The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will impose the strictest vehicle-emissions regulations ever enacted as part of an effort to push the American car industry toward electric vehicles. The emissions standards, which will cover light-duty vehicles — cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks — are set to apply to models produced from “2027 through 2032 […]
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EV charging stations are ‘Cold Car Graveyards’
Tesla owners are lining up at Chicago-area charging stations as subzero temperatures cause electric vehicle batteries to die quickly, Chicago news outlets report. But, their cars aren’t always making it to the charging port. Fox32 called the charging lots “car graveyards,” describing the abandoned cars left in the lot after cars wouldn’t charge. Tesla driver […]
Another State bans gas powered vehicles
California announced earlier this week it plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars starting in 2035. Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted Washington will follow suit, with a goal for all new car sales to be zero emissions by 2030. California’s plans would require all new cars, trucks and SUVs to run on electricity or […]
Global metals shortage sabotages the electric car revolution
Metals are quickly becoming the new oil as fossil fuels are phased out and replaced with clean energy and electric cars. The green energy transition relies on mining to produce enough lithium, cobalt, and nickel for the expected boom in solar panels, wind turbines, and electric car batteries over the next decade. The only problem […]
Democratic Senator Brags of Escaping Gas Prices with Her Electric Vehicle
Americans across the country are facing severe threats to their livelihood from sky-high gasoline prices under President Joe Biden. The average price of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. was $4.919 on Tuesday — an all-time high, according to AAA. One Democrat senator is fortunate enough to avoid facing this problem, and she […]
How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Car?
Prospective electric car owners gotta know, “Will my electric bill go through the roof when I charge at home?” After all, you’re plugging a battery literally the size of a Volkswagen into your house, so it must make the electric meter spin like when Clark Griswold plugged in a million strands of Christmas lights, right? […]
Police Switching To Electric Vehicles?
The NYPD has added a new eco-friendly ride to its fleet: a Tesla Model 3, The Post has learned. The luxury electric vehicle — which came with a $47,740 price tag — will be used by the department’s highway patrol division, city records show. The all-wheel-drive Model 3 bought by the NYPD has a range […]