J.P Morgan Sees Electric Cars As Wide-Scale Disruptors

Many people believe that the Tesla Model 3 will play a substantial role in the widespread adoption of electric cars.

J.P. MORGAN: ELECTRIC CARS WILL DISRUPT A MULTITUDE OF INDUSTRIES

By now, everyone who's paying attention understands that fossil fuel vehicles are going to be replaced by electric vehicles.

However, there's a wide gulf of disagreement about the timeline. Those who make their living in the oil and auto industries tend to see the transition happening in their grandchildren's time, while some in the EV and renewable energy fields predict that it will all be over by 2030.

J.P. Morgan Cazenove has joined the ranks of those who believe the revolution will happen sooner rather than later.

In a note to investors, the investment bank said widespread electric car adoption will happen faster than many analysts expect (as reported by CNBC). J.P. Morgan noted that the price differential between legacy vehicles and EVs is gradually narrowing as battery prices fall, but that once a certain tipping point is reached, things could start happening quickly.

"Concerns about scrap values of internal combustion vehicles (ICVs) may drive consumers towards EVs even before the price differential between the two classes of vehicles closes," wrote J.P. Morgan's analysts.

They predict that electric cars could account for 35 percent of the global auto market by 2025, and 48 percent by 2030.

*This article comes to us courtesy of EVANNEX (which also makes aftermarket Tesla accessories). Authored by Charles Morris.

Some big companies may face extinction if they don't pivot to address changes fast-approaching in the automotive and energy sectors (Instagram: aldogrech)

Automobiles are intimately involved in every aspect of today's society, and the transition from gas to electrons will affect a wide range of businesses. Ironically, automakers may not be among the big losers. J.P. Morgan notes that they can replace their gas and diesel cars with electric models, but other related businesses might not be able to adapt.

Electric vehicles have much lower maintenance costs, and that's bad news not only for mechanics but for car dealers as well. "EVs have 20 moving parts compared to as many as 2,000 in an ICV, dramatically reducing service costs and increasing the longevity of the vehicle," the analysts said. "We see this as a meaningful risk for car dealers who rely on after-sales service for a large chunk of their profitability. This should over time reduce the number of vehicles sold as well, in addition to other potential trends, such as automated driving and greater car utilization rates."

Inside a Tesla Model S 85kWh battery pack (Instagram: electricgte)

The lower number of parts in electric cars also makes them less complicated to build, J.P. Morgan noted. That could be bad news for automotive suppliers, although those that focus on the newer technology may prosper. Good news may also be in store for makers of semiconductors. "A typical EV uses two to three times the dollar value of semiconductor constituents, compared to an ICV," the analysts wrote, adding that semiconductors were also used in charging stations. (Another product that's used in large quantities in EVs and charging stations: copper.)

The auto finance industry could also be among the fallen. The scrap values for legacy vehicles will drop significantly, lowering the amount of money companies can recover when they repossess the cars. Consumers are also likely to keep their electric cars longer, lowering the demand for auto loans.

Unsurprisingly, Big Oil is expected to be a victim of the new technology. J.P. Morgan notes that passenger vehicles account for 20 percent of global oil demand, which it predicts could fall by around 15 percent by 2035.

And the winners? The new report didn't mention Tesla, but we will, of course, make no such omission. The biggest winners, however, are likely to be consumers, who will not only be breathing cleaner air but saving some serious money as well. J.P. Morgan writes that, in the US and the Euro zone, personal vehicles and gasoline account for 8 to 10 percent of total consumer spending.

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Electric Cars Coming Quickly, Will Disrupt Bunch Of Industries, JP Morgan Forecasts

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Published on September 9th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor

September 9th, 2017 by Guest Contributor 

Originally published on EV Annex.By Charles Morris

By now, everyone who's paying attention understands that fossil fuel vehicles are going to be replaced by electric vehicles. However, there's a wide gulf of disagreement about the timeline. Those who make their living in the oil and auto industries tend to see the transition happening in their grandchildren's time, while some in the EV and renewable energy fields predict that it will all be over by 2030.

