Biden is poised to announce new vehicle mileage standards on Thursday designed to decrease American greenhouse emissions. However, the administration’s anticipated overhaul of the auto industry has some experts raising concerns about viability. The rollout of new emissions standards and…
The infamously exploding Ford Pinto was recalled because of a design defect with the Pinto — its proclivity to burn when hit from behind. Electric cars have this defect designed into them. All of them. And, unlike with the Pinto, you don’t…
Teslas continue to crash into things, automatically. There have been at least 23 crashes of Teslas likely driving in auto-pilot mode, including three recent ones (more here). One of those occurred in Detroit about a week ago, when a Tesla Model…
Would you wait 15 minutes to get a fast-food hamburger? Electric cars will make you wait longer. This includes even those touted as being capable of receiving a “fast” charge in 15 minutes or so. Because you’ll have to wait…
Even as demagogic campaign rhetoric goes, Joe Biden’s speech earlier this week about Trump as a “climate arsonist” was exceptionally absurd. He blamed Trump in effect for not controlling the weather, implying that a Biden presidency would eliminate extreme weather…
There was an interesting story over the holiday about electric cars piled up at “fast” chargers … waiting in line for other EVs to finish “fast” charging. This brings up the problem of throughput — another of many EV problems not…
People aren’t getting much of a charge out of Harley’s first electric motorcycle, the LiveWire — literally. Owners — and there aren’t many — have been advised by Harley Davidson not to plug their bikes in at home or anywhere else except a Harley Davidson…
Elon just admitted something that is getting very little coverage — and no explanation. He announced that Tesla will no longer be selling the “affordable” $35,000 Model 3 he promised would be Tesla’s first mass-market electric car. Like so many of Elon’s…
Is there anything so permanent as a “temporary” government program? To test this question, consider the “Tesla” tax credit, the 13-year-old federal subsidy program for cars that don’t use gasoline. The credit, which allows taxpayers to take up to $7,500 off their…
