Anyone with a few research skills will quickly learn that EVs are not the “clean green” alternative that they are claimed to be, but the Labour government wants us purchasing them nevertheless. But is charging a fee on buying your next petrol car to fund rebates for buyers of EVs […]
Transportation
After watching a propaganda-piece on TV One this evening featuring the Tesla EV luxury cars, I felt it to be about time for a reminder: According to physics professor Christoph Buchal, electric cars increase CO2 emissions in Germany rather than reduce them. As soon as the CO2 emissions in the production of the […]
The evidence is stacking against the so-called “green” EV technology alternative. We’ve done several articles on the pros and cons of lithium-ion, hydrogen cell and old-school internal combustion power before (links below). No one is claiming internal combustion is clean by any stretch, but the myth that EVs are a […]
Tesla or Hummer? The answer may shock you: Sit down, buckle up, and get ready for a CO2 drag-race! by Martin Harris Pictured below is one of the most popular electric vehicles on the market, the Nissan Leaf. It is branded as “Zero Emissions”. Pretty looking car by modern standards. […]
Here’s one of many reasons why I like Classic Cars: I control it, not someone else! There have been too many cases of supposedly “safe” computer-reliant cars mysteriously losing control. These modern cars are too easily hacked. MH A Hobart man deliberately downloaded and set up an online application that […]
Cars that run on water? We’ve all heard about alleged cover-ups of clean, pollution free engines and oil industry plots to bury them and discredit inventors. What about electric cars? Are they as clean as they we’re being told? Is there a better alternative? If so, why isn’t it being […]
Why has the much hyped hyperloop been scaled back to a Tesla-in-a-tunnel? No doubt many readers will be familiar with the RAND concept for an underground Rapid Transit System and the persistent rumours that the weird rattles and booms coming from underground across the US are a result of either […]
Are Electric Vehicles really the perfect combination of freedom and environmental conscience on four wheels? by Martin Harris Several times now, I have mentioned in blogs the subject of the future of personal transportation and the erosion of personal freedom and mobility, mostly in the context of Light Rail and […]