Energy Experts Urge Incoming Trump Admin To Stop EPA Abuse – Suggest Lee Zeldin end Biden EV mandate & prohibit EPA staff from working with outside groups
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-energy-experts-urge-incoming-trump-administration-to-roll-back-epa-abuse By Leif Le Mahieu A coalition of energy experts on Thursday urged the incoming Trump administration to take dramatic action to ditch regulations imposed by the Biden Environmental Protection Agency and unleash American energy, according to a memo exclusively shared with The Daily Wire. Led by the American Energy Institute, a group of energy experts sent a memo to […]
California Caves on Bid to Impose EV Truck Mandate Nationwide
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/california-caves-bid-impose-ev-truck-mandate-nationwide By Craig Bannister California has withdrawn its request that the EPA grant it authority to impose its electric vehicle (EV) mandate on all trucks from other states that operate in the California even one day a year, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Thursday, crediting the efforts of his 24-state coalition of attorneys general […]
Porsche walks back EVs – people still want gas cars
https://www.newsbreak.com/share/3743258893832-porsche-walks-back-evs-people-still-want-gas-cars By Steven Paul When it debuted a few years ago, Porsche’s Taycan broke records and shattered expectations of what an EV could be. Since then, though, times have changed, and public sentiment for EVs has cooled. Most recently, a perfect storm of variables has led to Porsche continuing to develop gas engines for many of […]
German electric vehicles sales collapse in 2024 after end of subsidy
https://www.newsbreak.com/share/3744465986454-german-electric-vehicles-sales-collapse-in-2024-after-end-of-subsidy Sales of electric vehicles in Germany collapsed in 2024 following the cancellation of a government subsidy, official figures showed on Monday. Around 380,600 electric cars were newly registered over the course of the year, 27% fewer than in the previous year, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). Electric models represented 13.5% of […]
Electric car drivers face threat of steep tax rises based on vehicle weight
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ev-drivers-face-steep-tax-133034832.html By Joe Wright Electric cars could face bigger taxes than petrol and diesel vehicles under a new proposal to levy cars by their weight. Former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine is among those backing calls to clamp down on so-called “autobesity” through an overhaul of the car tax system. Research suggests a vehicle’s weight […]
BIden’s EV policies: ‘Gavin Newsom will now decide what kind of car you’re allowed to drive’ – ‘40% of new cars sold in the U.S. will fall under Soviet-style production quotas set by government bureaus in Sacramento’
https://mailchi.mp/16a043920b3c/lights-out-on-2024?e=02e2394a9b 22 days until we put an end to this nonsense. Washington Times (12/26/24) editorial: “Gavin Newsom will now decide what kind of car you’re allowed to drive. The Environmental Protection Agency last week granted California’s Democratic governor the power to forbid consumers from buying gasoline-powered vehicles across 18 states and territories — including Maryland, Virginia and the […]
Another Biden-Era Failure: Electric Postal Service Trucks – ‘Instead of 3000 promised vehicles, it has produced 93’
Another Biden-Era Failure: Electric Postal Service Trucks By IER Key Takeaways 1 The Postal Service wanted to buy standard technology trucks with readily available fuel, updated features, and increased mileage, but the Biden administration forced them to buy electric vehicles and gave them billions of taxpayer dollars to do it. 2 The contractor who makes […]
Analysis: How Trump Can Make The Auto Industry Great Again – By Matthew Craffey
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/20/how-trump-can-make-the-auto-industry-great-again/ By: Matthew Craffey When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as our 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025, he will inherit an auto industry that has been greatly diminished in recent years. There are many reasons for this decline, including the misguided environmental policies of the Biden administration, Chinese market manipulation and […]
Biden Administration Greenlights California’s Gas-Powered Car Ban, EV Mandate
Biden Administration Greenlights California’s Gas-Powered Car Ban, EV Mandate By James Lynch The Biden administration is allowing California and eleven other states to impose a gas-powered car ban by 2035 and to move forward with an electric vehicle mandate, a move that could set up a legal battle with the incoming Trump administration if it decides […]
EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/epa-grants-california-authority-ban-sales-new-gas-116906707 The Environmental Protection Agency has granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035 Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a […]