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EV Supply Chains May Be Dirtier Than You Think

The Truth About Cars

The Washington Post recently reported on some of the “dirty parts” of EV manufacturing, and it paints a picture of challenges ahead as more people look to make the shift to electrics. New battery chemistries and designs may help alleviate some of that pressure, but it will be some time before that happens, and the damage will have been done.

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EV owner driving Tesla’s shortest-range car shares experience during I-95 traffic catastrophe

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In the aftermath of the incident, The Washington Post published an opinion piece alleging that the catastrophe would have been far worse if every vehicle in the traffic jam were electric. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips. ' That is wrong, and I would know—I was trapped on I-95 for 14 hours in my EV."

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Driving Dystopia: Judge Dismisses Automotive Privacy Lawsuit

The Truth About Cars

Last week, a federal judge refused to have the courts reexamine a gaggle of class action lawsuits claiming automotive manufacturers had violated Washington State's privacy laws after allegations that on-board infotainment systems were recording customers’ private text messages and mobile phone call logs.

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Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline

The Truth About Cars

The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. That’s the scene playing out in Washington right now, as lawmakers want to pump the brakes on automakers cutting AM radio from new cars.

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Lobbyists Estimate Billions in Fines If New Fuel Economy Rules Adopted

The Truth About Cars

billion under the new rules, while the bill at Stellantis would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $3.0 If you’re wondering, the AAPC bills itself as AAPC is an association based in Washington, D.C. Without delving into too much of their math, the American Automotive Policy Council is suggesting GM could be on the hook for $6.5

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Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

Creative Greenius

Greenius Blog Fires Daily Breeze Editors, Takes Over Environmental Coverage. In a surprise to to all but the most savvy readers of this blog, Joe Galliani, the Creative Greenius, today fired the editors of The Daily Breeze newspaper and took over responsibility for all local environmental news coverage and analysis. million sq.

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Send us your EV REVENGE stories

Revenge of the Electric Car

“Sure,&# you’re thinking, “must have been easy for that guy to convert a car- he works for a Space Center and is probably some kind of rocket scientist.&# Well our new friend Dalton Fetsch in Spokane, Washington, who was also inspired to convert his car after watching Who Killed the Electric Car? ,

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