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26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Electric car demand has slowed sharply in a sign that drivers are turning back to petrol. The raw material demand to produce EV batteries is "unsustainable", the head of Vauxhall and Peugeot has said.
An electric car driver whose EV "went rogue" on the M62 has told of his terror as he swerved through traffic at speeds of up to 100mph before police managed to ram his car off the road.
Electric vehicles may release more pollution than petrol-powered vehicles, according to a report that has recently resurfaced.
Nissan has told owners of pre-2016 EV car models that their vehicles will lose remote functionality when the 2G network is switched off on August 1st. A sign of things to come?
Aston Martin's Chairman has admitted that drivers don't want electric cars as the company delays the launch of its first electric car until at least 2026.
Electric cars saw their market share plunge by a quarter in Britain last month, as hard-up customers shunned the high prices and soaring insurance costs.
Drivers of electric cars are being asked to pay more than twice as much for insurance as those who own petrol-fuelled models as EV premiums surge 50% in a year, data have revealed.
Electric vehicles will never dominate the market, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has said, and will likely peak at under 30%, in the latest sign that car companies are backing away from the troubled technology.
Owners of electric cars have been warned to keep them charged overnight and warm them before use to avoid getting caught short in the freezing temperatures, as unchargeable Teslas were abandoned in icy Chicago.
Hertz has announced it’s going to take a $245 million hit as it offloads 20,000 EVs because too few people want to rent them and goes back to petrol.
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