Ford will take a $19.5bn (£14.5bn) hit as it tore up plans to invest significant sums into electric cars.
Ford takes $20bn hit to reverse course on electric cars
Ford takes $20bn hit to reverse course on electric cars
18 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars
Tories to Ditch ZEV Mandate
17 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics Tags: British politics, climate activists, electric cars
By Paul Homewood https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/13/next-conservative-government-ditch-ban-petrol-cars/ I briefly mentioned the Tories’ about turn on the petrol car ban. What was not clear was whether Kemi Badenoch would also ditch the ZEV mandate. Her interview with the Telegraph makes clear it will be ditched. The Telegraph reports:
Tories to Ditch ZEV Mandate
Miliband Isolated as EU Prepares to Reverse Petrol Car Ban
16 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags: electric cars, British politics
Ed Miliband has been left isolated over his Net Zero policies after the European Union dropped “indefinitely” a flagship pledge to ban sales of new petrol cars.
Miliband Isolated as EU Prepares to Reverse Petrol Car Ban
Teslas and virtue flaunting
27 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, transport economics, urban economics Tags: electric cars, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
I have been waiting for several weeks for this first car—a Tesla sedan (or whatever you call it)—to show up on my block again. It finally did, as I wanted to photograph it. First, the back (license plate number redacted): And, just to the left of the plate is this sticker: For zero emissions AND […]
Teslas and virtue flaunting
Getting rid of subidies creates wealth
06 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, energy economics, industrial organisation, Public Choice, public economics Tags: electric cars, Internet, subsidies
REASON: Starting Today, Electric Vehicle Buyers No Longer Get a Federal Tax Credit. It’s bad news for upper-income motorists wanting a deal, but good news for taxpayers. In 2022, then-President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law…,[awarding] up to $7,500 for purchasing an electric vehicle. …Donald Trump [terminated the subsidy] on September…
Getting rid of subidies creates wealth
Porsche delays new electric car after demand slump
21 Sep 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: electric cars, Germany
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness From the Telegraph: Porsche has delayed the launch of its new electric vehicle (EV) as weak demand forces the German car manufacturer to focus on petrol and diesel engines.
Porsche delays new electric car after demand slump
Range Anxiety Hell: Times Travel Writer Trades EV for a Diesel
10 Jul 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars
“… I sat in a café one street back from the ruins of the seafront, watching as zombies lurched past. It gave me time to think. …”
Range Anxiety Hell: Times Travel Writer Trades EV for a Diesel
EVs Lose Two Thirds Of Value In A Year
25 Jun 2025 1 Comment
in transport economics Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby When will they get the message? Nobody wants to buy these utterly useless vehicles? The Mail report: Some electric cars are worth as little as a third of their initial price – the equivalent of shedding £26,000 – after just 12 months, with This is Money […]
EVs Lose Two Thirds Of Value In A Year
Electric cars halve in value after just two years
30 May 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood Second hand EV prices are going through the floor, as nobody wants to buy them. The Telegraph has the story: Electric vehicles (EVs) are losing more than half their value in the first two years of ownership amid a wave of heavy discounting by carmakers. A typical EV now retains […]
Electric cars halve in value after just two years
EV Sales Stuck At 20%
08 May 2025 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood EV sales remain stuck around the 20% mark, way short the government’s target of 28% for the year. It’s hard to see what carmakers can do to lift the EVs back to ZEV target levels. https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/
EV Sales Stuck At 20%
Car Leasing Association Wants Govt Support As EV Second Hand Prices Plummet!
18 Apr 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - USA, survivor principle Tags: electric cars
Leasing companies have gambled that second hand values for EVs would be as strong as for conventional cars. It is a gamble that could cost them billions.
Car Leasing Association Wants Govt Support As EV Second Hand Prices Plummet!
UK Car Industry At Risk From EV Mandates
29 Mar 2025 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmentalism Tags: British politics, electric cars
By Paul Homewood The Telegraph report: Overly ambitious sales targets and new taxes on electric vehicles (EVs) are putting more UK car plants at risk of closure, manufacturers have warned.
UK Car Industry At Risk From EV Mandates
Bugger all
21 Feb 2025 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, transport economics Tags: electric cars
2024 Registrations Of New Electric Cars Plummet 27.5% In Germany…”Petrol Dominates”
15 Jan 2025 1 Comment
in economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, industrial organisation, survivor principle, transport economics Tags: electric cars, Germany
How’s the Green New Deal working out in Germany? Not very well at all. Firstly, Germany has been in recession for almost 2 years now – thanks mostly to the policies of Economics Minster Robert Habeck (Green Party), who incidentally has no education in economics, business or finance. The guy just doesn’t know what he’s…
2024 Registrations Of New Electric Cars Plummet 27.5% In Germany…”Petrol Dominates”
Government Disinformation On EVs
05 Jan 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of information, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: British politics, electric cars, hybrids
By Paul Homewood What I really wanted to comment on regarding the EV consultation was the gross disinformation below: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/industry-encouraged-to-shape-uk-transition-to-zero-emission-vehicles The Consultation Document is even more specific:
Government Disinformation On EVs
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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