EV Sales Collapse in Germany

Germany has suffered a “spectacular” drop in electric car sales as the European Union faces growing calls to delay its net zero vehicle targets.

EV Sales Collapse in Germany

Volvo ditches electric car plans

By Paul Homewood     h/t Philip Bratby     Volvo has ditched plans to sell only electric cars by 2030 amid waning demand for battery powered vehicles. The Swedish carmaker blamed the move on changing market conditions, amid fears many of the public continue to prefer petrol and diesel models. It comes as major […]

Volvo ditches electric car plans

Aussie EV Ambition Collides with Grid Shortage Reality

Can anyone on team green do simple math?

Aussie EV Ambition Collides with Grid Shortage Reality

EV Explosion: Lithium Battery Fires Provide New & Exciting Firefighting Opportunities

Electric Vehicles running on wind and solar power captured and stored in lithium-ion batteries is all part of the grand ‘transition’, or so we’re told. Except when those batteries self-immolate, burn for days and spew out a deadly toxic plume that threatens anything but breaths for miles around. Not that the pyrotechnic mayhem attracts much […]

EV Explosion: Lithium Battery Fires Provide New & Exciting Firefighting Opportunities

Germany Green Transition Collapse: Electric Vehicle Sales Plummet 47% In First Half of This Year!

Meanwhile petrol and diesel engine car sales have risen 24% and 20% respectively.

Germany Green Transition Collapse: Electric Vehicle Sales Plummet 47% In First Half of This Year!

‘My electric car has been soul-destroying – I can’t wait to go back to petrol’

By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness   Ray Bestwick bought an electric car last May in the hope of hassle-free motoring. But with eight trips to the garage in little more than a year, the 62-year-old engineer cannot wait to put an end to his “soul-destroying” experience. The Renault Megane E-Tech driver isn’t the only […]

‘My electric car has been soul-destroying – I can’t wait to go back to petrol’

Climate “Communicators” Discover the Best Way to Persuade Voters is to Lie to Them

This is a hilarious X (formerly Twitter) thread on a presentation about “messaging over climate”. Worst messages tested: electric cars, Green New Deal, frontline communities, ‘Big Oil lied’, climate pollution Talking about electric cars especially deadly for Democrats. Women in particular frightened of battery running out. (Interesting gendered spin on range anxiety I hadn’t thought […]

Climate “Communicators” Discover the Best Way to Persuade Voters is to Lie to Them

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 and Company, a leading consulting firm.

Huge Percentage Of EV Owners Want To Go Back To Normal Cars, Study Finds

About right

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Germany May Sales Of Electric Cars Plummet 30.6% Compared To Year Earlier

CO2 emissions of new German cars also rose 3.3%…indicating the green transition has stalled and is reversing.

Germany May Sales Of Electric Cars Plummet 30.6% Compared To Year Earlier

Fossil Fuels Remain The Future. VW To Invest 60 Billion Euros In Combustion Engines!

…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!

Electric car discounts now ‘unsustainable’ amid record price cuts

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

China develops revolutionary electric car battery that can charge in 10 minutes

If true, the rest of the EV scene looks obsolete already. Will other countries find themselves rolling out the red carpet for Chinese cars as their own motor industries struggle to survive? – – – China has developed a revolutionary car battery that can charge in just 10 minutes and power a car for hundreds […]

China develops revolutionary electric car battery that can charge in 10 minutes

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.

Electric car drivers face astronomical costs to replace tyres

There’s Nothing More Expensive Than A Cheap EV

That’s a variation on an old joke about BMW’s, but it’s turning out to be even more true of EV’s:  iSeeCars reported in January that, on average, “electric cars have a five-year depreciation rate of 49.1%… compared to an overall industry average of a 38.8% five-year depreciation rate.” Executive analyst Karl Brauer added, “This pattern will […]

There’s Nothing More Expensive Than A Cheap EV

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