Read: Are EVs a fire danger?

Dr. Michael Wielicki

Are EVs a fire danger?
Recent fire in UK airport parking lot highlights thermal runaway fire potential of EVs.

On October 11, 2023, around 9:00 PM local time, Luton Airport's new parking garage experienced a fire. The blaze rapidly moved through the facility, leading to a partial structural collapse. Consequently, the airport halted all flight operations until at least 3:00 PM the following day, with firefighters actively combating the fire.

Read: Wind Blows by Robert Bryce

By Robert Bryce

Wind Blows
Excellent news for ratepayers, birds, bats, landscapes, and whales as offshore and onshore wind projects get scuttled

The only thing dumber than onshore wind energy is offshore wind energy. The good news for ratepayers, taxpayers, birds, bats, landscapes, viewsheds, and the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, is that both sectors are getting hammered by market forces that make their projects uneconomic.

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A final note: Ford Motor Company has big problems in its EV business. This week, the company canceled stock orders for its Lightning EV pickup due to the need to perform “additional quality checks.” The company had planned to make the EV trucks at an annualized run rate of 150,000 units. That won’t happen. The company will report its third-quarter EV sales in the next few days. Expect more huge losses.

Good Read: Unsold Electric Cars May Be Signaling a Death Spiral for the Auto Industry

By Ronald Stein, P.E.

Unsold Electric Cars May Be Signaling a Death Spiral for the Auto Industry
Endless government subsidies to encourage EV sales seems unable to sway the logical thinking and the numerous concerns of the average citizens to buy into EV’s