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California Mandates Electric Big Rigs

June 5, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Brian Mark Weber ~ Ignoring the exorbitant costs and the limited resources, the Golden State is plowing ahead with its latest “green” directive. They say that what happens in California eventually happens everywhere else in America. Increasingly, that’s becoming really bad news for the rest of us. For decades now, the Golden State has […]

For California To Achieve 1.8 Million EV Trucks It Must Exploit Developing Countries

May 21, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Ronald Stein ~ We all know by now that the California Air Resources Board has banned the sale of traditional combustion trucks – that run on diesel – by 2036 in the State. California now requires fully electric truck fleets. Recently, CARB unanimously adopted its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation phasing in mandates for medium- and […]

Death Of The EV Dream, Er, Nightmare

May 14, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Duggan Flanakin ~ Now that the American Dream has been turned into a nightmare in part by overspending that has led to the highest interest rates in the 21st Century, it is high time to admit that, as Melanie Mcdonagh writes in The Telegraph, the electric vehicle dream, too, “has turned into a nightmare.” Mcdonagh, […]

Battery Electric Vehicles Are Not The Answer

March 10, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Donn Dears ~ What will be the effect of 250 million Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) on America’s electric grid in 2050? What will it cost to allow the electric grid to safely supply 250 million BEVs with the power they need? And, is it even possible to transition the grid to accomplish this objective? […]

Greens Try Lawsuits To Thwart Nevada Lithium Mine

March 1, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ Green opponents to a proposed Biden administration-backed green energy project are making a last-ditch effort in court to block construction of a lithium mine about 200 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada. Joined by an Oregon tribe, four environmental groups Feb. 21 asked Reno-based U.S. District Judge Miranda Du to temporarily […]

What’s Wrong With Electric Vehicles? Everything.

February 16, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Peter Murphy ~ The common pitch of car commercials, and any commercials that sell products, is that they make you feel good and therefore worth spending your money. Driving a new [fill in the brand] car makes you feel noticed, safe, special, happy, and so on. Life is good; even amore! With electric vehicles, […]

Are Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Really Worth Taxpayer Money?”

February 10, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Steve Goreham ~ Charging at home is a favored feature of electric vehicles (EVs). But public charging stations are needed for long trips and to maximize market penetration of EVs. However, it’s unlikely that charging fees can cover the capital and operating costs of public chargers or make money for investors. According to Kelly […]

The Looming Alternative Energy Materials Crisis

February 9, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

From the team at CFACT ~ By Donn Dears ~ The Geological Survey of Finland published a 1,000-page report on the extra capacity required for alternative sources, primarily wind, solar and battery-powered vehicles, to completely replace fossil fuels. It estimated the amount of materials required and concluded that it was impossible to mine enough materials […]

Electric Cars: Square Peg, Round Hole

January 26, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Duggan Flanakin ~ The big story of 2023 just might be the clash between those who have imposed electric vehicle mandates and those for whom an electric vehicle is not on their shopping list. The federal government, many state governments, and much of the automobile industry – and their counterparts worldwide – have decreed that […]

Where’s The Electricity?

January 18, 2023 by PA Pundits - International

By Ronald Stein ~ One of the best-known quotes was “where’s the beef?“ from Clara Peller who was a manicurist and American character actress who, at the age of 81, starred in the 1984 advertising campaign for the Wendy’s fast food restaurant chain. Today, the huge dark cloud over EV projected sales, is the availability […]

Push Against Hydrocarbon Cars Shows Contempt For Rural America And The Developing \World

September 25, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Duggan Flanakin ~ America’s big auto companies, less than 15 years since they were bailed out of bankruptcy following the Clinton-Bush recession of 2008, are betraying the American people out of their greed for government cash and favor. Their “net zero” plans – in conjunction with the globalist dictators and the Biden Administration – include eliminating huge […]

Automobile Industry Mandated Toward A Death Spiral

September 11, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Ronald Stein ~ Zero emissions at ANY COST seems to be the direction being mandated by governments and the Environmental, Social and Governance movements around the world, to divest in fossil fuels. The few healthy and wealthy countries of the United States of America, Germany, the UK, and Australia representing 6 percent of the […]

California Politician Says State Should Imitate China, Europe, Not Texas, On Electric Vehicle Mandates

