Flashback Nov. 2024: Automakers Beg Trump to Keep EV Mandates
Automakers Beg Trump to Keep EV Mandates Via The Committee to Unleash Prosperity: Here’s a pathetic but not entirely unexpected headline: NYT excerpt: Automakers to Trump: Please Require Us to Sell Electric Vehicles – Donald J. Trump promised to erase Biden tailpipe rules that are designed to get carmakers to produce E.V.s. But Detroit wants […]
EU ban on combustion engine cars has been abandoned, senior EU lawmaker declares
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/plans-combustion-engine-car-ban-eu-off-table-bild-reports-2025-12-11/ FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Plans to impose an effective ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in the European Union have been abandoned, a senior EU lawmaker told German mass tabloid Bild on Thursday. Instead, there will be more flexible rules to achieve a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from cars, Manfred […]
Ford CEO hails Trump fuel standards reset as a ‘victory’ for affordability & common sense – Customers get to choose what they want instead of being ‘forced’ into EVs
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/ford-ceo-hails-trump-fuel-standards-reset-victory-affordability-common-sense By Kristen Altus FOXBusiness Jim Farley says customers will get to choose what they want instead of being ‘forced’ into EVs The CEO of Ford Motor Co. is revved up for the Trump administration’s plan to make automobiles affordable, as he expressed his praise for helping to bring car prices back down. “What you […]
Ignoring EV Pollution for Fake Climate Crisis: ‘Pulling back the curtain on the EV supply chain, Indonesian nickel mining & rare-earth mineral processing in China,’ reveals the ‘green’ agenda is not green
Ignoring EV Pollution for Fake Climate Crisis By Vijay Jayaraj The silent, gleaming chassis of an electric vehicle (EV) glides through a pristine forest or a spotless, futuristic city. The message is simple: The driver is saving the planet. It is a narrative built on a convenient, calculated omission. Pull back the curtain on the […]
Lomborg on Net Zero failure: ‘Even after trillions spent on EVs, wind, solar, & other subsidies, global fossil fuel emissions continue to rise, driven overwhelmingly by growth in China, India, Africa, & other developing nations’
Western politicians are ignoring a crucial truth about carbon emissions: the West is no longer central to solving climate change. Even after trillions spent on electric cars, wind, solar, and other subsidies, global fossil fuel emissions continue to rise, driven overwhelmingly… pic.twitter.com/JArMlbMTLN — Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) November 25, 2025
Watch: Business Insider mag: ‘The true cost of turning America’s yellow school buses electric’ ‘Only 1% of America’s iconic yellow school buses are electric, but converting the whole diesel fleet would cost nearly $200 billion’
The true cost of turning America's yellow school buses electric pic.twitter.com/otMi5N7TnE — Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) October 30, 2025
October EV sales on track to face-plant: ‘Less than half the rate from September’ after EV tax credit abolished – ‘A frightening result for EV advocates’ as Americans lurched back to buying traditional gas guzzlers
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/10/28/octobers-ev-sales-are-frightful-00624399 October’s EV sales are frightful By DAVID FERRIS This Halloween, the federal government is offering zero treats to electric vehicle buyers. And it’s produced a frightening result for EV advocates: Americans lurched back to buying traditional gas guzzlers. EV sales are on track to face-plant to slightly less than 6 percent of new car […]
Tropical Forests in Indonesia Ravaged by Chinese Mining Companies in Push for EV Batteries
https://dcjournal.com/tropical-forests-in-indonesia-ravaged-by-push-for-ev-batteries/ by Bonner Russell Cohen The wanton destruction of tropical rainforests in Indonesia by predominantly Chinese mining companies eager to extract nickel for EV batteries is the price the world must pay in the transition to “clean energy.” “Indonesia is the world’s biggest nickel producer, and has the largest reserves on earth, most of which […]
Toyota sold a mere 18 EVs in its home market in September 2025
Toyota sold a mere 18 EVs in its home market last month By Peter Johnson Yes, just 18. Toyota sold 18 electric vehicles in its home market of Japan last month. And that includes its luxury Lexus brand. Why did Toyota sell just 18 EVs in Japan in August? Toyota, including Lexus, sold just over […]
Ford CEO expects EV sales to be cut in half after end of tax credits
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/ford-ceo-jim-farley-ev-incentives.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Ford CEO Jim Farley said he expects demand for all-electric vehicles will be slashed in half next month as federal incentives end. Farley said the industry learned that “partial electrification,” such as hybrids, are easier for customers to accept for the time being. DETROIT – Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley said he expects demand for all-electric vehicles to be slashed […]