A major Australian energy company has launched a range of month-to-month electric vehicle (EV) subscriptions in a bid to boost the EV adoption rate in the country. On March 8, Origin Energy announced that it will now offer a number of EV subscription services to customers in Australia, following similar moves by other energy companies…
Mississippi Senate Passes Bill Banning Direct Sale of Electric Vehicles
The Mississippi Senate on Mar. 2 voted to approve a bill clarifying the state’s franchise laws as they pertain to vehicles in a move that could restrict the electric vehicle (EV) industry from expanding. The legislation, House Bill 401 (pdf), was introduced by Republican Rep. Trey Lamar of Senatobia and passed by a vote of 38–14….
General Motors Cutting Salaried Employees, Executives as Part of ‘Structural Costs’ Reduction Effort
General Motors Co. is cutting an unspecified number of salaried and executive staff positions as part of what it says is an effort to lower costs, improve performance, and beat the competition. General Motors chief people officer Arden Hoffman made the announcement in a memo to employees published by Reuters. The Epoch Times cannot confirm the…
Intellectual Property Theft Enables China to Dominate EV Industry: Former US Intelligence Official
February 24, 2023
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Intellectual property theft allows China to dominate the world of electric vehicles (EV), according to former senior intelligence official and author Nicholas Eftimiades. From 2021 to 2022, the number of EVs sold annually in China grew from 1.3 million to 6.8 million, making 2022 the eighth consecutive year in which China was the world’s largest…
‘Overwhelming’ Support for Big Electric Vehicle Change
A diverse group of Australian organisations “overwhelmingly” support a policy that would encourage car makers to bring more electric vehicles into the country, a new report says. Greenpeace Australia released an analysis of 212 submissions to the National Electric Vehicle Strategy consultation, revealing 73 percent of all groups supported the introduction of a fuel efficiency…
UK Electric Vehicle Charging Points ‘Not Keeping Pace’ With 2030 Target, UK MPs Told
February 22, 2023
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MPs from all parts of Britain have called on the government to “step up” and increase the number of rapid electric charging points if they are to meet the demand expected over the next seven years. In 2020, Boris Johnson announced plans to phase out the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars and vans by…
Europe’s New Petrol Car Ban to Force Australian Motorists to Adopt Electric Vehicles
A new European law will likely force Australian drivers to adopt electric vehicles (EV) in the next decade, whether they want to or not. On Feb. 14, the European Union (EU) approved a law that requires carmakers to cut CO2 emissions from new cars and vans sold by 100 percent by 2035. With 340 votes…
New Study Says EV Conversion Will Hike Lithium Demand and Increased Mining Will Cause Wider Environmental Damage
February 14, 2023
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Converting America’s fleet of privately owned cars and trucks from internal combustion gasoline and diesel-fueled engines to Electric Vehicles (EVs) will cause critical shortages of Lithium—a must-have for batteries—and prompt more environmental damage due to increased mining, according to a new report. Avoiding the lithium shortages and dramatically increased environmental demand will require all but…
Using Electric Vehicles as Grid Storage: Another Green Fantasy
February 13, 2023
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Commentary The push for electrification of the entire economy—electric cars and trucks, electric heat and hot water, and even electric stoves—is relentless. Various states, including California, New Jersey, and New York, to name just three, have enacted legislation and developed all-encompassing “plans” to put everything into an electrified basket. But electrification requires, well, electricity. Lots…
Redwood Materials Secures $2 Billion Loan to Support Electric Vehicle Battery Production
February 10, 2023
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Redwood Materials, a Nevada-based battery recycling startup, has secured a $2 billion conditional loan commitment from the Department of Energy to ramp up its production of electric vehicle (EV) battery components. The loan, announced Feb. 9 in a blog posted on the Energy Department website, will go toward the construction and expansion of a McCarran,…
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