September 8, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Douglas Blair ~ California’s electric vehicle mandate should align with Europe and China rather than other states such as Texas and Mississippi, a member of California’s air quality board said as it recently voted to ban the sale of new gas- and diesel-powered cars and light trucks by 2035. What California does to require […]

Green Raw Deal: NC Unleashes Eminent Domain On Homes And Businesses To Make Way For EV Factory

September 6, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ Residents of a quiet, rural North Carolina community are about to be yanked into the zero-emissions automotive future. Saying they are on a “tight schedule,” North Carolina officials have announced they will use eminent domain to buy and destroy 27 homes and five businesses, and will move a Baptist church […]

Another Day, Another Blow To Transportation Freedom

August 15, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

From the team at CFACT ~ I dare someone to poll the owners of America’s 290 million automobiles, vans, SUVs, light trucks, and other medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Q: How eager are you for the U.S. government to force you to stop driving your existing vehicle and either rely on public transportation, walk, or purchase […]

Dark Clouds On The Horizon For Electric Vehicles

June 30, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Ronald Stein ~ There are a couple of dark clouds hanging over the optimistic growth of electric vehicles (EV’s) that may decimate the supply chain of lithium to make the EV batteries, and how to safely transport EV’s across wide oceans. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is expected to classify lithium carbonate, chloride, and […]

The Electric Vehicle Bad Dream

June 2, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Duggan Flanakin ~ While some are certain of the inevitability of the impending demise of the internal combustion engine (ICE), others are far less certain. Cristian Agapie points to market pressures due to increased demand for electric vehicles have raised prices and operating costs as well. Another writer calls out electric vehicles, even Teslas, as […]

EV Mandates Disqualify Other Contenders

April 6, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Duggan Flanakin ~ The new Washington. First in insurrection. First in woke greenness. Making America last. Washington State, home to the CHAZ (later the CHOP), has now adopted legislation that envisions that “all passenger and light-duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later be electric vehicles.” This mimics the deadlines set by several European countries […]

Electric Vehicle Makers’ Russia Connection

March 30, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

From the team at CFACT ~ By Tim Benson: Elon Musk, who is now spending his time urging the U.S. to increase oil and gas production despite selling electric vehicles, wants you to believe that he is putting his financial interests and environmental ambitions aside in a goodhearted effort to protect America’s national security interests. However, […]

EV Race Ignores Russian, Chinese Mineral Speed Traps

March 20, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Larry Bell ~ Billboard size speed limit signs and flashing police radar scanning dashboard warnings be damned! U.S. and European electric vehicle (EV) companies are racing to cash in on markets driven by dependence upon government subsidies which, in turn, rely on scarce and costly materials needed for batteries controlled by foreign adversaries. Mining […]

Biden’s Electric Boogaloo: Pumping Air Into The Inflationary Balloon

March 18, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Duggan Flanakin ~ God help us if it pops! Taken from a 1960s dance craze turned into a 1984 cult sequel, the term “electric boogaloo” has come to refer to what Wikipedia calls “a mocking subtitle for real or imagined sequels perceived as unnecessary, strange, or just ‘too much’.” What better way to describe the […]

Soros – Backed EV Plant In Georgia Ignites Stiff Resistance

March 17, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ Automobile assembly plants are among the most coveted prizes politicians and business leaders can seek. A sparkling new car plant means lots of high-paying jobs, infrastructure improvements, new homes, schools. restaurants, and recreation facilities – not to mention the eternal gratitude of the community lucky enough to have landed such […]

Putting The Brakes On EV Folly

February 14, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Duggan Flanakin ~ BMW CEO Oliver Zipse has a two-word message for those demanding an all-electric vehicle fleet and the outlawing of internal combustion engines. “Slow Down!” We would add three more. End. The. Mandates. Zipse, noting that IC engines power the large majority of vehicles on the road today, says that ditching them willy-nilly […]

EPA Auto ‘Fuel Efficiency’ Scam Overlooks EV Recharging Costs

January 13, 2022 by PA Pundits - International

By Larry Bell ~ Agencies of the Biden administration are pushing green gullibility and gushers of auto maker subsidy greed, premised on mythical wind/solar capacities. The purpose of this push is to foist electric vehicles (EVs) on legitimately reluctant free-market consumers and already overburdened power grids. EPA’s latest de facto EV mandate proposes to require […]