Electric Vehicles

[Franklin Pierce]

Electric vehicles are exploding from water damage after Hurricane Ian, top Florida official warns

Firefighters attempt to put out a fire started from a waterlogged electric vehicle after Hurricane Ian slammed Florida's west coast. (Jimmy Patronis/Twitter)

 

[rekinhavoc]

Firefighters attempt to put out a fire started from a waterlogged electric vehicle after Hurricane Ian slammed Florida's west coast. (Jimmy Patronis/Twitter)

Battery shortage in 3,2,1...

 

[C-south]

Battery shortage in 3,2,1...

I wonder what the disparity in insurance premiums are between EVs and gas?

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Musk Says Pepsi to Receive Tesla’s First Semi Trucks in December

Tesla Inc is starting Semi electric commercial truck production and PepsiCo Inc will get the first deliveries on Dec. 1, the electric vehicle maker’s chief Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday.

When Musk unveiled the prototype of the futuristic, battery-powered Semi in 2017, he said the Class 8 truck would go into production by 2019.

In another tweet, Musk reiterated that the vehicle has a range of 500 miles. It was not immediately clear how many Semi trucks the electric vehicle maker plans to produce.

The truck is expected to cost $180,000, although it would qualify for a tax break of up to $40,000 under a U.S. subsidy program approved by the Senate.

Musk says Pepsi to receive Tesla's first Semi trucks in December

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Rivian Recalls Nearly ALL of its 13,000 Electric Vehicles over loose fastener that may cause drivers to lose control at the wheel: Truck maker has issued Three Recalls this year alone

Electric truck and SUV maker Rivian Automotive is recalling almost all the vehicles over loose fasteners that could potentially affect drivers' ability to steer.

The company, which was founded in 2009, said it is recalling about 13,000 cars because a fastener connecting the vehicles' front upper-control arm and steering knuckle may not be torqued enough.

The recall covers all three models that the company sells, including it's pickup truck, SUV and commercial delivery van (above)

Rivian recalling nearly all its vehicles over potential steering problems | Daily Mail Online

 

[rekinhavoc]

How California’s Bullet Train Went Off the Rails

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Billionaire founder of Electric Truck Firm Nikola is found GUILTY of fraud after inflating value of firm to $3.3bn - briefly more than Ford - with litany of lies including Rolling Truck Downhill To Pretend It Worked

The founder of Nikola Corp. was found guilty of fraud on charges of deceiving investors with claims about his company's value and progress in producing zero-emission trucks.

Billionare Trevor Milton, 40, who founded the company in his Utah basement six years ago, took the company public in 2020 at $3.3 billion, claiming to have built a revolutionary set of 18-wheel trucks that could run on cheap hydrogen.

At the trial, prosecutors portrayed Milton as a scammer who went as far as stamping Nikola's logo on other company's trucks and faking a promo video where the engineless vehicle was rolled downhill to make it seem like it was working.

Head of zero-emission truck venture found guilty of fraud | Daily Mail Online

 

[happy-go_vol]

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/15/the...ax-credits-full-value-may-be-hard-to-get.html

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Florida State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis Demands NHTSA Provide Data on Fire Risks of Electric Vehicles

Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis recently sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requesting information on the fire risks created by saltwater mixing with the batteries of electric vehicles.

Florida State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis Demands NHTSA Provide Data on Fire Risks of Electric Vehicles

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Toy for the Elites: Cadillac’s $300,000 Electric ‘Celestiq’ Gets Just 300 Miles per Charge

General Motors announced that its new $300,000 Cadillac Celestiq, an electric vehicle, will get just 300 miles of range per charge — or about one mile for every thousand dollars spent.

As part of General Motors’s goal to sell only electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035, the car company’s new Cadillac Celestiq — starting at $300,000, before delivery fees and options — will be hand-built to customer preferences, according to a report by Business Insider. Production of the Cadillac EV is set to begin in December 2023.

Most interestingly, those who own the new Cadillac will get just 300 miles of driving range from the car’s 111-kilowatt battery. EV range continues to be a serious thorn in the side of consumers looking to go electric, especially for anyone planning to use their vehicle for anything beyond a simple commute.

Toy for the Elites: Cadillac's $300,000 Electric 'Celestiq' Gets Just 300 Miles per Charge

 

[VolStrom]

Toy for the Elites: Cadillac’s $300,000 Electric ‘Celestiq’ Gets Just 300 Miles per Charge

General Motors announced that its new $300,000 Cadillac Celestiq, an electric vehicle, will get just 300 miles of range per charge — or about one mile for every thousand dollars spent.

As part of General Motors’s goal to sell only electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035, the car company’s new Cadillac Celestiq — starting at $300,000, before delivery fees and options — will be hand-built to customer preferences, according to a report by Business Insider. Production of the Cadillac EV is set to begin in December 2023.