J.P. Morgan Cazenove has joined the ranks of those who believe the revolution will happen sooner rather than later. In a note to investors, the investment bank said widespread electric car adoption will happen faster than many analysts expect (as reported by CNBC). J.P. Morgan noted that the price differential between legacy vehicles and EVs is gradually narrowing as battery prices fall, but that once a certain tipping point is reached, things could start happening quickly.

"Concerns about scrap values of internal combustion vehicles (ICVs) may drive consumers towards EVs even before the price differential between the two classes of vehicles closes," wrote J.P. Morgan's analysts. They predict that electric cars could account for 35% of the global auto market by 2025, and 48% by 2030.

Automobiles are intimately involved in every aspect of today's society, and the transition from gas to electrons will affect a wide range of businesses. Ironically, automakers may not be among the big losers. J.P. Morgan notes that they can replace their gas and diesel cars with electric models, but other related businesses might not be able to adapt.

Electric vehicles have much lower maintenance costs, and that's bad news not only for mechanics, but for car dealers as well. "EVs have 20 moving parts compared to as many as 2,000 in an ICV, dramatically reducing service costs and increasing the longevity of the vehicle," the analysts said. "We see this as a meaningful risk for car dealers who rely on after-sales service for a large chunk of their profitability. This should over time reduce the number of vehicles sold as well, in addition to other potential trends, such as automated driving and greater car utilization rates."

The lower number of parts in electric cars also makes them less complicated to build, J.P. Morgan noted. That could be bad news for automotive suppliers, although those that focus on the newer technology may prosper. Good news may also be in store for makers of semiconductors. "A typical EV uses two to three times the dollar value of semiconductor constituents, compared to an ICV," the analysts wrote, adding that semiconductors were also used in charging stations. (Another product that's used in large quantities in EVs and charging stations: copper.)

The auto finance industry could also be among the fallen. The scrap values for legacy vehicles will drop significantly, lowering the amount of money companies can recover when they repossess the cars. Consumers are also likely to keep their electric cars longer, lowering the demand for auto loans.

Unsurprisingly, Big Oil is expected to be a victim of the new technology. J.P. Morgan notes that passenger vehicles account for 20% of global oil demand, which it predicts could fall by around 15% by 2035.

And the winners? The new report didn't mention Tesla, but we will of course make no such omission. The biggest winners, however, are likely to be consumers, who will not only be breathing cleaner air, but saving some serious money as well. J.P. Morgan writes that, in the US and the Euro zone, personal vehicles and gasoline account for 8% to 10% of total consumer spending.

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Seemingly Every Automotive Headline Includes Electric This or That, but What’s the State of Electric Vehicle Market Share in America?

You can forget the GM EV1 and the Toyota RAV4 EV. The car that truly attempted to bring electric cars into the mainstream was the 2011 Nissan Leaf.

It didn't. U.S. Leaf sales, never reaching any great heights, plunged after its fourth full model year, falling by more than half between 2014 and 2016.

There's a thoroughly updated second-gen Nissan Leaf on its way, destined to hit U.S. dealers early in 2018. But during the first-gen Leaf's tenure, the Nissan was joined by a broad array of electric cars, from a handful of Teslas to the Chevrolet Bolt, Volkswagen e-Golf, Kia Soul EV, BMW i3, and Hyundai Ioniq, and all of these cars together have combined to quintuple U.S. electric vehicle market share over the last half-decade.

Only 0.1 percent of the new vehicles sold in America in 2012 were pure EVs. That figure has risen, very slowly, to 0.5 percent through the first eight months of 2017 while the number of available nameplates has more than doubled.

Perspective? Ford grew its F-Series' share of the overall U.S. new vehicle market from 4.5 percent to 5.1 percent during the same period.

It's not tha t EV sales aren't rising. Clearly, to increase their share of the market — propelled along by government tax credits that will likely expire for many automakers in 2018 — from 0.1 percent in 2012 to 0.5 percent in 2017 requires a meaningful increase in actual sales. After all, the market at large has grown, as well.

