A report from KPMG, an international accounting firm, suggests that by the year 2030, electric vehicles (EV) will be just over 20% of the automotive market.
"The proliferation of electric vehicles at the expense of gas-powered vehicles will have deleterious impacts on Wyoming’s communities and will be detrimental to Wyoming’s economy and the ability for the country to efficiently engage in commerce," the bill states.
The statement was in response to a thread by journalist Michael Shellenberger regarding the World Economic Forum's (WEF) secretive finances, in which he mentioned the use of ESG criteria by the organization.
The safety risks posed by heavy electric vehicles in any collision with lighter vehicles has pushed the head of the National Transportation Safety Board to issue a general warning to all road users.
Harvard visiting professor explains demand for cobalt, necessary for the functioning of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles, is obtained from Congolese mines that rely on child labor and slavery.
“People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority,” Mr. Toyoda said. “That silent majority is wondering whether EVs are really OK to have as a single option. But they think it’s the trend so they can’t speak out loudly.”
By 2026, a fifth of new passenger vehicles sold in Canada will have to be zero-emission, according to regulations proposed by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on Wednesday.
This includes a commitment to acquire 100% electric delivery vehicles starting in 2026, as well as the installation of charging infrastructure at USPS facilities and the electrification of 66,000 delivery vehicles.
Multinational automaker Stellantis is indefinitely closing an assembly plant in Illinois in February and laying off hundreds of workers, in large part due to the high cost of making electric vehicles.
