Tag: EVs

IN-DEPTH: New Climate Justice Policies Will Bring ‘Energy Poverty’ to Americans, Economists Say

As President Joe Biden issues an executive order for all federal agencies to pursue what he calls “climate justice” and simultaneously advances regulations to force Americans to transition to wind and solar energy and electric vehicles (EVs), critics say that these same policies also foster child labor in Africa, feature enormous wealth transfers from the…


ANALYSIS: New Climate Justice Policies Will Bring ‘Energy Poverty’ to Americans, Economists Say

News analysis As President Joe Biden issues an executive order for all federal agencies to pursue what he calls “climate justice” and simultaneously advances regulations to force Americans to transition to wind and solar energy and electric vehicles (EVs), critics say that these same policies also foster child labor in Africa, feature enormous wealth transfers…


ANALYSIS: What You’re Not Being Told About the Electric Vehicle Revolution

While the Biden administration cannot force you to buy an electric car, it can, by capping tailpipe emissions and other coercive measures, compel producers to severely curtail the manufacturing of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and drive up the cost of gasoline-powered cars. This will likely result in a fundamental restructuring of America’s automotive industry,…


Just 16 Electric Vehicles Eligible for Federal Tax Credits: Which Ones Qualify?

The vast majority of all-electric vehicle (EV) models will not be eligible for tax credits of up to $7,500, according to federal rules that come into effect on April 18, which could have a dampening impact on potential car buyers looking to go electric. Only 16 EVs from four brands are eligible for tax credits…


IN-DEPTH: Biden’s EV Plan Could Be Key to China’s Global Economic Dominance

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “strongest-ever” vehicle emissions standards designed to drive mass adoption of electric cars within a decade will increase the United States’ dependence on China, experts warn. “It benefits the Chinese Communist Party because they control the critical minerals supply chain that is going to be necessary to build out the batteries…


The Electric Car Is the Trojan Horse of Global Communism

Commentary Elon Musk is no communist, but he may end up having contributed more to its global success than anyone since Karl Marx. By making the Tesla the status symbol of our times, and now apparently about to offer an affordable version for the common man and woman, he has helped clear the way for…


Biden’s Undemocratic EV Edict

Commentary President Joe Biden is set to “transform” and “remake” the entire auto industry—“first with carrots, now with sticks”—notes the Washington Post, as if dictating the output of a major industry is within the governing purview of the executive branch. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing draconian emissions limits for vehicles, ensuring that 67…


Biden EPA’s EV Quotas Would Take Away Americans’ Freedom of Choice of Vehicles, Enrich China

Commentary The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to make cars more expensive for Americans, curb U.S. energy jobs, and make Chinese battery manufacturers richer. The new proposed regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would require new car sales to be 60 percent battery-powered electric by 2030 and 67 percent by 2032 in order…


EV Charging Making Inroads to Rural America, Tennessee and Rivian Partnership Shows

The push to electrify America’s roadways has reached Tennessee state parks in recent years, as the state partnered with electric vehicle (EV) company Rivian to install electric car chargers in some of the most remote areas of the state. For example, Fall Creek Falls State Park, the largest and most visited state park in Tennessee,…


Electric Cars to Become Affordable in UK by 2030 as Second-Hand Market Grows, Expert Says

A prominent motoring journalist has said that the price of buying an electric car will fall between now and 2030—when the government plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars—as the second-hand market grows. Richard Ingram, editor of carbuyer.co.uk and drivingelectric.com, told The Epoch Times: “Ultimately, I think we need to bide…