According to HybridCars.com, a vital source for this post's EV sales data, fewer than 14,000 pure battery-powered cars were sold in 2012: Nissan Leafs, Tesla Model Ss, Smart Fortwo EDs, Ford Focus Electrics, Honda Fit EVs, Mitsubishi i-MiEVs, and Toyota RAv4 EVs.But after growing by leaps and bounds in 2013, growth powered largely by the Leaf and Model S, the rate of growth has markedly slowed. EV sales more than tripled in 2013, as did EV market share. But the year-over-year increase in 2014 was down to 33 percent despite four additional nameplates. In 2015, EV sales were only 5 percent stronger than in 2014. Then 2016's EV sales rose 18 percent, even though the fleet didn't add to its number of nameplates. The rate of growth in 2017, with 16 different nameplates collecting U.S. sales in the first two-thirds of the year, stands at a similar 21 percent.

Granted, that is growth in a market that's experiencing decline. But the total numbers are so small, they can be compared with individual nameplates such as the Honda Odyssey, Lexus RX, Honda HR-V, Subaru Crosstrek, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Dodge Charger. Indeed, vehicles that wouldn't be widely considered marketplace hits — the Dodge Journey and Kia Forte — generate significantly more volume than America's entire EV sector.The incoming EV tide is altering the shape of the shoreline, but the movement of the sand is so limited and so gradual that it's difficult to spot with the naked eye.

Amidst news that Volvo will "electrify" its entire lineup by 2020, that BMW will offer a bevy of EVs by 2025, that Nissan will sell twice as many new Leafs as old Leafs, that the Chevrolet Bolt just outsold the Chevrolet Volt, reside these cold, hard facts. Even with EV sales doubling between 2013 and 2017, only 1 out of every 200 U.S. new vehicle acquisitions involves an electric vehicle. Plug-in hybrids are comparably popular, hybrids generate four times more volume, and diesel-powered vehicles — excluding full-size pickups — achieve EV-like volume despite their Volkswagen extermination, as well.

Buying habits will change. But they will change very slowly.

[Images: General Motors, Nissan, Tesla; Chart: © The Truth About Cars]

Timothy Cain is a contributing analyst at The Truth About Cars and Autofocus.ca and the founder and former editor of GoodCarBadCar.net. Follow on Twitter @timcaincars and Instagram.

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BMW Gears Up to Mass Produce Electric Cars by 2020

FRANKFURT/MUNICH — 

Germany's BMW is gearing up to mass produce electric cars by 2020 and will to have 12 different models by 2025, it said on Thursday, as traditional manufacturers race to catch up with U.S. electric car pioneer Tesla.

Car buyers shunned electric vehicles because of their high cost and limited operating range until Tesla unveiled the Model S in 2012, a car that cracked the 200 mile (322 km) range barrier on a single charge.

Since then, big advances in battery technology and a global crackdown on pollution in the wake of Volkswagen's diesel scandal have raised pressure on carmakers to speed up development of zero-emission alternatives.

BMW, which launched the i3 electric car in 2013, said it was now readying its factories to mass produce electric cars by 2020 if demand for battery driven vehicles takes off.

"By 2025, we will offer 25 electrified vehicles — 12 will be fully-electric," Chief Executive Harald Krueger told journalists in Munich, adding the electric cars would have a range of up to 700 km (435 miles).

It marks a significant foray by a major manufacturer into electrification. BMW, which includes the Mini and Rolls-Royce brands and sold 2.34 million cars last year, announced the move on the day smaller rival Jaguar said it would offer electric or hybrid variants of all its models by 2020.

On Wednesday, Nissan unveiled a new version of its Leaf electric vehicle in its latest move to take on Tesla, the U.S. firm co-founded by Elon Musk that sold 83,922 vehicles last year.

Rolls-Royce

Traditional carmakers have been slow to embrace the electric vehicle market because it remains unprofitable, largely due to the cost of batteries which make up between 30 percent and 50 percent of the cost of an electric vehicle.

A battery pack with 60 kWh capacity and 500 km range costs around $14,000 today, compared with a gasoline engine that costs around $5,000. Add to that the $2,000 for the electric motor and the inverter, and the gap is even wider.

