Germany has suffered a “spectacular” drop in electric car sales as the European Union faces growing calls to delay its net zero vehicle targets.
Tag: EVs
Energy notes from the edge: EV industry on limp-home mode; Greenpeace’s firehose used against them and they’re not happy
Most consumers can see that that Total And Rapid EV Domination is not a particularly wise vision, even if governments have declared that that must happen within their dog’s lifespan.
VW E-Car Sales Plummet…Socialists/Greens Insist The Way Forward Is More E-Mobility!
VW teeters on disaster. Germany’s socialists, greens propose solving the problem that they themselves have caused.
AXIOS: Harris campaign dodges over EV mandate walkback – ‘Axios asked Harris campaign to clarify her position’ but the ‘Harris’ campaign ultimately declined to comment
Harris’ campaign has sent contradictory signals about her position on a mandate for automakers — a key issue in pivotal Midwestern states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where many…
BONNER COHEN: Inflation Reduction Act Is Taking America Down The Road To Ruin
Contrary to its label, the law had nothing to do with reducing inflation. In fact, it would soon drive-up prices for such essentials as food, electricity and transportation.
The True Cost of Biden’s Bet on BEVs
Since that initial “investment,” billions and billions more have been poured into what is increasingly a failing effort to convince or cajole auto buyers to switch.
Ford’s EV Bloodbath Continues
FoMoCo lost $47,585 for each EV sold in Q2, GE Vernova calls offshore turbine blade failure a “manufacturing deviation”
Toyota’s Pratt Wisely Puts Automotive Eggs in Many Baskets
Pratt compares the decision by Toyota to seek a multi-pathway approach to the automotive future to the old debate between VHS and Beta.
Energy notes from the edge: AI latest – the energy beast is fully unleashed; and when a Bee gets an A – an insect skill set could benefit humans in an incredible way
Of interest to BOE Report readers, do note that natural gas is the only solution in the next 5-10 years to handle this crunch.
Purple States Take Note: Youngkin Saves Virginia From the Tyranny of California’s Gas Car Ban
Other states tethered to California’s EV mandate should follow Governor Youngkin’s bold and necessary leadership and free their residents, too, from the tyranny of California’s gas car ban.
Vauxhall owner threatens to close UK car factories
…the UK motor industry as a whole cannot afford to pay the hundreds of millions in fines coming their way at the end of the year.
Huge Percentage Of EV Owners Want To Go Back To Normal Cars, Study Finds
Nearly half of American electric vehicle (EV) owners want to buy an internal combustion engine model the next time they buy a car, according to a new study from McKinsey…
Vaclav Smil On The Two Cultures And Our “Fully Post-Factual World”
The elites, for their part, wish to change everything: sex, the climate, our history, your automobile, your diet, even the straws with which you slurp your smoothie.
Half Of German E-Car Buyers Regret Their Purchase or Lease!
“In the long-term trend, e-mobility has always been in the minority, but now we have reached a new low.”
Electric car drivers face astronomical costs to replace tyres
Tyre manufacturer Michelin has previously said that conventional tyres wear out around 20pc faster in an electric vehicle, while Goodyear said they can degrade as much as 50pc faster.
Mercedes and Volkswagen DITCH their EV ambitions! | MGUY Australia
Volkswagen and Mercedes aren’t the first automakers to get cold feet over their earlier ludicrous electrification promises in the face of clear market apathy, but we can be 100% sure…
BBC Comes to Terms With Collapsing EV Market
The BBC is confronting the possibility that the once promising surge in sales of EVs is going flat. Naturally, this is starting to cause a panic because all those pesky…
Concerns Mount Over Exploding Electric Vehicles
Safety concerns around electric vehicles continue to mount with Australian fire and rescue services in New South Wales stating they might have to make a “tactical disengagement” of a trapped…
EVs: The Reckoning Begins
They wanted combustion engine cars out but forgot that these cars bring in billions in tax income. They wanted a fully electrified transport but forgot it wouldn’t bring in money…
The EV Tax Credit Is a Climate Lemon
o measure the success of their policies by how much taxpayer money they can burn through, and the White House periodically reminds taxpayers that the Inflation Reduction Act is the…