then you are familiar with what Elon Musk has done to be the poster boy of EV.

Remember the good old days of 2008, when the world was revolving at a decent pace. Then Elon Musk came along and introduced the Tesla Roadster, the first highway-legal serial production all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells and featured a range of 244 miles on a full charge and an electric motor that was good for 248 hp and 200 lb-ft of torque. Cut to the present: with 15 years of innovation and market disruption and the addition of new players, the EV sector is set to boom beyond imagination. However, the stats paint a different picture.

According to Edmunds.com, Americans have bought a record 1 million-plus hybrids, up 76% from last year. EV sales are nearing an annual record of 1 million this year, but their year-over-year progress has stalled. With America’s automakers pledging for a future that will overtaken