A California-based energy company the Biden administration greenlit for a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant project has considerable ties to the Chinese Communist Party — a revelation national security experts and Republicans warn is deeply alarming. Gotion Inc. plans to invest $2.4 billion in two EV battery plants in Big Rapids, Michigan with the support […]
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Germany sliding into recession because of green policies
Germany is heading for a recession that is being caused by the bureaucracy around its green energy policies, the country’s opposition party has warned. Once one of the world’s strongest economies, Germany is now expected to have the worst performing economy of any leading nation in the world, according to stats from the International Monetary […]
Biden puts gas furnaces on chopping block
The Biden administration is expected to soon finalize regulations restricting which home gas-powered furnaces consumers are able to purchase in the future. According to experts, the regulations — proposed in June 2022 by the Department of Energy (DOE) — would restrict consumer choice, drive prices higher and likely have a low impact on greenhouse gas […]
US Inflation Reduction Act cost is exploding
The federal government may end up spending $800 billion more than originally projected to subsidize green energy technologies under the Inflation Reduction Act, fueling a campaign from Republicans and a threat from the legislation’s own chief architect to roll back its programs. Democrats passed the energy and healthcare spending law last August without any Republican […]
Will electric vehicles save you money?
Record high gas prices convinced drivers across the country to take a second look at going electric in 2022. After all, EVs cost more up front, but they pay you back over time with lower ownership costs and exactly zero trips to the gas station — right? EVs certainly can make financial sense for some […]
Electric Vehicles catching fire from water damage
A top Florida state official warned Thursday that firefighters have battled a number of fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) batteries waterlogged from Hurricane Ian. EV batteries that have been waterlogged in the wake of the hurricane are at risk of corrosion, which could lead to unexpected fires, according to Jimmy Patronis, the state’s top […]
‘Green’ UK power station owner cuts down primary forests in Canada
A company that has received billions of pounds in green energy subsidies from UK taxpayers is cutting down environmentally-important forests, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. Drax runs Britain’s biggest power station, which burns millions of tonnes of imported wood pellets – which is classed as renewable energy. The BBC has discovered some of the […]
Soaring electricity bills are inflation flashpoint
Inflation cooled a bit last month, thanks in part to falling gasoline prices, but for many families, there’s another major strain on their household budget: soaring electricity bills. Take Bernice Brown, a retiree in Tuscaloosa, Ala.. In both July and August, her power bill topped a jaw-dropping $400. “It’s been damaging to be honest,” she […]
Experts blame green energy for Europe’s full-scale energy crisis
Green energy policies in Europe designed to rapidly shift the continent away from fossil fuel dependence have contributed to soaring power prices in the region. The European benchmark index measuring future electricity prices increased to a record $993 per megawatt hour (MWh) on Monday, days after prices in France and Germany surged 25%, according to […]
The dark side of our green future
Lithium extraction fields in South America have been captured by an aerial photographer in stunning high definition. But while the images may be breathtaking to look at, they represent the dark side of our swiftly electrifying world. Lithium represents a route out of our reliance on fossil fuel production. As the lightest known metal on […]
We made a breakthrough Battery discovery; then gave the tech to China
When a group of engineers and researchers gathered in a warehouse in Mukilteo, Wash., 10 years ago, they knew they were onto something big. They were building a battery — a vanadium redox flow battery — based on a design created by two dozen U.S. scientists at a government lab. The batteries were about the […]
Thinking of buying an electric pickup to tow your trailer-think again
YouTube publisher Fast Lane Truck did a comparison between an electric and a gas-powered pickup to determine how far each could tow a 3-ton box trailer. The contestants were an electrified Ford F150 pickup vs. a GMC Denali Ultimate Edition with a 6.2-liter V-8 gas engine. The F150 made it only 85 miles before a […]
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