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A Hybrid Future For Europe?
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (351+ words) As I reported earlier this week, the EU has now formally abandoned its 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol/diesel cars. Instead there will be a requirement to reduce vehicle emissions by 90% from 2021 levels. It seems a lot, but…...
New York Unheated EV School Bus Horror
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (401+ words) h/t MGUY; Children's fingers, toes and noses are so overrated" Parents raise concerns over heat issues in electric school buses in Lake Shore Central School District Rob PetreeFri, December 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM GMT+10 ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) " On the heels of…...
The Wind Energy Paradox: “Why More Wind Turbines Don’t Always Mean More Power”
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (426+ words) The Munich-based daily'Merkur is finally reporting'on something that us skeptics have been pointing out some 20 years: Wind turbines always either produce too little or too much, and are thus uneconomical and unreliable. In a recent insightful interview with'Merkur.de, Prof....
The Electric Vehicle Collapse: Wow, That Was Quick!
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (484+ words) From THE MANHATTAN CONTRARIAN In a post on February 23, 2023, I expressed skepticism. It seems like all the smart people have made up their minds that the future of automobiles belongs to electric vehicles. . . . So, are electric vehicles about to sweep…...
Ford takes $20bn hit to reverse course on electric cars
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (158+ words) Ford will take a $19.5bn (14.5bn) hit as it tore up plans to invest significant sums into electric cars. The US car giant cut back electric vehicle (EV) production, including the production of large battery-powered pickup trucks, because of a'slump in demand'from…...
The Death of the Hybrid
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (894+ words) While we're on the topic of EVs, the Telegraph uncovered some of the illogicality of plug-in hybrid taxes: When the plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid went on sale in 2012, its rechargeable battery pack and petrol engine combo was hailed as the…...
Norway Avoids ‘Green’ Energy Quicksand
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (516+ words) While the rest of Europe shivers under the self-imposed austerity of net zero mandates, Norway in the frozen north is keeping the lights on and the bank vaults full as it avoids the "green" ideological quicksand that has defined the…...
Miliband Isolated as EU Prepares to Reverse Petrol Car Ban
1+ week, 1+ day ago (475+ words) Ed Miliband has been left isolated over his Net Zero policies after the European Union dropped "indefinitely" a flagship pledge to ban sales of new petrol cars. The'Telegraph'has more. Brussels was said to be'preparing for a major climbdown'on vehicle emissions…...
Today’s IQ Test: Which Is Cheaper To Produce Electricity, Wind/Solar Or Fossil Fuels?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (536+ words) From THE MANHATTAN CONTRARIAN And yet we have been, and continue to be, subjected to a constant drumbeat of advocacy claiming that wind and solar are now the cheapest ways to produce electricity. I'll give you a few examples of…...
America’s Energy Independence Threatened By “Dark Money” Lawfare
1+ week, 2+ day ago (248+ words) Federal support for the Project's parent organization is even stranger when one recalls the lavish funding of left-wing "dark money" groups to push their climate agenda. Prime donor examples include the'New Venture Fund'run by'Arabella Advisors'and the more innocent-sounding'Children's Investment Fund…...