Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas cars in extreme cold | Electrek https://electrek.co/2024/01/17/electric-vehicles-fail-lower-rate-than-gas-cars-extreme-cold/ “#ElectricVehicles fail at a lower rate than #GasPowered cars in the extreme cold, according to a road assistance service in Norway.” #EV #ICE

#Hertz selling 20,000 #EVs, switching back to #gaspowered #cars

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/hertz-selling-20000-evs/

Given that western govs intend to stop tracking #covid, I suppose we should expect that soon #weather forecasts will omit all reference to #temperature or #rainfall, scientific teams measuring #arctic ice will be recalled, and subsidies for #gaspowered #airConditioning will be announced.

Beach holidays in Antarctica will be very attractive, especially with subsidised flights

Europe will drain the #mediterranean to stop people fleeing from advancing #deserts

But the Dow will be fine.

Interesting article on "green scores" of #EV & #ICE vehicles: large EVs like #pickuptrucks are *less green* than smaller #gaspowered vehicles. Bottom line: we still need a LOT fewer, more efficient EVs to reduce emissions. #carbonbomb #ClimateCrisis #decarbonize
https://twitter.com/CanaryMediaInc/status/1632049262497263616?t=Fs8iZ2ddg79h7hw0wO4DqA&s=19

Car comparison: Fuel savings from hybrid vehicles and EVs can surprise, depending on the US state

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2023/02/25/car-comparison-fuel-cost-hybrid-vehicle-evs/11347840002/?utm_source=usat-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=Content%20List%20-%20Stacking%20-%20optimized&utm_content=8872UT-E-NLETTER02