…customers are tired of being told what to buy and what rules to follow.
Fossil Fuels Remain The Future. VW To Invest 60 Billion Euros In Combustion Engines!
Fossil Fuels Remain The Future. VW To Invest 60 Billion Euros In Combustion Engines!
15 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars, Germany
Electric car discounts now ‘unsustainable’ amid record price cuts
06 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Manufacturers have warned that high levels of discounting for electric cars cannot continue “indefinitely” amid a downturn in household sales. Electric vehicle sales rose overall by around 6pc in May, compared to a year earlier, taking their share of the market from 16.9pc to 17.6pc. That represented […]
Electric car discounts now ‘unsustainable’ amid record price cuts
Why Unintended Consequences from Pushing Green Energy
04 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: climate alarmism
We have been treated to multiple reports of negative consequences unforeseen by policymakers pushing the Green Energy agenda. A sample of the range: Ford ready to restrict UK sales of petrol models to hit electric targets, Financial Times Why US offshore wind energy is struggling—the good, the bad and the opportunity, Tech Xplore Another solar […]
Why Unintended Consequences from Pushing Green Energy
Starmer mocked for flying in private jet to launch party’s clean energy plan
01 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood h/t Russell Hicks You could not make it up!! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/31/keir-starmer-private-jet-clean-energy-plan-launch-scotland/ What a pathetic excuse! There was no reason at all why this announcement had to be made in Scotland, other than sheer politicking. And there was certainly no reason why it could not have been made a few hours […]
Starmer mocked for flying in private jet to launch party’s clean energy plan
#HighSpeedRail
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, transport economics
The Great Post-Pandemic Population Shift
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, population economics, transport economics, urban economics Tags: land supply
A little more than half of America’s incorporated cities collectively lost 2.7 million residents between 2020 and 2023, according to estimates released by the Census Bureau earlier this week. New York City alone lost almost 500,000 residents, or 5.5 percent of its population, while the next 20 biggest losers together … Continue reading →
The Great Post-Pandemic Population Shift
Transatlantic air fares to jump under net zero fuel rules
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Yet one more cost for Net Zero: The cost of a return trip to New York is on track to rise by £40 as a result of incoming net zero regulations, according to figures from Virgin Atlantic. The extra burden on travellers is expected if […]
Transatlantic air fares to jump under net zero fuel rules
The cost of colonialism
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, law and economics, Public Choice, rentseeking, transport economics Tags: China
Net Zero Cargo Ships? International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Demands Climate Action
24 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics
Yet another freedom sapping international treaty committee of unelected apparatchiks.
Net Zero Cargo Ships? International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Demands Climate Action
Mercedes and Volkswagen DITCH their EV ambitions! | MGUY Australia
20 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars
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 of one thing: they won’t be the last.
Mercedes and Volkswagen DITCH their EV ambitions! | MGUY Australia
Is it time to take the Interislander away from Kiwirail?
17 May 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of bureaucracy, industrial organisation, law and economics, managerial economics, politics - New Zealand, privatisation, property rights, Public Choice, survivor principle, theory of the firm, transport economics
The Herald reports: KiwiRail’s seemingly endless requests for more money is damning. At one point, KiwiRail assured Robertson when he was the Finance Minister that the worst-case scenario would be an extra $300 million before requesting $1.2 billion a few months later. Not what most people regard as worst case. It’s no wonder Ministry of Transport officials […]
Is it time to take the Interislander away from Kiwirail?
Wall Street Journal: Companies are Balking at the High Cost of Running Electric Trucks.
10 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric trucks
The Wall Street Journal’s coverage of the high costs associated with electric trucks in the logistics sector brings critical scrutiny to the practical and economic viability of this transition.
Wall Street Journal: Companies are Balking at the High Cost of Running Electric Trucks.
Electricity barrier: net zero climate policy means the UK housing crisis is getting worse
05 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, Public Choice, public economics, transport economics, urban economics Tags: land supply
If there isn’t enough power for the new homes, where’s the power for all the soon-to-be mandatory electric vehicles supposed to come from? Net zero policy by climate obsessives is busy degrading the entire power grid to an increasingly part-time system. This is just one of the knock-on effects. – – – Our inadequate electricity […]
Electricity barrier: net zero climate policy means the UK housing crisis is getting worse
The Used EV Timebomb
02 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags: electric cars
Our investigation found that many EVs could become almost impossible to resell because of their limited battery life.
The Used EV Timebomb
Electric car demand plunges across Europe
30 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags: electric cars, European Union
Sales of electric cars have stalled despite Europe’s plans to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine cars by 2035.
Electric car demand plunges across Europe
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