Tag: EV policies
Why Is Honda Still Suspending $15 Billion EV Factory in Canada
Last May, Honda decided to “suspend” a massive EV factory it had planned to build in Canada, a blow to the North American EV market and overall EV transition. But why? “There are challenges with the US tariffs, unjustified tariffs in the auto sector,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in … [continued]
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How The West Lost The Automotive Industry And Its Mojo, Part 2
This is the second of three articles seeking to contextualise the failure of the West to grasp or even understand or manifest technological change over the past 15 years. The touchstone used here, and in our previous article, is “New Energy Vehicles” (plugin vehicles). The first article focussed primarily on … [continued]
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Tesla Vehicles Finally Come To Africa
Tesla recently announced that the company’s vehicles will now be available in an African country for the first time ever. Starting in the middle of this year, the Model 3 and Y will be available in Morocco. Morocco was always going to be the first one, given its proximity to … [continued]
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More Evidence Tesla Did Push The EU To Stick To Its Automaker CO2 Reduction Requirements
I know there are people in Europe who don’t agree with this assumption, but I and others have long said that Tesla was critical to the European Union’s electric vehicle sales rise. The argument against that is that the European Union (EU) had set a plan to cut CO2 emissions … [continued]
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EV Enthusiasts Are Losing The Battle In The USA Right Now — Why?
Elections matter. Xi Jinping was elected President of China on March 14, 2013. As a scientifically aware leader with long-term economic vision, Xi Jinping implemented strong, aggressive cleantech policies that made China the global leader in solar power, wind power, and electric vehicles. Thanks to intelligent EV policies (modeled in … [continued]
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