Most interestingly, those who own the new Cadillac will get just 300 miles of driving range from the car’s 111-kilowatt battery. EV range continues to be a serious thorn in the side of consumers looking to go electric, especially for anyone planning to use their vehicle for anything beyond a simple commute.

Toy for the Elites: Cadillac's $300,000 Electric 'Celestiq' Gets Just 300 Miles per Charge

Honestly, anyone that can afford a $300k car is not going to drive over a few miles. They are going to have a car service drive them to the heliport or airport and feel good about how they are saving the planet in their new electric Cadillac before their private plane burns a few thousand gallons of fuel.

 

[hog88]

When the manufactures realize that most people will not purchase an EV and the used market is hotter than the new they will be lobbying congress hard to have IC engines neutered or even outlawed.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

‘It was very difficult’: Electric vehicle owner took 15 Hours to Drive 178 miles

A Colorado electric vehicle owner called a road trip across the state of Wyoming “very difficult” after it took 15 hours to drive 178 miles.

Alan O’Hashi used to live in Wyoming and explained that a trip back to the Cowboy State in his electric Nissan Leaf required lots of patience.

“It was very difficult, O’Hashi told the Cowboy State Daily. “For example, [it took] 15 hours to get from Cheyenne to Casper.”

The distance between Cheyenne and Casper is 178 miles, which with the speed limit taken into account should take less than 2 1/2 hours.

“What I’ve learned from driving this thing is patience,” O’Hashi said.

Since that first attempt, O’Hashi has made the trip again but was only able to cut the total travel time down to 11 hours. While waiting to charge, he noted that he often spends extra money shopping or eating, in addition to the charging cost.

‘It was very difficult’: Electric vehicle owner took 15 hours to drive 178 miles

 

[Franklin Pierce]

There's Lithium in thar hills! Great 'white gold' Rush in Nevada sees more than 17,000 Mining claims for the precious Metal Used in Electric Cars and Smartphones... but it's All On Tribal Land

There is a 'white gold' rush happening in Nevada that has seen more than 17,000 placer claims on lithium, but about three-quarters of the sites are on tribal lands and Native Americans fear their ancestral homelands will be turned 'into a sacrifice zone for electric car batteries.'

One site in particular, Thacker Pass, is expected to produce at least 80,000 tons of the soft metal each year.

This land, however, is where dozens of Native American were massacred in 1865 and Shelley Harjo, a Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone tribe member, stated the project 'will be the biggest desecration and rape of a known Native American massacre site in our area.'

About three-quarters of Nevada's lithium sits on tribal land, including Thacker Pass (pictured) that is set to be mined being one of them

Great 'white gold' rush hits Nevada that sees claims for lithium on tribal land | Daily Mail Online

 

[CagleMtnVol]

‘It was very difficult’: Electric vehicle owner took 15 Hours to Drive 178 miles

A Colorado electric vehicle owner called a road trip across the state of Wyoming “very difficult” after it took 15 hours to drive 178 miles.

Alan O’Hashi used to live in Wyoming and explained that a trip back to the Cowboy State in his electric Nissan Leaf required lots of patience.

“It was very difficult, O’Hashi told the Cowboy State Daily. “For example, [it took] 15 hours to get from Cheyenne to Casper.”

The distance between Cheyenne and Casper is 178 miles, which with the speed limit taken into account should take less than 2 1/2 hours.

“What I’ve learned from driving this thing is patience,” O’Hashi said.

Since that first attempt, O’Hashi has made the trip again but was only able to cut the total travel time down to 11 hours. While waiting to charge, he noted that he often spends extra money shopping or eating, in addition to the charging cost.

‘It was very difficult’: Electric vehicle owner took 15 hours to drive 178 miles

People willingly buying those things are complete fools!

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer Directs $236 Million to Electric Battery Exec Who Has Already Lost Taxpayers Millions

Dem governor lauds 'historic' investment after similar funding went to failed companies

Michigan Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer is making a $236 million taxpayer-funded bet on an electric battery executive whose last company lost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

Whitmer on October 5 announced a $236 million incentive package for Our Next Energy, an electric vehicle battery startup that plans to build a factory in the Great Lakes State. Weeks later, the Democrat said she was "proud" to join the company's founder and CEO, Mujeeb Ijaz, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which saw Whitmer laud Our Next Energy as "innovative," "historic," and "cutting-edge." But Ijaz has a troubled history with public funding.

Before he launched Our Next Energy, Ijaz served as a top executive at fellow electric battery maker A123 Systems after founding its automotive division in 2008. One year later, A123 secured a $249 million grant from the Obama administration, with then-president Barack Obama predicting the company would "help power the American economy for years to come." Instead, the opposite occurred. A123 lost $269 million during an eight-month period in 2012 alone, losses that were driven in part by the company's production of defective battery cells for Fisker Automotive—on his LinkedIn, Ijaz specifically states he led A123's production of "battery systems" for Fisker. In October 2012, A123 declared bankruptcy and was quickly sold to Chinese automotive conglomerate Wanxiang.

Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer Directs $236 Million to Electric Battery Exec Who Has Already Lost Taxpayers Millions

 

[Sea Ray]

Let's hope this is enough to put her opponent over the top and vote her out in two weeks

 

[Orangeburst]

Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer Directs $236 Million to Electric Battery Exec Who Has Already Lost Taxpayers Millions

Dem governor lauds 'historic' investment after similar funding went to failed companies

Michigan Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer is making a $236 million taxpayer-funded bet on an electric battery executive whose last company lost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

Whitmer on October 5 announced a $236 million incentive package for Our Next Energy, an electric vehicle battery startup that plans to build a factory in the Great Lakes State. Weeks later, the Democrat said she was "proud" to join the company's founder and CEO, Mujeeb Ijaz, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which saw Whitmer laud Our Next Energy as "innovative," "historic," and "cutting-edge." But Ijaz has a troubled history with public funding.

Before he launched Our Next Energy, Ijaz served as a top executive at fellow electric battery maker A123 Systems after founding its automotive division in 2008. One year later, A123 secured a $249 million grant from the Obama administration, with then-president Barack Obama predicting the company would "help power the American economy for years to come." Instead, the opposite occurred. A123 lost $269 million during an eight-month period in 2012 alone, losses that were driven in part by the company's production of defective battery cells for Fisker Automotive—on his LinkedIn, Ijaz specifically states he led A123's production of "battery systems" for Fisker. In October 2012, A123 declared bankruptcy and was quickly sold to Chinese automotive conglomerate Wanxiang.

Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer Directs $236 Million to Electric Battery Exec Who Has Already Lost Taxpayers Millions

How many times does it take to learn that gov selective interference in our economy is corrupt failure.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Electric Vehicle Owner Learns Replacing A Tail Light Cost Over $4,000

The owner of a Hummer electric truck was shocked to learn replacing his tail lights is a rather expensive venture.

“Had a shocker today,” the owner wrote in a Hummer EV Facebook group. “A new passenger side rear light for the Hummer EV; $4,040 just to buy it.”

Car review website the Drive confirmed General Motor’s list price for one tail light is $3,045. Without factoring in labor, the list price for a set of tail lights runs for nearly $6,100, a cost equaling more than 5% of the Hummer EV’s MSRP.

“The taillights in the Hummer EV have small microcontrollers installed within them. These chips control unique lighting functions in their respective lights,” the Drive suggested as a reason for the high price. “Additionally, the Hummer EV is a fairly limited-run vehicle thus far, meaning parts are generally more expensive until economies of scale kick in.”

Maintenance expenses, in addition to software mishaps that have left EV drivers stranded , have drawn criticism in relation to the United States’s push toward electric vehicles.

Electric vehicle owner learns replacing a tail light costs over $4,000

 

[Orangeslice13]

Meanwhile Toyota is investing in diesel technology.
It’s like they know the electric car thing isn’t actually possible

 

[Carl Pickens]

Germany Is Dismantling A Wind Farm To Make Way For A Coal Mine | OilPrice.com

 

[hog88]

Meanwhile Toyota is investing in diesel technology.
It’s like they know the electric car thing isn’t actually possible

Diesel cars are plentiful around the globe. Here in the good ‘ol USA we’re so smart we take a Diesel engine capable of getting 50-60 mpg and put so much pollution control on it it only gets 25-30 mpg.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Diesel cars are plentiful around the globe. Here in the good ‘ol USA we’re so smart we take a Diesel engine capable of getting 50-60 mpg and put so much pollution control on it it only gets 25-30 mpg.

It’s just so ****ing stupid.
There’s no google reason to go EV.
It’s actually worse for the environment……
How many people die in Florida in fort meyers if they were 100% EV when that last hurricane came through

 

[hog88]

It’s just so ****ing stupid.
There’s no google reason to go EV.
It’s actually worse for the environment……
How many people die in Florida in fort meyers if they were 100% EV when that last hurricane came through

It is asinine and has nothing to do with the environment

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Shelby County Schools to Receive $6.7 Million for New Electric School Buses

Congressman Cohen announces first round of funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program

The Biden administration is making the grants available as part of a wider effort to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles and reduce air pollution near schools and communities.(Portland General Electric)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Congressman Steve Cohen has announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive a rebate of up to $6,715,000 to replace 17 existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) models to reduce harmful emissions from older, dirtier buses.

This is the first round of funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program, which was created in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that only Cohen and Congressman Jim Cooper in the Tennessee Congressional delegation supported last year.

Shelby County schools to receive $6.7 million for new electric school buses