{"id":299273,"date":"2024-02-01T12:16:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T11:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=299273"},"modified":"2024-02-01T12:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T11:16:56","slug":"so-many-problems-continue-to-plague-the-ev-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=299273","title":{"rendered":"So Many Problems Continue to Plague the EV Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Kristen Walker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth quarter of 2023 was not good for Electric Vehicles (EV). Multiple manufacturers decided to curb or halt production. Ford in particular decided to cut their F150 Lightening Truck series in half. Roughly 4,500 auto dealers signed on to a letter petitioning the Biden administration to \u201ctap the breaks\u201d on its aggressive EV push, on account of EVs stacking up on dealer lots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new year is already off to a rough start and we\u2019re not even through the first month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hertz announced<\/a> it will be selling off about one third of its EVs, which will amount to roughly 20,000 vehicles. This is a major reversal from their promise just a few years ago to dramatically increase its EV fleet. The money procured from selling them off will be used for the purchase of internal combustion engines (ICE) in order to \u201cmeet customer demand.\u201d The car rental company isn\u2019t too keen on the expensive repairs that accompany EV ownership either, which can cost up to twice that of ICE vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-January saw a severe cold snap surge across many parts of the United States, greatly affecting the Midwest. Many Chicago-area EV owners<\/a> found themselves unable to charge their vehicles, leaving them stranded. This is because on average an EV\u2019s range can drop 40% and charging takes significantly longer in freezing conditions. Some motorists waited hours in line at charging stations that struggled to even charge vehicles, and long lines meant difficulty finding open charging stations. Other vehicles had to be towed. This can\u2019t be good PR for the EV industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, a cheating scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Texas Public Policy Foundation\u2019s<\/a> fall study examines a rule in which EVs \u201cimproperly benefit from an erroneous interpretation by the U.S. Department of Energy of a series of laws\u201d promoting alternative fuel vehicles, but \u201cclearly excluding electric vehicles.\u201d Carmakers can arbitrarily multiply the efficiency of EVs by 6.67, meaning a 2022 Tesla Model Y which tests at the equivalent of about 65 mpg in a laboratory is counted as having a compliance value of 430 mpg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental groups questioned the legality of the rule; the Wall Street Journal<\/a> broke the story last week, claiming that such inflated numbers have \u201cno basis in reality or law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With current regulations, automakers that don\u2019t meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are required to purchase credits from those whose fleets exceed them. Imagine the credits EVs can earn using a multiplier that boosts efficiency nearly seven times greater than gas-powered cars. It\u2019s in the billions. Tesla alone apparently brought in $554 million<\/a> from these credits just in 2023\u2019s third quarter, representing a large portion of their overall net income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government is exploiting CAFE standards to drive the adoption of EVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we\u2019ve learned anything in these last several months about EVs, it\u2019s that the government needs to quit manipulating the market through its massive subsidization of an unwanted \u201ctransition\u201d and forcing consumers to purchase vehicles they don\u2019t want. And now we learn automakers have been finagled into manufacturing EVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blinded by their own climate ambitions, the net-zero crowd doesn\u2019t see the writing on the wall. Nor do they seem to care that taxpayers are picking up the tab, particularly those purchasing ICE vehicles, which are artificially inflated to help companies recoup what they can\u2019t charge EV buyers. Very few would actually pay the amount an EV really costs. Americans are bankrolling roughly $50,000 per EV<\/a> over a decade, with the amount it takes to produce and keep them running. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rapid push toward electrification is all way too much, far too soon. It\u2019s crippling our economy and consumer wallets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centrally planned economies never turn out well; why would this be any different?