The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

Manufacturers hoping to adhere to modern regulations are prioritizing extremely heavy EVs that arguably pose more of an ecological concern than the lightweight economy vehicles they were supposed to replace. CAFE standards that have resulted in manufacturers prioritizing the manufacturing of increasingly large vehicles.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production. If just one out of five urban residents in Europe permanently changed from driving to cycling, emissions from automobiles would be cut by 8 percent, the study reports.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. Posted by: Joe | Apr 13, 2009 11:27:11 PM The government gets no tax money on electric vehicles.

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