Mastodawn

#CBC, bless you, but you really need someone to sit down with you and tell you have #EVs work if you have any hope of informing the public.

Story opens with a shot of Level 2 AC chargers on utility poles for people with street parking. Great! We need those.

But the story is actually about a pilot project to supply 480V for DC fast chargers. Which is probably helpful, but people shouldn't be relying on fast charging and also 800V charging is coming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHce9KPtZo

Toronto Hydro’s new EV charging pilot program explained

YouTube

NewsletterTF 4h ago

COMPLEX GLOBAL CURRENTS ECLIPSE DOMESTIC DISPUTES

Western economies rely heavily on China for rare earth metals. Learn how this dependency could impact technology and electric vehicles.

#RareEarths, #ChinaEconomy, #WesternEconomy, #TechSupplyChain, #EVs

https://newsletter.tf/china-rare-earth-control-western-economy-impact/

NewsletterTF 4h ago

China's dominance in rare earth metals is a major concern for Western economies, potentially affecting technology and EV production.

#RareEarths, #ChinaEconomy, #WesternEconomy, #TechSupplyChain, #EVs
https://newsletter.tf/china-rare-earth-control-western-economy-impact/

China's Rare Earth Control Creates New Problems for Western Economies

Western economies rely heavily on China for rare earth metals. Learn how this dependency could impact technology and electric vehicles.

NewsletterTF

Tina M Casey 7h ago

EVs persist amid Trump's Epstein entanglement

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/07/trump-is-losing-the-war-on-evs-as-new-incentives-kick-in/

#trump #trumploser #epstein #jeffreyepstein #epsteinfiles #epstein scandal #trumpepstein #trumpwar #iranwar #fuelprices #uber #honda #incentives #evincentives #evs #electricvehicles #electriccars #epsteinfiles #esg #csr #automakers #automotive

Trump Is Losing The EV War As New Incentives Pile Up

Uber has expanded its $4,000 "Go Electric" pilot EV incentive plan across the US under a supplies-limited offer.

CleanTechnica

Tina M Casey 7h ago

EVs persist amid Trump's Epstein entanglement

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/07/trump-is-losing-the-war-on-evs-as-new-incentives-kick-in/

Trump Is Losing The EV War As New Incentives Pile Up

Uber has expanded its $4,000 "Go Electric" pilot EV incentive plan across the US under a supplies-limited offer.

CleanTechnica

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Matt 9h ago

@hszakher The reason simply replacing ICE vehicles with #evs is not a good idea has less to do with oil and more with traffic collapse. If you look at the fractions created from a quantity of average crude, it's easy to see that the vast majority is created just to burn them. Obviously getting rid of those won't immediately make the world independent from petroleum extraction, but it goes a long way as fuels are by far the biggest problem. Turning fractions into plastics or fertilizer, while not completely CO₂-free, also produces a lot less of it than burning it.

Hänzi Pōtter 10h ago

the current closure of #StraitOfHormuz due to #USA #Israel #war on #iran (aka #IranWar) has shown that, #oil is embedded in every critical part of the whole global system, ranging from transportation (obvious) to food security, and even #semiconductor & other industries. it also shows that, as always, current movements of "#StopOil" & co miss the bigger picture(!) presenting #EVs *the solution* for #ClimateCrisis as to "end dependence on fossil fuels" is kind of "great leap forward" thinking

Chris Meder 15h ago

USA started in the lead—now it’s a laggard. Two decades of manufactured disinformation & FUD slowed the inevitable. China didn’t hesitate. Now it’s on track for ~100% EV sales by 2030 and a near fully electrified fleet by 2035. Delay is defeat. ⚡ #Bettrification #EVs #Solar

Chris Meder 17h ago

Norway placed the biggest order of its kind—20 electric hydrofoil ferries using ~300–350 kWh NMC packs on standard DC fast chargers. Hydrofoils cut energy use ~80%, so smaller batteries win. Not brute force electrification—efficiency flips the equation. #Bettrification #EVs

Norway just ordered 20 'flying...