Testing Suggests Highway Guardrails No Match for Heavy EVs
Preliminary test results released Thursday suggest highway guardrails may be no match for large electric vehicles (EVs), raising concerns about the nation’s roadside safety systems. The Midwest Highway Safety Facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln conducted crash tests using an approximately 4-ton 2022 Rivian R1T. It reportedly came as no surprise to researchers when a […]
US guardrail system can’t handle heavy EV’s, preliminary test crashes indicate
Copenhagen Consensus Chairman Björn Lomborg talks about promoting electric vehicles and its huge impact on the US A new study from the University of Nebraska shows that the nation’s guardrails are ill-equipped to handle electric vehicles, which are thousands of pounds heavier than the average gasoline-powered sedan. engineer university The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility conducted […]
Trucker warns over impact of EVs: Failure of technology could be ‘catastrophic’
Mike Kucharski, co-owner and vice president of JKC Trucking, said during an appearance on “The Big Money Show” that long-distance electric trucks are “not realistic.” Trucking companies are warning of new challenges facing not only their industry but the economy as a whole as Biden pushes for green energy policies. In an interview on FOX […]
Musk says Chinese EVs will ‘demolish’ competitors without trade barriers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the Chinese electric car company will “defeat” competitors around the world without trade barriers. “In general, our view is that Chinese car companies are the most competitive car companies in the world, so we don't know what tariffs or trade barriers will be established,” Musk said at Tesla's […]
Toyota chairman says EVs will never dominate global market
The chairman of carmaker Toyota continues to oppose electric cars and support hybrids, insisting that EVs will never gain a majority share of the global market. Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda's remarks regarding Toyota Motor Corporation have been published. Website Repeating previous comments made by the executive, he said there are better ways to […]
‘We’re pressing pause on’ EVs: City’s $5 million electric bus fleet breaks down
Asheville, North Carolina, is considering reinvesting in biodiesel-fueled buses after investing millions of dollars in partially operational electric vehicles. WLOS report. Cities across the country are beginning to regret their huge investments in electric buses as they continue to pour money into expensive and time-consuming repairs. Asheville purchased five Proterra electric buses in 2018 for […]
White House dismisses stories of EVs in cold weather
Electric cars have been sold as a solution to all sorts of climate problems. But there's a small problem with EVs that makes them nearly impossible to ignore unless you're in the Biden administration. More recently, electric cars have sometimes caused problems for owners when trying to charge them in freezing cold weather. Supercharger stations […]
EVs make up less than 2% of used car sales across EU states
Electric cars are not selling well in Europe's used car market, with consumers concerned about a lack of charging stations and a lack of range. Report by European independent media Euractic He said the European Union's largest electric car market is not seeing numbers close to what would be expected in the used car market. […]
Hertz plans to sell 20,000 EVs, including Teslas
Rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said Thursday it will sell about 20,000 electric vehicles from its U.S. fleet in favor of gasoline-powered vehicles, citing rising costs related to crashes and damage. Shares in the company, which operates vehicles such as Elon Musk's Tesla and Swedish electric car maker Polestar, were down about 3% at […]
Hertz unloading EVs from its fleet
Copenhagen Consensus Chairman Bjorn Lomborg talks about promoting electric vehicles and the huge impact it will have on the US Rental car giant Hertz announced Thursday it will sell about 20,000 electric cars from its fleet in the United States. The offloading of the vehicles will reduce the company's global EV fleet by one-third, Hertz […]