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More Theories On Why Teslas Have The Highest Fatality Rate

November 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev safety, research, Safety, tesla, tesla safety

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:33:09 +0000

I was surprised the other day to see that Tesla drivers were more likely to be in fatal car crashes than drivers of any other auto brand. The results are based on US data, but there is no way to split out the numbers to know what caused the fatal … [continued]

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Federal Incentives & Rebates May End Soon. Now Is The Time To Act!

November 20, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev rebates, ev subsidies, federal solar tax credit, heat pumps, induction stoves, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, Solar energy, solar panels, solar rebates, solar tax credits, Tax Incentives, us solar tax credit

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:01:26 +0000

The federal tax incentives and rebates contained in the Inflation Reduction Act are likely to be eliminated soon. Now is the time to act.

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It’s No Fun, Watching The EV Social Media Scene Fragment

November 20, 2024 admin bluesky, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, elon musk, smartphone apps, Twitter

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:53:56 +0000

Despite having some bad history on the platform (getting a strange ban in 2023), X/Twitter has still been a useful platform. Not only are there a still a lot of good people on there, but there’s a lot of good information for articles. It has also been very useful for … [continued]

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Learn to Drive in an Electric Vehicle

November 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev safety, tesla, tesla safety

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:25:46 +0000

Should student drivers learn to drive on an EV? Should there be a special EV licence, like the manual and automatic categories? Thanks to my neighbour Ken for supplying the L and P plates in the picture below. When I was a student driver (many decades ago), you passed your … [continued]

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Kia to Unveil New EV(s) at LA Auto Show — Which One(s)?

November 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, Kia, kia ev3, la auto show, los angeles auto show, phev

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 01:26:57 +0000

Kia has announced that it’s going to launch 5 new models at the LA Auto Show. It shares that will include a variety of powertrains — ICEV (100% gasoline powered), HEV (100% gasoline powered but somewhat more efficient thanks to a small battery and motor), PHEV (plugin hybrid), and EV … [continued]

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Government Subsidies And Untaxed Externalities. Is Elon Crazy Or Crazy Like A Fox?

November 19, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, elon musk, fossil fuel subsidies, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:04:05 +0000

The first time I ever heard the phrase “untaxed externalities,” it was when Elon Musk used it more than a decade ago. It is a term of art used by economists to describe things that have a cost that the people who make things don’t have to pay. But they … [continued]

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Why Are Tesla Cars Involved In More Fatalities Than Any Other Auto Brand?

November 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, investing in america, policy & politics, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:55:20 +0000

I just saw the headline on Google News: “Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds.” Yikes. I’ve covered how safe Tesla vehicles are for many years. In fact, it was the #1 reason why I bought a Tesla Model 3 in 2019. So, on … [continued]

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XPENG Awarded “AAA” ESG Rating

November 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, esg, esg investments, xpeng

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:15:35 +0000

This is an interesting piece of news. Electric vehicle producer XPENG shared this week that it has gotten a “AAA” designation for its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies. I’m not going to lie — it’s not something I ever thought about with the company. But I’m happily surprised to … [continued]

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NIO & XPENG Expand into Azerbaijan & Nepal

November 19, 2024 admin Azerbaijan, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green car, Nepal, nio, xpeng

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:14:42 +0000

Chinese electric vehicle producers continue to expand across the world. In the latest cases, NIO has announced expansion into Azerbaijan and XPENG has announced expansion into Nepal. NIO’s Entry into Azerbaijan NIO has partnered with Green Car in Azerbaijan, where COP29 (the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN … [continued]

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Get Your Electric Car Order In ASAP! Trump Plans To Kill $7,500 EV Tax Credit.

November 19, 2024 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ev subsidies, ev tax credits, federal ev tax credit, jennifer granholm, tesla, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 23:28:49 +0000

Well, here we go. Aside from some truly insane and absurd Cabinet picks, which I’m not even going to write about here (but let’s just say it’s well beyond putting the foxes in charge of the henhouse), we’re getting some initial leaks on Donald Trump’s legislative plans when he takes … [continued]

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