Alabama electric car drivers show off their rides around the state
Alabama drivers who want to learn more about electric vehicles can attend showcase events in Auburn or Birmingham this week organized by the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition. The first of the three EV showcases took place Saturday at the Stovehouse in…
Schenectady, a ‘destination’ for electric vehicle owners, holds EV fair
SCHENECTADY — More than 30 electric vehicles were displayed near city charging stations during a fair that plugged the city becoming a destination for EVs. The Drive Electric Week’s Electric Vehicle Fair on Sunday outside City Hall was a partnership of…
Nutson’s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up Sept 19-25, 2021
AUTO CENTRAL CHICAGO – September 26, 2021: Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel’s…
The Carbon Capture Alternative to the Democrats’ Climate Change Apocalypse | The American Spectator
Iceland opened the world’s first carbon scrubbing facility on September 8. One would think that the event would be welcomed by climate change activists, but it has largely been met with derision. Orca —the Icelandic word for energy — captures carbon…
“Automania” at MoMA: How our love of cars fueled art
This summer the meaning of “arriving in style” rose to new heights, as these cars were lifted to their parking places, for a new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A Porsche 911 coupe descends into the garden of the Museum of…
LIRR, Nassau fees, hybrid cars, infrastructure and more
LIRR should increase number of cars I understand the Long Island Rail Road needing to incentivize riders to return to using the railroad [“LIRR peak fares won’t return in 2021,” News, Sept. 16]. Keeping the off-peak fares till the end of this…
Five myths about electric vehicles
(Shutterstock via Associated Press) Rory Caroll is the editor in chief of Jalopnik. A number of automakers say they’ve begun phasing out internal-combustion engines, with most setting target dates to go all-electric within the next decade or so. Others…
3 Electric Vehicle Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
The global electric car market grew 43% in 2020 in terms of units, with new car sales soaring 70% in a year when sales of conventional cars dropped, according to the International Energy Agency. Consumers spent $120 billion on electric car purchases in…
Parliament ‘misled’ over cost of net zero target, say Conservative MPs
Parliament was “misled” over the cost of reaching the net zero target, Conservative MPs have said, as internal documents reveal that most small electric cars cost thousands of pounds more than officials claimed they would by 2021. Data obtained from the…
Michigan Ranks 41st For Electric Vehicle Friendliness
DETROIT – Michigan ranks 41 out of 50 states for factors that make it easier to own and use an electric vehicle, according to a new survey – defined as “friendliness.” Bumper, an online car reporting service, zeroed in on the financial incentives and…