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s past time to put consumers first, not the agenda of a select few. Like the letter<\/a> penned by thousands of auto dealers across the nation said, \u201cMany people just want to make their own choice about what vehicle is right for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristen Walker is a policy analyst for the American Consumer Institute, a nonprofit education and research organization. For more information about the Institute, visit <\/em>www.theamericanconsumer.org<\/em><\/a> or follow us on Twitter @ConsumerPal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article was originally published by RealClearEnergy.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The fourth quarter of 2023 was not good for Electric Vehicles (EV). Multiple manufacturers decided to curb or halt production. Ford in particular decided to cut their F150 Lightening Truck series in half. Roughly 4,500 auto dealers signed on to a letter petitioning the Biden administration to \u201ctap the breaks\u201d on its aggressive EV push, on account of EVs stacking up on dealer lots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":299276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The fourth quarter of 2023 was not good for Electric Vehicles (EV). Multiple manufacturers decided to curb or halt production. Ford in particular decided to cut their F150 Lightening Truck series in half. Roughly 4,500 auto dealers signed on to a letter p","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691826666,691821977,691821573,691818154,691818864],"class_list":{"0":"post-299273","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-carmakers","9":"tag-electric-vehicles-evs","10":"tag-internal-combustion-engines-ice","11":"tag-net-zero","12":"tag-the-biden-administration","14":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OIG-41.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1fQZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":293736,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293736","url_meta":{"origin":299273,"position":0},"title":"EV Struggles: Front Page News","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/04\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThe math doesn\u2019t work,\u201d\u00a0Mark Fields, former Ford Motor CEO, told Joe Kernen of CNBC early last week.\u00a0 Until the industry solves charging and cost issues, EV sales will continue to underperform.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"In \"electric vehicles (EVs)\"","block_context":{"text":"electric vehicles (EVs)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-vehicles-evs"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-82.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-82.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-82.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-82.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":285981,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=285981","url_meta":{"origin":299273,"position":1},"title":"The EV bubble popped: VW orders are down 50%, Ford loses $38,000 on each car, Toyota chief, says \u201cpeople are waking up\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"11\/01\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Errr, what\u2019s going on here? Several automakers, including Ford and GM, recently announced they would be delaying key parts of their EV rollouts. From JoNova By Jo Nova Godzilla Image by\u00a0seanselbie\u00a0from\u00a0Pixabay Last week the EV bubble popped It\u2019s been a crushing week for the EV industry as the bad news\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"electric vehicles (EVs)\"","block_context":{"text":"electric vehicles (EVs)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-vehicles-evs"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-6.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-6.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-6.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-6.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":418670,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=418670","url_meta":{"origin":299273,"position":2},"title":"U.S. Automakers Pull Back from Electric Vehicles","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"12\/26\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. automotive market is experiencing a significant shift as companies like Ford, GM, and Stellantis adjust their strategies in response to changing consumer demands and regulatory environments. With electric vehicle (EV) sales slowing down, these manufacturers are scaling back EV production and redirecting investments toward hybrids and gas vehicles","rel":"","context":"In \"Automobile Manufacturers\"","block_context":{"text":"Automobile