There is so much bad press in the newsmedia about EV fires. But the worst by far are hybrids, then regular gas guzzlers. EVs are a very tiny fraction of the total. Gas cars catch fire 200 times more often than EVs. See image.
Posts Tagged ‘EVs’:
2023-08-10 EVs: Will They Save Or Destroy Us? — Sabine H.
This video is a corrected version of the one about EVs from a few weeks earlier. Sabine said, “According to estimates by the non-profit organization American Action Network, by 2035 the costs for the upgrade [of the grid] in the US will reach approximately 2.5 Trillion dollars.” She also talks about overloading transformers and blowing
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2023-03-14 150 Times More Mining For ICEVs
150 TIMES MORE MINING FOR GAS GUZZLERS!150 times more mining needed for ICE road vehicles than EVs. The amount of mineral resources needed for ICE (gasoline) powered road vehicles was 150 times greater in 2019 than what electric vehicles and battery energy storage will need… in 2040. – 2 billion tons: mining quantities needed for
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2023-03-14 150 TIMES MORE MINERALS FOR GAS GUZZLERS!
150 times more mining needed for ICE road vehicles than EVs. The amount of mineral resources needed for ICE (gasoline) powered road vehicles was 150 times greater in 2019 than what electric vehicles and battery energy storage will need… in 2040. – 2 billion tons: mining quantities needed for oil for road transport in 2019;
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2022-04-05 Myth: EVs Will Overload The Grid
It is*not* true that EVs will “cause the lights to go out” because the grid can’t handle the load. People totally forget that reducing fossil fuels means a lot less power will be used to extract, transport, refine, store, distribute and sell fossil fuels. So much of the EV power use will be recovered from
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2022-04-03 EVs Cheaper Than Gas Cars Over 8 Years, 12k Miles
The $1.35 (Canadian) per liter is equal to $5.11 (Canadian) a gallon. 20,000 kilometers is about 12,000 miles. https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/03/31/evs-much-cheaper-than-their-gas-equivalents-clean-energy-canada-report-finds/
2022-03-30 More EVs Mean Better Health – Lung Assoc.
The American Lung Association claims switching to EVs will save thousands of lives and $72 billion in healthcare costs. Quote: << The report clearly states, “Air Pollution and Climate Change Threaten Public Health.” The ALA points out that too many Americans are breathing in air that could harm our health. Its State of The Air
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2022-03-24 MYTH: EVs Make More Tire, Brake Pollution Than ICEVs
Another big F U D lie: EVs cause more particulate pollution from brakes and tires. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/03/24/uk-environment-secretary-proven-wrong-on-ev-tires-brake-pollution/ Quote: << Dr. McTurk not only addressed the claims made by the UK Environment Secretary but debunked them in his report. The report discussed brake particulate matter, noting that although all vehicles produce particulate matter dust in the process
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2022-01-25 Lordstown To Make ePickups
This year, Foxconn is set to produce pickup EVs at the Lordstown plant. Quote: << Depending on who you ask/believe, the Lordstown concept was an evolution of the Workhorse electric vehicle project that originally acquired the Ohio factory from GM in a highly politicized sale that, many believe, helped then-president Donald Trump solidify support in
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