But capacity investments into the battery sector may bring down costs of electric vehicles to a "tipping point" when they reach parity with combustion-engine equivalents some time between 2020 and 2030, according to analysts at Barclays.

With cities threatening to ban combustion-engine vehicles or to tax diesel cars more heavily, the total cost of ownership of electric cars could drop below their combustion-engine equivalents, and Europe could become a 100 percent pure battery electric vehicle market by 2035, according to analysts at ING.

The Frankfurt motor show, starting next week, will be used by BMW to unveil a new four-door electric car positioned between the i3 city car and the i8 hybrid sportscar, Krueger said.

"We will be increasing the share of electrified models across all brands and model series. And, yes, that also includes the Rolls-Royce brand and BMW M vehicles," he said.

German rivals will also be showing electric cars, with Daimler's Mercedes-Benz brand unveiling the EQA, a concept mass market electric car, Volkswagen taking the wraps off the ID Crozz.

Aside from vehicle cost, a key obstacle to making electric cars popular is the amount of time it takes to recharge, and a lack of charging stations.

London needs to spend 10 billion euros ($12 billion) to get charging infrastructure to a level where retail buyers can practically own an electric car, consultancy AlixPartners has said. Almost none of that spending has been earmarked so far.

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Skoda’s first electric car hits all the e-car targets and accelerates beyond competitors on looks and price — and it’s available in three years

I'M at a warehouse in Prague with a minder called Stanislav.

He's a big, bald bear and he's shadowing me everywhere.

Feeling like a million dollars? This car will be affordable when it rolls off the production line

Why? Because I'm driving this £1million concept car — one of one — just days before its European debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. And it can't get wet. Or damaged. Or I'll get damaged.

At ease, Stan, my friend. Relax. I'll be good. I'll go steady with her.

This is the Skoda Vision E, the basis for Skoda's first all-electric car coming in 2020. By 2025, Skoda will have FIVE all-electric vehicles — one smaller than this, one bigger, a small car, and maybe even a rear-wheel drive sports car.

A halo car. Think 110R coupe from the Seventies — but electric. Have I lost you? Google it.

Also by 2025, Skoda wants one in four sales to be plug-in hybrid or pure electric drive.

So, what of Vision E?

The Vision E has a sleek look to it

VISION OF THE FUTURE this Skoda is an ambitious project

It's an all-wheel-drive SUV with a 310-mile range and wireless charging via a floor panel. It has two electric motors producing 306hp — that's fast — and a 112mph top speed.

And, as per "The Rules" of all next-gen cars, it is zero-emissions, it can drive itself on motorways, park itself — and it's fully connected. In other words, it's always online and communicating with other cars.

24 EYES . . . Blinking screens put everything on display

You'll find . . . eight, nine, ten, 11 . . . 12 electronic screens inside Vision E. Yep. TWELVE.

To go with back-lit door panels, crystal glass trim and a glass roof as big as Kew Gardens. It glows like Currys' shop window at night.

I very much doubt all those screens will make the 2020 production car. Or the roof for that matter. Or the four swivel seats. Or the wooden floor. Or the electric rear-hinged doors.

But the clean-cut exterior shape of the car won't change much. And please keep those full-width LED lights.

The designers want LEDs to have the same effect as chrome on classic cars

As design boss Karl Neuhold says: "Light is the new chrome."

And because there are no oily bits (no engine, no transmission tunnel), it has a flat floor and passengers have lots of S, P, A, C and E.

A Skoda trademark which, alongside value and reliability, will happily continue with the switch to electric.

Skoda EV boss Dr Guido Haak said: "I like Elon Musk and Tesla. They are the No1 risk-takers. But we are not competing with them. We are competing with the cars people drive today.

"Value for money is part of our DNA and our electric cars will have sufficient real-world range, easy-to-use charging technology, good design and versatility."

From Vision to reality in three years.Expect prices around £30,000.

Leaf drops this Autumn

YOU pay for my opinion – so I'll tell you straight.