Manufacturers","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=automobile-manufacturers"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQNfr6xfc8prjQ9iVib6yodGXIxhFinLOehadMWTi4IXW-zWi-6yeQJUdArxq-n8OcFt2JY6_huRU7rWFkuWUYPaIsHQUBTiYkHv_KQVFqpH8WiXayk34hDx8FjhedU2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C524&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQNfr6xfc8prjQ9iVib6yodGXIxhFinLOehadMWTi4IXW-zWi-6yeQJUdArxq-n8OcFt2JY6_huRU7rWFkuWUYPaIsHQUBTiYkHv_KQVFqpH8WiXayk34hDx8FjhedU2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C524&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQNfr6xfc8prjQ9iVib6yodGXIxhFinLOehadMWTi4IXW-zWi-6yeQJUdArxq-n8OcFt2JY6_huRU7rWFkuWUYPaIsHQUBTiYkHv_KQVFqpH8WiXayk34hDx8FjhedU2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C524&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQNfr6xfc8prjQ9iVib6yodGXIxhFinLOehadMWTi4IXW-zWi-6yeQJUdArxq-n8OcFt2JY6_huRU7rWFkuWUYPaIsHQUBTiYkHv_KQVFqpH8WiXayk34hDx8FjhedU2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C524&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQNfr6xfc8prjQ9iVib6yodGXIxhFinLOehadMWTi4IXW-zWi-6yeQJUdArxq-n8OcFt2JY6_huRU7rWFkuWUYPaIsHQUBTiYkHv_KQVFqpH8WiXayk34hDx8FjhedU2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C524&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":215316,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=215316","url_meta":{"origin":299273,"position":3},"title":"Breitbart Correctly Reports on the Folly of Ford\u2019s EV Transition","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/24\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a foolish move on Ford\u2019s part, as pointed out by the\u00a0Breitbart\u00a0post, and will not protect the environment or help families save money.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-1031.png?fit=1200%2C859&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-1031.png?fit=1200%2C859&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-1031.png?fit=1200%2C859&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-1031.png?fit=1200%2C859&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-1031.png?fit=1200%2C859&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":293880,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293880","url_meta":{"origin":299273,"position":4},"title":"Nobody wants a glorified golf cart","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/05\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"President Biden in 2021\u00a0drove\u00a0a Ford F-150 Lightning and expressed his desire to electrify the White House\u2019s fleet of vehicles, including the armored presidential limo known as \u201cthe Beast.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In \"electric vehicles (EVs)\"","block_context":{"text":"electric vehicles (EVs)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-vehicles-evs"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-90.png?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-90.png?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-90.png?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-90.png?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-90.png?fit=1200%2C797&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":417997,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=417997","url_meta":{"origin":299273,"position":5},"title":"The Electric Vehicle Collapse: Wow, That Was Quick!","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"12\/20\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"It was less than three years ago \u2014 early 2023 \u2014 that I was writing about the then-universal government and industry line that electric vehicles (EVs) would soon be taking over the American car market. In April 2022 the Biden Administration had adopted aggressive vehicle mileage standards intended to be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"\u201cclimate leader\u201d states\"","block_context":{"text":"\u201cclimate leader\u201d states","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-leader-states"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQPN7XEoG-wD55p7890mwc-VavmxJjA3pFkw20d7H7DNe4QSMfNY9cyWpEuWFrpedA_UV05haTIAY9ecPP7PqZThAQ3Zi-U-2MnjCiyYL2ZxS_D-SdJoWAKeTqmQbKz_KLK_GjINc-GCfchnhbQ8rLWJT9s7tQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQPN7XEoG-wD55p7890mwc-VavmxJjA3pFkw20d7H7DNe4QSMfNY9cyWpEuWFrpedA_UV05haTIAY9ecPP7PqZThAQ3Zi-U-2MnjCiyYL2ZxS_D-SdJoWAKeTqmQbKz_KLK_GjINc-GCfchnhbQ8rLWJT9s7tQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQPN7XEoG-wD55p7890mwc-VavmxJjA3pFkw20d7H7DNe4QSMfNY9cyWpEuWFrpedA_UV05haTIAY9ecPP7PqZThAQ3Zi-U-2MnjCiyYL2ZxS_D-SdJoWAKeTqmQbKz_KLK_GjINc-GCfchnhbQ8rLWJT9s7tQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQPN7XEoG-wD55p7890mwc-VavmxJjA3pFkw20d7H7DNe4QSMfNY9cyWpEuWFrpedA_UV05haTIAY9ecPP7PqZThAQ3Zi-U-2MnjCiyYL2ZxS_D-SdJoWAKeTqmQbKz_KLK_GjINc-GCfchnhbQ8rLWJT9s7tQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AQPN7XEoG-wD55p7890mwc-VavmxJjA3pFkw20d7H7DNe4QSMfNY9cyWpEuWFrpedA_UV05haTIAY9ecPP7PqZThAQ3Zi-U-2MnjCiyYL2ZxS_D-SdJoWAKeTqmQbKz_KLK_GjINc-GCfchnhbQ8rLWJT9s7tQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=299273"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299278,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299273\/revisions\/299278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/299276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=299273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=299273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=299273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}