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Trump reportedly told oil execs he’ll end electric car incentives for $1 billion in donations
Donald Trump has reportedly told oil executives that he will end electric car incentives if they contribute $1 billion to...Fred Lambert (Electrek)
One of the inherent issues is the heaviness of EVs – meaning other vehicles bear the burden of absorbing more crash energy in collisions. This dilemma is central to the concept of “crash compatibility,” a well-established field of safety research.
Solutions include lightweight materials, more powerful sensing technologies and safety algorithms, improved seat belts and better airbags.
https://theconversation.com/electric-vehicles-are-usually-safer-for-their-occupants-but-not-necessarily-for-everyone-else-223535
Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else
EV fires make headlines, but they don’t tell the full story of EV safety. The real threat isn’t combustion, it’s weight.The Conversation
The Looming Electrical Power Shortage
The green energy transition will be sacrificed in favor of generating enough electrical power.Watts Up With That?
The Used EV Timebomb
Our investigation found that many EVs could become almost impossible to resell because of their limited battery life.Watts Up With That?
I'm sure I'm not the only person in the world who has solar panels on their roofs who has wasted quite some time in the mornings watching the magic of the power coming on.
This smugness is matched by looking back at a bell curve graph of production for the day where you've used up almost everything that the panels have produced and yet drawn almost nothing from the grid.
#renewableenergy #solarpower #pv #solardiverter #evs
This is truly one of the more baffling decisions I’ve seen in a long time. Tesla is a leader in charging infrastructure, to the degree that virtually every other carmaker is even adopting its standard.
Then Elon Musk laid off the entire Supercharger team.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145621/tesla-layoff-supercharger-ev-charging-nacs-elon-musk
#tesla #elonmusk #tech #cars #evs
Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging
Tesla has laid off most of the employees who worked for the company’s EV charging teams, leaving many to wonder whether it was poised to lose ground on Superchargers.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
Elon Musk is betting Tesla’s future on using self-driving fantasies to boost the share price instead of building a real car business. He just gutted the teams working on the Supercharger network (right as other companies are adopting it!) and new vehicles.
#tech #tesla #elonmusk #evs #cars
Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles
Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.Ars Technica