Nissan had an opportunity here to make the new Leaf something you'd be proud to be seen in going to footie training. Something cool and futuristic.

Something Adidas and not so orthopaedic.

IF THE SHOE FITS. . . The Nissan Leaf is a bit orthopaedic

You guessed right, dear reader. I'm a bit disappointed.

The world's best-selling electric vehicle is more practical than ever. But as boring as Jeremy Corbyn in a lift.

Back me up. Would you swap your Golf for a Leaf? No. You'd buy an eGolf.

But what if I said a Leaf goes further than an eGolf? Still eGolf. Me too. Or a Renault Zoe.

The thing is, Nissan has ignored its customers. The first-generation Leaf topped polls for satisfaction and being cheap to run – but got zero points for styling.

This second-generation Leaf has lost the "bug" lights and adopted the family nose – but it's less daring than a cheese sandwich. It needed some hot sauce. It needed some Juke love. Sadly, it looks nowt like the IDS concept.

There are positives, however. It has a bigger 40kWh battery with an official NEDC range of 235 miles. That equates to around 177 miles in the real world. The current car has a 30kWh battery. And stand by for an even bigger battery with more power and more range in 2018.

The Leaf has a bigger boot than the first model

Other positives. It's built in Sunderland. And that means it safeguards thousands of British jobs.

And it's crammed with tech. The new Leaf can park itself, drive itself in single-lane highway traffic (steer, accelerate and brake) and there's a new gizmo called "e-pedal", which lets you accelerate and brake with one pedal. Press to speed up, ease off to slow down. Release completely to stop and hold, even on hills.

New interior, bigger boot, Apple CarPlay, Nissan has sprinkled some love on pretty much everything . . . except LOOKS. A special launch-edition goes on sale in October. You'll be fine by then. It gets dark at four.

— YOU think you've got a decent van? You don't. It can't compete with the £14,200 Renault Kangoo ZE 33. Pure electric, real-world range of 124 miles, no road tax, no C-Charge, zero BiK liability, 100 per cent write down allowance, 2p a mile to run. You'll be consumed by peace and love. Out November, price excludes vodka and tonic and £49 a month battery lease.

Ten things you didn't know about Astra

SPECIAL week for our comrades at Ellesmere Port, where the FOUR MILLIONTH Vauxhall Astra has just rolled off the production line

Here's ten things you might not know about the Astra.1. The Astra replaced the Viva and was Vauxhall's first front-wheel drive car.2. One in four Brits has owned or driven an Astra.3. The height of four million Astras is the equivalent to 62,500 Big Bens.4. The name Astra derives from the Latin Astralis meaning the stars.5. The Astra has been used as a patrol car by 54 police forces.6. Not just British-built, the current Astra was designed by Brits Mark Adams and Malcolm Ward.7. The current Astra was crowned 2016 European Car Of The Year.8. Ellesmere Port builds 680 Astras a day, of which 80 per cent are exported. The factory employs 2,000 people.9. Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Warwick Davis drove an Astra on Top Gear's Star In A Reasonably Priced Car.10. There's 236 Astra Sport Tourers in that 4,000,000 photo, above. Don't believe me? Count them.

— PLEASE be upstanding for Stephen Petch, my teammate in the WD-40 Fiesta rally car. He's just been crowned 2017 BTRDA Rally champion – 25 years after his dad Steve won the same title. Legends.— VAUXHALL will top webuyanycar.com valuations by £1,000 if you part-ex for a new 67-plate car before September 30.— AIR quality. And a quote from The Economist: "Just 15 of the biggest ships emit more of the noxious oxides of nitrogen and sulphur than all the world's cars put together." Well said.

— YOU'RE late. You're always late. You rush to Sainsbury's for a few bits and a checkout girl opens just for you. Yes. Winning. Even better, those flip flops you spotted on the end aisle have been reduced again. Life's good. But hang on. Where's your purse? Balls. It's in your DS3. With your phone. So you can't use Apple Pay either. I know, use your car key. Yep, the DS3 has the UK's first contactless payment car key. You're golden.— TVR will reveal a new sports car at the Goodwood Revival tomorrow. Rear-drive, five-litre Cosworth V8.Mmmm. Mmmm.

