Category Archives: Auto industry

When It Comes to the Environment, There Really Is No Such Thing as a “Good” Car

The problem with the EV as a climate change remedy is that it is still a car.

How Workers Are Revolutionizing the South

USW’s Donetta Williams says workers are educating themselves about collective action, seeing through the right-wing corporate pandering, and then shrugging off the South’s anti-labor traditions to chart a path forward for their families.

With US Workers on the March, Southern States Take Aim at Unions

Governors in the region are “truly astonished that workers might not trust their corporate overlords with their working conditions, pay, health, and retirement,” said one critic.

Yellen and Biden Administration Incompetence: Bullying and Entitlement, Rather Than Making a Case, Here Regarding China Overproduction

Yellen made a complete hash of the question of Chinese overcapacity, a real problem unlikely to sort itself out nicely.

The Energy Transition: Technology Versus Political Backlash

A look at some of the reasons why the energy transition is running behind schedule.

Of Life and Lithium

A look at the implications of demand for lithium thanks to plans to increase electric vehicle sales.

Here’s Why You Can’t Afford an Electric Car

The US is using complicated and limited-in-practical-effect programs to increase electric car sales rather than allow in cheap Chinese models

“We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy”

Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan for renewable energy could make a difference between catastrophe and progress.

Democratic Rights Are No Excuse for Airing Russian Perspectives in Europe

Why are European elites “on the side of Ukraine’s freedom” so eager to curb freedoms at home? The silencing of opposing viewpoints accelerates in Italy as support for Project Ukraine declines.

Carmakers’ EV Enthusiasm Fizzles Out as Consumers Pull Back

Automakers are warning EV sales are falling short of the level needed to meet climate change containment goals. What to do?

Electric Vehicles Use Half the Energy of Gas-Powered Vehicles

An analysis of electric vehicles’ explains why they are much more efficient. But this take seems to omit some key variables.

Why Does Germany Continue to Self-Destruct?

German elites run up the tab, but the country’s working class is largely stuck with the bill. An attempt to understand why Germany cannot or will not reverse course.

Wall Street Journal: “Why No One Wants to Pay for the Green Transition”

The green energy transition, which truth be told has not gotten very far, is already hitting a wall.

Car Dealers Warn Biden Administration to Pump Brakes on EV Plans

Auto dealers throw cold water on EV uptake hopium.

Why Biden Is in Trouble About the Economy

Why skeptics are correct to doubt the Biden Administration claims touting how well the economy had done under its stewardship.