Anti-EV FUD Rolls Across Europe, Thanks To Diesel Shills
Diesel apologists have written a plea to the European Commission asking it not to move too fast on plans to cut exhaust emissions.
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Colonial Pipeline Shut Down By Ransomware Attack
The largest U.S. fuel pipeline remains shut down following a massive ransomware cyberattack on Friday. The Colonial Pipeline, described by one analysis as “the jugular of the U.S. pipeline system,” carries gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from Texas to New Jersey and supplies fuel to much of the Southeast. The … [continued]
Diesel Dies Early: Truck Makers Agree To End ICE Production By 2040
Europe’s seven largest commercial truck makers have jointly agreed to end the sale of diesel-engined trucks by 2040. Instead, Daf, Daimler, Ford, Iveco, Man, Scania, and Volvo will switch focus to hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric vehicles, allowing them to achieve their zero-emissions goals a full decade earlier than previously planned.
Defeating Guilt — Personal Responsibility & Climate Change
When I was a kid, I asked my parents one day what they did to prevent Hitler. I received an irritating form of silence in exchange for an answer. Most children in Germany asked their parents or grandparents sooner or later, and only a very few received a convincing response, almost as if it was an unexpected surprise that this question would ever appear. It never disappeared again.
Applying the Pareto Principle to Benefit the Planet: Conversion of Commercial Transportation to Reduce Effects…
Applying the Pareto Principle to Benefit the Planet: in the US, the transportation sector is at the top of a list of polluters inclusive of agriculture, industry, commercial, residential and electricity. Within transportation itself, it’s the light-duty, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that are responsible for 82% of GHG, while the others combined contribute just 18%.
BYD’s Fully Electric Refuse Trucks Make It Easy To Upgrade Fleets To Zero Emissions
Noisy trash trucks may soon be a thing of the past if BYD has anything to say about it. In partnership with Hudson County Motors, BYD is providing the first fully electric rear loader refuse collection trucks to the East Coast of the US. the new trucks will have sufficient range to run typical full day routes in Jersey City, providing not just zero emission service, but nearly silent service.
More Diesel Cheating Pain For Volkswagen As German Court Rules For Owners
Germany’s highest civil court has ruled that owners of Volkswagen diesel vehicles are entitled to monetary compensation.
Diesel Brothers Tampered With Truck Emissions Systems, Fined $851,000
I have never heard of “The Diesel Brothers,” and it’s obvious I am not missing much. I mean, why would someone want to put diesel emissions in their pants? Or imitate the idea of farting out diesel gasses to the point where you get this stuff near your butt? I get it — fart jokes are funny. But this isn’t.
Suzuki, Jeep, & Volvo May Have Cheated EU Emissions Tests
The Dutch road authority ruled last Thursday that Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep Grand Cherokee and Suzuki’s Vitara diesel models broke emissions rules and if they are not fixed, these automakers will be banned from selling vehicles in Europe. The EU isn’t playing.
Delta Flight Dumps Fuel On School Children
A Delta flight bound for Shanghai had to make an emergency fuel dump earlier today. That fuel rained down upon Los Angeles near a school playground. Around 40 people were injured, the AJC reports.
