A dozen U.S. states, from California to New York, have joined dozens of countries, from Ireland to Spain, with plans to ban the sale of new cars with an internal combustion engine (ICE), many prohibitions taking effect within a decade. Meanwhile, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a feat of regulatory legerdemain, has proposed tailpipe emissions rules that would effectively force automakers to shift to producing mainly electric vehicles (EVs) by 2032.
This is all to ensure that so-called zero-emission EVs play a central role in radically cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To ensure compliance with ICE prohibitions and soften the economic impacts, policymakers are deploying lavish subsidies for manufacturers and consumers. Enthusiasts claim that EVs already have achieved economic and operational parity, if not superiority, with automobiles and trucks fueled by petroleum, so the bans and subsidies merely accelerate what they believe is an inevitable transition.
Long report here’s a summary below and a link to the pdf – Electric vehicles the Impossible Dream
Electric Vehicles: Mills Bomb Thrown
The Mills bomb is (was?) the popular name for the pineapple-style British hand grenade that made its debut during the First World War. It came to mind after I was a few pages into Mark Mills’ intriguing new report for the Manhattan Institute on electric vehicles (EVs), entitled, “Electric Vehicles for Everyone? The Impossible Dream.” The report is too long to do it much justice in a brief(ish) summary. Nevertheless, I’ll touch on a few points he raises.
Interesting news on Hydrogen … Limitless ‘white’ hydrogen under our feet may soon shatter all energy assumptions
There’s a real possibility that vast reserves of this clean fuel can be extracted at competitive costs
