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Category: EVs
Study: Underground car parks heat up groundwater
From the “especially if the EV’s are on fire” department… The heat given off by car engines warms up underground car parks in such a way that the heat passes…
California’s EV Conundrums
California has de facto outlawed the crude oil industry in a few years – the supply chain for the products from crude oil to build the EV’s!
China Restricts Exports of Graphite, Key Mineral Used for Making EV Batteries
More bad news for the EV rollout!
Fire rips through car park at Luton Airport
…the collapse of the floor and the speed at which the fire spread certainly raise the suspicion that one or more EVs were involved.
EV Owners Facing Soaring Insurance Costs
Electric car owners, including Tesla Model Y’s, are experiencing escalating insurance costs, with some renewals going up to £5,000 or more. Several insurance brands, including Aviva, are refusing to cover…
The Irony of “Green” Charging Stations: The Harris Ranch Tesla Supercharger Station
Largest EV Charging Station In World Powered By Diesel-Powered Generators
The Unseen Emissions: Tire Dust and the Environmental Mirage of Electric Vehicles
Tire dust, a largely overlooked aspect of vehicular pollution, is found to be a major contributor to ocean microplastics, according to a recent study cited in an article from The…
John Lewis Stops Insuring Electric Cars Over Repair Cost Fears
John Lewis Financial Services has temporarily stopped insuring electric vehicles due to rising repair costs which are impacting profits. Specifically, concerns arise from the common battery damages, which are relatively…
Values Of Used EVs Plummet, As Dealers Stuck With Unsold Cars
The average cost of second hand electric cars is plummeting by a “phenomenal amount” as they sit for “months on end” without any buyers.
Watch: Morano on Varney on Fox: ‘Biden’s EV mandates are a controlled demolition of the U.S. auto industry’
From CLIMATE DEPOT Fox Business – Varney & Co – Broadcast September 14, 2023 By Marc Morano ‘DISASTROUS’: Expert warns of Biden ‘demolition’ of auto industry – Fox Business – Climatedepot.com publisher Marc Morano discusses…
Will The UAW Strike Perpetuate the Death Spiral Already Mandated for The Automobile Industry?
Increased labor costs are potentially insurmountable and uncontrollable challenges facing the automobile industry for the government mandates in wealthy countries for lower emission EV’s.
Electric vehicles catch fire after being exposed to saltwater from Hurricane Idalia
The Idalia vehicles were apparently flooded with salt water. My question – could salt spray from a windy day at the beach also trigger a deadly battery fire?
The Electric Car Debacle Shows the Top-Down Economics of Net Zero Don’t Add Up
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood h/t Paul Kolk Blimey!! Ben Marlow has finally seen the light! Sadiq Khan’s controversial Ultra-Low Emissions Zone scheme for…
Will Soaring Insurance Costs Derail the EV Revolution?
As automakers continue to lose money on EVs and consumers worldwide continue to prefer the vehicles they have learned to trust over decades, will EV mandates fall by the wayside – or…
New York State Advanced Clean Cars
The ultimate fall back is to simply keep the existing cars running as long a possible.
Think Megawatt Hours of Gasoline
… we need to build generation capacity that is almost one and a half times our present generation to make the transition.
Unsold Electric Cars May Be Signaling A Death Spiral For The Auto Industry.
As new EV inventories on dealer lots continue to rise, there are bumpy roads ahead for EV penetration into the lifestyles of the common folks.
Race to salvage sinking cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles as it burns out of control in North Sea after fire ’caused by electric car’
Perhaps electric car makers will jump on the bandwagon of “source locally”.
A Comprehensive Critique of Net Zero Fantasies
Today, IEA is fairly described as a center of advocacy for elimination of fossil fuels from the world’s energy supply.
China is Throwing Away Fields of Electric Cars – Letting them Rot!
Hundreds of Thousands of EVs just being left to rot in fields….
Joe Biden Wants Every US Military Vehicle To Be Climate Friendly
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she supports requiring the military to have an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2030:
Cars soon unaffordable for 50% of Germans, expert warns
… warns half of Germans “will no longer be able to afford a car.
The Potential Looming Auto Industry Fiasco
But sanity is forbidden in the west. It is EV or nothing. Infrastructure be damned. Investment be damned. Popular demand be damned.