As NYC’s fleet of electric Uber, Lyft and Revel cars grows, fears rise charging network won’t meet demand
https://news.yahoo.com/nyc-fleet-electric-uber-lyft-123000055.html New York Daily News As New York’s fleet of Uber, Lyft and other for-hire vehicles moves toward a zero-emission mandate by 2030, concerns are growing that the number of car charging stations popping up across the five boroughs won’t be enough to meet driver demand. The problem may become more acute as the city Taxi […]
‘A Backseat Driver And Nanny’: Thomas Massie Speaks Out On ‘Kill Switch’ Provision That Could ‘Disable’ Vehicles
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/09/a-backseat-driver-and-nanny-thomas-massie-speaks-out-on-kill-switch-provision-that-could-disable-vehicles/ By HAROLD HUTCHISON Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said Thursday that a “kill switch” provision from the 2021 infrastructure law would be “a backseat driver” for Americans. Massie’s amendment to kill the provision was defeated the House of Representatives Tuesday by a 229-201 vote. The provision was included as part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill President Joe Biden […]
House Republicans Help Dems Preserve ‘Kill Switch’ Mandate That Could Shut Down Your Car
https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/08/house-republicans-help-dems-preserve-kill-switch-mandate-that-could-shut-down-your-car/ BY: TRISTAN JUSTICE House Republicans failed to defund a federal “kill switch” mandate Tuesday night requiring all vehicles produced in 2026 and onward to feature technology that can automatically disable the vehicle “if impairment is detected.” This lays the groundwork for corporate and government access to monitor and interfere with personal movement. By a vote of 229 […]
Ford lost $30k per EV sold – ‘EVs are easily the biggest failure of centrally planned industrial policy in US history’
EVs are easily the biggest failure of centrally planned industrial policy in US history: 1. Despite massive subsidies, Ford lost $30,000 per EV sold in 2022. Losses in 2023 will be even greater. 2. GM has abandoned it's target of selling 400,000 EVs next year. 3. Ten years of… pic.twitter.com/eP8FXw1a8c — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) November […]
Watch: Morano on Fox News: ‘This is a good development’ that California can’t spend massive influx of ‘federal climate cash’ to ‘advance climate action’ – Plus Google’s EV bus crash
Fox News – The Bottom Line – w/ Dagen & Duffy – Broadcast November 9, 2023
Report: California needs more staff to “capitalize on the historic influx of federal climate cash” – University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment report:
This reminded me of the TV show Breaking Bad. There was a scene when the drug dealer finally has so much money in his storage shed that he literally can’t spend it, and he doesn’t know what to do with it. It’s just piles of cash.
Scene from Breaking Bad TV show – Season 5 – ‘How Much is Enough?’
Morano: “We’ve reached peak insanity now in the United States with the climate agenda led by California. This federal climate cash is sitting in the state with nowhere to go, no one to spend it, and here’s the thing as weird as it is, this is a good thing, right? Because the last thing you want to do is spend the money because they’ve already said they’re going look for ways to reduce emissions to meet the governor’s ‘climate neutrality’ Net Zero rule. And if they do that, it’s going to make Californians even poorer and pay for more expensive energy. So this is a good development, you don’t want them to spend it. Let the money pile up just like in the TV show with nowhere to be spent because spending it impoverishes Californians.”
Analysis: California’s climate/energy policies are a ‘National Security Risk for America’ – State ‘has increased crude oil imports from foreign countries from 5% in 1992 to more than 75% today’
Ronald Stein: Historically, California has been successfully reducing in-state oil production over the decades and has increased crude oil imports from foreign countries from 5 percent in 1992 to more than 75 percent today to meet the California consumption demand. Governor Gavin Newsom, by continually seeking further decreases of in-state oil production, Newsom’s emissions policies continue to force California, the 4th largest economy in the world, to be the only state in contiguous America that imports most of its crude oil feedstock to in-state refineries from foreign countries. …
California has more than 140 airports with huge fuel demands of more than 13 billion gallons of aviation fuel per year that includes these major airports:
- 9 International airports
- 41 Military airports
In addition, California has three of the largest shipping ports in America, with #1 Los Angeles. #2 Long Beach, and #7 Oakland. Ships arriving and departing from the shipping ports up and down the coast from San Diego to San Francisco require massive amounts of lower grade bunker fuels. …
The California Air Quality Management District (AQMD) policies have the potential to further reduce in-state refinery capacity, so the State can be more dependent on Asia for the fuels and petrochemical demands of the State. …
With more in-state refinery closures imminent under Newsom’s watch, California can look toward Asia’s 88 new refineries for the manufactured fuels used by California’s 9 International airports, 41 Military airports, and 3 of the largest shipping terminals in America for manufactured oil derivatives that are the basis of most products in our materialistic society,
‘Culdesac’ – ‘1000 people, 0 Cars’: Welcome to the USA’s first car-free neighborhood – ‘Redefining the American living experience’
https://app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/865f0925-9d36-49b3-9e03-80c5310f9599#/ Welcome to Culdesac, the first car-free neighbourhood in the USA. The 17-acre development, once a car body shop and derelict buildings, has redefined the American living experience. As the sun-drenched desert city of Phoenix bakes in the harsh climate, Culdesac is an experiment that invites residents to experience life without cars, promoting a walkable, […]
Bill Gates Owns Multiple Jets He Calls His ‘Guilty Pleasure’
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-flew-economy-class-164520648.html Excerpt: In the growth phase of the 1990s, Microsoft was gaining prominence. Gates, although wealthy, stuck to a strict policy mandating that Microsoft staff, including himself, fly economy for work-related travel. This rule was a reflection of Gates’ preference for a low-key image and his intent to set an example in his company. During […]
The EV bubble popped: VW orders are down 50%, Ford loses $38,000 on each car, Toyota chief, says ‘people are waking up’
https://joannenova.com.au/2023/10/vw-orders-are-down-50-ford-loses-38000-on-each-car-toyota-chief-says-people-are-waking-up/ Last week the EV bubble poppedIt’s been a crushing week for the EV industry as the bad news that has been brewing for months was laid bare in the quarterly reports. Across the industry, corporate CEO’s are all admitting that demand is unexpectedly slow, orders are down, and suddenly projects are being delayed “indefinitely”. […]
EVs are a financial car wreck: Taxpayers subsidize EV charging at a rate equivalent to $17.33 per gallon of gasoline
