The Best April Fool's Joke (Not): First Evidence for EVs Really Slashing Emissions
7 Apr 2024, 16:14 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Elon Musk is wrong, and EVs' demise is nearing in favor of hydrogen and e-fuels. So, why does UC Berkley's recent study conclude that EVs make the air cleaner?
Euro 7, the "Greenwashed Euro 6," Could Be the Tradeoff for Killing the ICE for Good
25 Nov 2023, 17:54 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Are car manufacturers cunning, or is the EU Commission a genius negotiator? Either way, phasing out the ICE will cost thousands of premature deaths.
Will Stockholm, the First City To Ban Both Gasoline and Diesel Cars, Set a Global Trend?
14 Oct 2023, 10:12 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Sweden's capital, Greta Thunberg's hometown, intends to impose a first-of-its-kind ban starting in 2025. That sounds like a recipe for making ICE cars futile
Paving the Way for "E-Fuels-Gate": 5 Times More "Well-to-Wheel" CO2 Emissions Than EVs
7 Oct 2023, 09:26 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / A recent T&E NGO analysis states this, considering the 2035 e-fuels exemption from the EU's "tailpipe zero CO2 emissions" rule. It sounds wicked
People vs. EVs
23 Sep 2023, 08:46 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / What if electroheads are wrong and electric vehicles are indeed the worst choice for the car industry? I'm going to try and be an ICE advocate
"X-Change: Cars" – Just Another Report Predicting the Extinction of the "ICE Age"
16 Sep 2023, 08:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The main observation of this green report is that the ICE cars will reach a market share of only 14% (optimistically) by 2030. What does it mean for us?
The Latest Move To Save ICEs: The "International E-Fuels Dialogue" Smokescreen (III)
10 Sep 2023, 08:07 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Maybe Germans want the e-fuels so eagerly because they can't keep up the pace in the battery technology field. Or are they just hooked up to ICEs?
The Latest Move To Save ICEs: The "International E-Fuels Dialogue" Smokescreen (II)
9 Sep 2023, 19:28 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / For now, e-fuels are produced in pilot-phase projects. But Germans are convinced they are the best option to achieve carbon neutrality
The Latest Move To Save ICEs: The "International E-Fuels Dialogue" Smokescreen (I)
9 Sep 2023, 05:12 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / While new and exciting EVs and electric concepts poured at the IAA MOBILITY 2023, the München show had its share of e-fuel propaganda, mainly from Germans
Big Auto Won't Let Go of the ICE and are Risking Everything Betting on E-Fuels
5 Mar 2023, 20:17 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / German car industry lobbyists managed to blow up an EU routine approval of the 2035 ICE cars ban law. I was a fool to think carmakers have common sense
Haters Gonna Hate, but I Suspect Smokers and Petrolheads Are Wired the Same
26 Feb 2023, 17:37 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / It’s probably not the best idea for me to share my thoughts on this, but I think I have a plausible explanation for those who don’t give a damn on pollution
EVs Will Be More Affordable Than ICE Cars by 2032 in the U.S., Study Claims
17 Feb 2023, 11:38 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The Inflation Reduction Act’s subsidies will help electric cars become much more attractive. At least until 2032, when IRA will end
FYI: RIP ICE. OMG! LOL, BEV
6 Feb 2023, 10:31 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Those who want to keep around the internal combustion engine are either ignorant or ill-intentioned. There’s no other way around it
Most Car Manufacturers' Emission Goals Are Very Weak. E-Mobility Transition Is Dragging
31 Dec 2022, 10:28 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The 2022 "Slipped Gear" report from Carbon Tracker is a grim picture of the automotive energy transition. Did carmakers forget about the Paris Agreement?
Electric Cars vs Hydrogen Cars: Not a Clash of Titans, but Merely a Friction for Now
25 Dec 2022, 18:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Hydrogen fuel looks like the silver bullet to tackle transport sector pollution. Do we have to ditch battery EVs in favor of H2? Not likely
Two Thirds of Americans Who Don't Own a Car Are Just Not Interested in Buying One
9 Sep 2022, 11:29 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Only 6% of people in Japan who don't have cars intend to buy one. In Nigeria, over 59% want one. That leaves the United States right in the middle with 33%
Ford Stopped Taking Orders for Two Popular Models Because of Supply Problems
22 Jul 2022, 10:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford Europe has stopped taking orders for the popular Focus and Fiesta as deliveries stretch into 2023 because of supply chain bottlenecks
Chinese Tesla Rival Gives Up on Gas-Only Cars, Will Make PHEVs and EVs Only
3 Apr 2022, 20:02 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The world is changing rapidly. Even China’s starting to witness the fast rise of electric cars. With this new announcement, things are clearer than ever
Nissan Gives Up on Internal Combustion Engines, Will Keep Them Only for U.S. Pickup Trucks
8 Feb 2022, 08:20 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Nissan has confirmed stopping all kind of investments for internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. The Japanese company will keep some just for the US market