The Mineta Institute — named after a San Jose congressman who was Secretary of Transportation in 2001 through 2006 — has a new report claiming that high-speed rail will produce huge economic and environmental benefits. Rather than being based on any careful analyses, it basically repeats old claims that are … Continue reading →
HSR: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone
HSR: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone
19 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
Diesel-Driven: Electric Car Charging Stations Powered by Giant Banks of Diesel Generators
18 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics
While wind and solar advocates reckon we’ll all soon be driving electric vehicles charged up using sunshine and breezes, it’s ‘dirty’ old diesel that’s doing all the hard work. In Australia, those seemingly virtuous souls with EVs are really being propelled by coal, because 85% of the electricity passing through its Eastern grid comes from […]
Diesel-Driven: Electric Car Charging Stations Powered by Giant Banks of Diesel Generators
And you can get on your bike with this green claptrap
13 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags: climate activists
More Questions about Electric Vehicles
11 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics, urban economics
Four months ago, the Antiplanner observed that the market for electric cars was supposedly booming. Yet I was skeptical. Ford, Toyota, and other mainstream manufacturers were making very limited runs of electric vehicles, making it hard to get one. Others, such as Fiat-Chrysler, weren’t making any at all. Other than … Continue reading →
More Questions about Electric Vehicles
California EV HELL: QUEUING for chargers at MIDNIGHT!!!
07 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics
By Paul Homewood Coming to a town near you!
California EV HELL: QUEUING for chargers at MIDNIGHT!!!
Mini Electric Costs £10K More Than Petrol–And Has An Effective Range Of 100 Miles
05 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics
By Paul Homewood I don’t use Facebook much, but am always astonished to see how many adverts for EVs appear. Are companies so desperate to sell them, or is this the Nudge Unit at work again? Anyway, it’s a good opportunity to check out prices again.
Mini Electric Costs £10K More Than Petrol–And Has An Effective Range Of 100 Miles
Let’s Spend More Money on Something We Have to Give Away to Get People to Use It!
05 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
in transport economics, urban economics
Kansas City voters sensibly rejected spending money on light rail at least seven times. But that common sense apparently didn’t extent to streetcars, which are an even dumber idea than light rail as streetcars are slower than buses, far more expensive, and can’t get out of their own way if … Continue reading →
Let’s Spend More Money on Something We Have to Give Away to Get People to Use It!
Values Of Used EVs Plummet, As Dealers Stuck With Unsold Cars
26 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics
By Paul Homewood The average cost of second hand electric cars is plummeting by a “phenomenal amount” as they sit for “months on end” without any buyers.
Values Of Used EVs Plummet, As Dealers Stuck With Unsold Cars
What are the odds of a safe rocket launch?
15 Jul 2023 Leave a comment
in transport economics Tags: space
The Questionable Engineering of Oceangate
10 Jul 2023 Leave a comment
in transport economics Tags: health and safety
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