Electric cars appears to create sales tax boom for states
Many are priced in the $70,000 to $100,000 (or even higher) price range. If EVs sell in quantities – government mandates will likely force that in the years ahead –…
GM announces EV plan details
GM made headlines at CES with announcements of new EVs, progress on autonomous vehicles and thousands of orders for its BrightDrop EV commercial van. Source: From Silverado EV to electric…
“Drone Soccer” League competition coming to high school programs
With modified quadcopter “drones”: This full-contact team sport helps high schools adopt drone education. Source: U.S. Drone Soccer Launches National Leagues | Model Aviation
General Motors shipped just 26 EVs in Q4 2021
The Chevy Bolt has been stuck on hold due to the battery fiasco. Sounds like Bolt shipments might not resume until March or later as production is now suspended until…
65% of new car sales in Norway are electric BUT …
Electric cars made up nearly two thirds of Norway’s new sales in 2021, with Tesla the top selling automobile brand overall, as the country pursues its goal of becoming the…
Study finds automated license plate readers are ineffective
“Analyzing sixteen years of stolen vehicle numbers from Piedmont, California—a “super user” of ALPRs—this report finds no statistical evidence that ALPRs have deterred motor theft. Moreover: There is an absence…
Looks like it: Is flight shaming the new minimalism?
“Flight shaming” is a fad out of Europe, where residents vow to not use air travel in favor of cars, trains and ships. This works for people living in tiny…
Future cars will not start if you have been drinking alcohol
Source: Infrastructure bill mandates new technology to prevent drunk driving — here’s how it would work – MarketWatch I do not drink any alcohol so this is sort of a…
Sounds just like inept Covid messaging: “Elites Are Using Climate Hysteria to Immiserate the Working Class”
No kidding: Increasingly, even climate scientists are noting that the constant, and often poorly supported doomsaying threaten the credibility of the movement itself. And there have been quiet reversals; the…
Costs of charging an EV
Study says EV charging can exceed costs of fueling costs: The study has four major findings: There are four additional costs to powering EVs beyond electricity: cost of a home…