To be able to save 30% on the cost of lease payments is naturally hugely attractive to potential buyers, and is a subsidy paid by government.
Tag: Electric cars
Electric car makers put the brakes on UK production because they are too expensive to sell
EVs offer nothing to the vast majority of the driving public, and it is hard to see any real breakthrough arriving anytime soon.
They Can’t Make Green Energy Using Only Green Energy
Up to now, the main strategy has been to buy most of the devices from China, where they are made largely using energy from coal.
The World Bank’s Impractical Electric Car Claptrap
If the World Bank and British government follow through on their plan to ban the combustion engine, they may well have riots on their hands.
UK: E-car chargers will turn off to prevent blackouts
This new regulation is a clear admission that government is now seriously concerned about grid capacity and blackouts. I suspect there will be many more measures to come designed to…
Meet the “Genius” Government Climate Advisor
According to Sydney Morning Herald, MIT and University of Sydney Graduate Saul Griffith thinks we can completely replace the Australian vehicle fleet with EVs by 2030, though more research is…
UK MPs Condemn Government’s 2030 Ban on New Fossil Fueled Car Sales and The Ill-Informed Push for Us All to Drive Electric
In producing probably one of the most authoritative reports on the subject ever written, we have listened to thousands of road users, from cyclists, bikers, motorists, through to our vital…
Aussie Victorian Government Encouraging Electric Vehicles While Retiring Power Generators
What could possibly go wrong? Victoria wants all new vehicle sales to be EVs by 2030, while advancing plans to retire their largest reliable electricity generator by 2028.
UK Bans Gasoline and Diesel Vehicle Sales from 2030
Boris Johnson has demonstrated a spectacular lack of empathy for vulnerable people who cannot afford an electric vehicle.
California Governor Gavin Newsom Bans Sales of Gas Cars by 2035
According to Governor Newsom, “we no longer need to drill things or extract things to advance our economic goals”.
Americans reluctant to join the EV train
By Ronald Stein Founder and Ambassador for Energy & Infrastructure of PTS Advance, headquartered in Irvine, California We’re constantly being bombarded with the EV movement, but Americans must have a…
Predictions are Hard, Especially About the Future
Gasoline vs Electric Vehicle Future Fuel Costs This was originally a comment on David Middleton’s post, https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/10/31/the-oil-age-is-doing-just-fine-bloomberg-new-energy-finance-notwithstanding/ The original comment was from Detengineer, in reply to another comment from Mark,…
Australian: New Report: Electric Cars Have ‘Higher CO2 Emissions’
From The GWPF Original story at The Australian Date: 26/08/19 The Australian Electric vehicles in Australia’s eastern states are responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions than regular petrol vehicles, according…
What's That Musky Smell?
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Well, the man who has made billions with a “b” by sponging off of your taxpayer dollars, the man you can always find face-down at the…
Are fuel cells environmentally friendly? Not always!
Fuel crucial for life cycle assessment From the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) Fuel cells are regarded as the technology of the future for both cars…
Bad Karma? Obama promotes electric cars, but they still fall short
Guest post by Steve Goreham Originally published in The Washington Times Last Friday, President Obama once again pitched electric cars during his presentation at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. At…
Cash for clunkers: electric vehicle deliveries lag
Brief news by Ryan Maue The recent oil price shock likely hasn’t figured into the February sales numbers at GM or Nissan, which announced their electric vehicle sales numbers for…
You must be logged in to post a comment.