— THERE will be much willy-waving from the Germans at Frankfurt Motor Show next week. BMW's stand is bigger than a football pitch and includes a 150-metre circuit with cars running around it. All the big reveals will be electric. BMW i5 concept. Mini E. VW I.D. Crozz1. Audi e-tron. Mercedes EQ A. And, of course, Project One – the AMG hypercar with an F1 powertrain.

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Nissan shows Leaf electric car revamped with more range

Nissan's new Leaf electric car goes farther on a charge and comes with autonomous drive technology and single-pedal driving. But whether it can catch on with anyone but the most zealously green-minded remains to be seen.

The zero-emissions vehicle — which Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. unveiled in the U.S. late Tuesday and in a Tokyo suburb Wednesday — promises a range of about 400 kilometers in Japanese driving conditions or 150 miles in the U.S., before needing another charge. That's up from up to 280 kilometers or 107 miles for Leaf models on sale now.

The distances depend on driving conditions and how much other items in the car such as heating are used. Gas-engine cars generally get as much as 500 miles or 600 miles on a tank of gas.

Analysts say the biggest obstacle for electric cars' becoming more widespread is their limited range per charge. Several breakthroughs in battery technology are likely needed before they become affordable and practical for regular consumers.

Koichi Sugimoto, analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. in Tokyo, says many automakers are selling green models because of tightening emissions regulations, especially in Europe and California, rather than because of what he called "natural sales growth."

"There really is no outstanding attractive quality about an electric vehicle," he said, noting drawbacks such as finding charging stations, as well as the time needed to charge.

That remains 40 minutes for the new Leaf, even with the quick charging. With normal charging, 16 hours would be needed for a three-kilowatt system, and eight hours at six-kilowatts.

"It's more about an effort to make a better society, so we are looking at a decade or two decades ahead," said Sugimoto.

The Leaf comes with a pedal that accelerates and slows the vehicle, depending on how much the driver pushes it, eliminating the need for a separate brake pedal.

It's a feature made possible by the switching on-and-off feature of electric gadgetry, unlike the more standard internal combustion engine, and it's already available on other electric vehicles like those from U.S. maker Tesla.

The Leaf also offers a technology not directly related to its being electric — an autonomous drive feature that Nissan calls ProPilot can be switched on during single-lane highway driving. It also parks itself, taking control of the steering, accelerating and braking, sliding into a parking spot or parallel parking.

The Leaf's restyled look is not that different from its past design, billed as sleek and aerodynamic to maximize range. The Leaf remains an important part of Yokohama-based Nissan's branding as a symbol of the company's commitment to the environment.

Other Japanese automakers have not been as bullish on electric vehicles. Toyota Motor Corp. has been more aggressive about gas-electric hybrids, exemplified in its hit Prius model, and is expanding to plug-in hybrids, as well as hydrogen-powered vehicles.

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Could And Should Electric Cars Have Manual Transmissions?

by Jay Traugott7,113 reads

Quick answer: yes, but it doesn't make much sense.

In case you haven't noticed, the EVs you can buy today don't have, or even offer, manual transmissions. Not the Chevrolet Bolt, Nissan Leaf or any Tesla. And they likely never will, even though it's technically possible, as Engineering Explained points out. Actually, it's really not at all difficult to hook up an electric motor to a manual gearbox; it works in very much the same it does with conventional internal combustion engines. However, a manual, aside from the driving enjoyment factor, serves no purpose in an EV. None whatsoever.

Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be – and that's the general philosophy of many automakers. More specifically, EV automakers aren't interested in manuals because there are quicker and more efficient transmissions out there.

Another issue worth pointing out is the fact that many EVs have their motors located at the wheels instead of the typical engine bay. Why direct power through a transmission only to have it returned to where it started from? Makes no sense. But we'll let Jason Fenske go into more of the intricate technical details. He can explain things much better than we can, hence the name of his YouTube channel.

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