by Vivek Saxena Business & Politics A multinational company that owns a large number of automobile brands is reportedly laying off hundreds of employees because of the transition to electric vehicles. “Stellantis is laying off about 400 employees in the U.S., mostly in its software and engineering divisions, the latest in a string of cutbacks [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe ‘Other reasons beyond price tarnish the EV spit shine, blinding many EV drum beaters’ The electric car market is cooling – in fact, many say it is downright chilly. “Electric vehicle sales have hit a tipping point,” [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe California’s latest costly solar energy scandal – remember Solyndra? Proterra? “California’s electric grid is significantly powered by clean energy during daytime hours, but peak electricity demands in the late afternoon and continuing into the night lead to [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Tone deaf Governor, legislators silent on massive PG&E rate hike The California Utilities Commission just granted Pacific Gas and Electric a 13% rate hike – ostensibly to pay for under grounding power lines. Because Gov. Gavin Newsom [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe EVs would cost nearly $50K more to own over 10 years without $22 billion in government subsidies With news reports showing Electric Vehicles stockpiling in car lots, unsold, all across the country, it’s curious that California Governor [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe PG&E rates up 92% in less than 10 years We don’t hear much about California’s “decarbonization work,” the state’s and California Public Utility Commission’s flawed scheme to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But we see the painful results [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Newsom’s China trip and visit to BYD kind of feels as if he is rubbing our faces in it Governor Newsom’s China trip itinerary includes stops in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. While Newsom claims the trip [...]
On October 5, 2023, Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow appeared on OAN's Tipping Point to Kara McKinney to discuss EV's and a rush towards electrification. One poor soul in Scotland had his Chinese-manufactured EV take him hostage as it failed to stop or react to any commands despite numerous efforts to do so. [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel When I was little, Grandpa used to speculate that someday there would be a car that could run without gas. I don’t know if he could have envisioned modern wind and solar power, or lithium-ion batteries, but as a highly skilled [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel None of my columns have ever generated as many emails and phone calls as the recent series about the Colorado River, draining Lake Powell and California’s abuse of its entitled share. When the Bureau of Reclamation decided to give that state [...]
