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19 Jun 2024 1 Comment
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Germany May Sales Of Electric Cars Plummet 30.6% Compared To Year Earlier
17 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars, Germany
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!
15 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars, Germany
…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
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
China develops revolutionary electric car battery that can charge in 10 minutes
02 Jun 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
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
30 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
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
25 May 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
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
Electric Van Sales In Decline
20 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood LCV Registrations https://www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/lcv-registrations/ Whilst EV car sales remain sluggish, the market for electric vans is even worse. The government’s ZEV mandate demands that 10% of van sales are electric this year, and this figure rises rapidly in the next few years. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pathway-for-zero-emission-vehicle-transition-by-2035-becomes-law However sales of the useless things gave actually […]
Electric Van Sales In Decline
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
Concerns Mount Over Exploding Electric Vehicles
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
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 car accident victim if the battery is likely to explode.
Concerns Mount Over Exploding Electric Vehicles
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
The War On Cars
24 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, Public Choice, public economics, transport economics, urban economics Tags: electric cars
In a fit of self-loathing, the European Union has begun to destroy the economic engine that pays its bills. Some of this is well known, but some is not, and it will astonish you.
The War On Cars
In the new world of EVs and AI, renewable green energy means more gas or coal capacity, not less
02 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
Technology demands are outrunning misguided climate/energy policies. ‘Officials admit – more hogs means a bigger trough’ (Telegraph) but laws of physics can’t be overridden by government demands, however much they insist on barking up the wrong tree with puny renewables and rejecting available fuel sources. – – – It is no secret that the expanding […]
In the new world of EVs and AI, renewable green energy means more gas or coal capacity, not less
The crews bracing themselves for a rise in electric car fires
02 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, health and safety, labour economics, law and economics, property rights Tags: electric cars
Firefighter: “Our preferred approach is to let them burn themselves out”. EV fires ‘create a variety of toxic chemicals’. They ‘have to be “quarantined” away from other vehicles even after the fire appears to have been put out’, in case they re-ignite days or even 2-3 weeks later. Other types of car are still available, […]
The crews bracing themselves for a rise in electric car fires
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