Fires Generate Demands for E-Bike Education and Regulation
By B.N. Frank Although the charging of electric vehicles (EVs) potentially threating power grids (see 1, 2) and ecological damage from mining for EV batteries…
Electric Vehicles
Switzerland Plans to Restrict the Use of Electric Cars During the Winter Energy Crisis
By Daisy Luther Electric cars may not be terribly useful in the midst of an energy crisis. While almost 6 million of these are on…
Government Considers Limiting and/or Banning Electric Vehicle Use to Avoid Power Blackouts
By B.N. Frank In October, some European leaders announced they would be returning to fossil fuels to resolve their energy crises. Of course, that won’t…
Polestar Charges $17.50 Per Horsepower For Boost Package As Microtransactions Invade Car Industry
By Tyler Durden We’ve come across what could be another automotive company intentionally detuning engines so it can offer performance packages to customers via an…
High Energy Prices Impede Electric Vehicle Battery Plants in EU
By B.N. Frank Last month, European leaders announced they would be returning to fossil fuels to resolve their energy crises. More recently, Volkswagen announced that…
Mining for Electric Vehicle Batteries, Other Tech, Could Threaten Already Declining Salmon Population
By B.N. Frank Ingredients needed to make batteries for controversial (and flammable) electric vehicle (EV) batteries (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,…
More States Spend Millions for Testing Embedded Road Tech to Wirelessly Charge EVs While They’re Being Driven
By B.N. Frank Embedding technology in U.S. roads to wirelessly charge electric vehicles (EVs) while they are being driven has been in the works for…
Roadway “to support self-driving vehicles” Opening Soon Despite U.S. Investigation into AV Crashes
By B.N. Frank Experts and research have warned and continue to warn that all autonomous vehicles (AVs) are problematic (see 1, 2, 3) – not…
EPA Provides Almost $1B to School Districts for Purchasing Electric Buses Despite Issues Associated with EVs Including Environmental
By B.N. Frank Electric vehicles (EVs) – including E-bikes – have been associated with battery fires, fires that are difficult to extinguish, investigations, and recalls…
WEF Publishes Post on Digital “Battery Passport,” Described as “a digital ID for batteries”
By Didi Rankovic The World Economic Forum (WEF) has taken up yet another climate change and “clean green energy” cause: car-battery footprint, and what to…
A Surprising Threat To The US Power Grid Could Plunge The Country Into Darkness
By John Mac Ghlionn The importance of a strong power grid cannot be emphasized enough. Often, when a grid fails, the results are terrifying. Of all the major…
Owner Reports Final Price Tag to Replace Electric Vehicle Battery: $23,000
By B.N. Frank It’s no longer a secret that electric vehicles (EVs) are expensive to buy and maintain. In fact, a survey published in July…
Utility Will Offer Hotel Discounts, Rebate for Generators, Transportation to Community Centers in Case of Planned Shut-offs
By B.N. Frank Experts have warned that Americans should expect more rolling blackouts and that upgrading the U.S. power grid could cost trillions of dollars….
Company Recalls Nearly All Electric Vehicles Due to Defect that “could lead to a loss of steering control”
By B.N. Frank A survey published in July revealed that many Americans are still not interested in owning or leasing Electric Vehicles (EVs) due to…