Category: Alternative Subsidy

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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Even in the UK;

New car registrations in February were the highest in more than 20 years but the take-up of electric vehicles is stuck in the slow lane.

More than 90,000 new cars were registered last month, the highest number for the month of February since 2004.

But the market share of new electric cars shrank for the second consecutive month.

More: The latest sales data from @SPGMobility confirms that ZEV sales collapsed in 🇨🇦 last year, decreasing by 32%.

I Want A New Country

Alternative Subsidy New Governor The Libranos Western Separatism 18 Comments

Canadian Natural defers oilsands mine expansion;

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. is deferring an oilsands mine expansion as it waits for Ottawa to finalize environmental policies.

The Calgary-based oil and gas giant had been planning to spend about $150 million this year on early engineering and design work for its $8.25-billion Jackpine mine expansion north of Fort McMurray, Alta., president Scott Stauth said Thursday.

But it’s putting that spending on hold until it gets more clarity around carbon pricing and methane emissions rules, which the company says have created an “economic burden for long-term growth investments.”

In related energy news – Families of three former Liberal MPs behind Queens County wind farm that’s getting $231 million in federal support

I Want A New Country

Alternative Subsidy Gradually Then Suddenly New Governor Western Separatism 39 Comments

“$9,000 for every single Canadian family of four across the country”

Construction of regional high speed rail is a $90 billion catastrophe for taxpayers, says an MP whose constituency is on the route. Conservative MP Scott Reid (Lanark-Frontenac, Ont.) yesterday warned of “ruined lives” and wasted billions as the Commons passed the High Speed Rail Network Act: ‘Why on earth should people in British Columbia, Alberta or Newfoundland pay for this?’

We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans

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First rule of prairie climate: the wind don’t blow when it’s cold. It’s -26C in Calgary this morning, -28C in Edmonton.

We Don’t Need No Bailed Out Sparky Cars

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It’s more than a car – it’s your preview of a fat, ugly bailout.

At Canada’s International AutoShow, we unveiled Project Arrow: Borealis. This is a fully electric concept vehicle built entirely in Canada, with contributions from over 55 Canadian companies and support from Feddev Ontario.

This vehicle is more than a car — it’s a statement: Canada is leading the EV revolution, pushing the boundaries of innovation, and showcasing our homegrown capabilities on the global stage.

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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CNN;

Stellantis, the owner of Jeep and Chrysler, announced a “reset” of its business after its enormous investments in electric vehicles failed to pay off.

The company said Friday that it would take charges of more than $26 billion, the bulk of which includes write-offs and cash payments for canceled EV products and costs of resizing its EV supply chain.

The announcement sent Stellantis (STLA) shares crashing. They fell as much as 30%.

The strategy revision follows similar — and expensive — actions from Ford and General Motors in recent weeks.

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

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Imagine how much grief and wanton waste might have been avoided had the Masters Of The Universe simply listened to little old me.

Stellantis NV shares crashed the most on record in European trading after the automaker disclosed a 22-billion-euro (about $25 billion) charge tied to its failed EV strategy.

Management framed the charge as the cost of misreading the slope of EV adoption, effectively building a product and investment plan around an “energy transition” timeline that outpaced customers’ budgets.

“The reset we have announced today is part of the decisive process we started in 2025, to once again make our customers and their preferences our guiding star,” Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa wrote in a statement.

Filosa said, “The charges announced today largely reflect the cost of over-estimating the pace of the energy transition that distanced us from many car buyers’ real-world needs, means and desires. They also reflect the impact of previous poor operational execution, the effects of which are being progressively addressed by our new Team.”

Our world, still run by stupid people: Carney Stakes Canada’s Auto Future on E.V. 🤡

We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Buses

Alternative Subsidy Children R Our Future 18 Comments

Everything old is new again.

On the heels of a statewide mandate requiring all school bus purchases in New York State be electric by 2027, parents in the Lake Shore Central School District are speaking out, claiming some bus drivers are turning the heat down, or off completely, in an attempt to conserve battery life on their electric school buses.

WIVB News 4 has received several calls from concerned parents in the school district, which covers parts of Angola, Brant, and Derby, regarding their child’s bus trips to and from school, claiming they’re coming in freezing when they get home after getting off the bus.

The kids are coming home saying their bus is freezing cold and the parents are giving them hand warmers.

“The heaters on the bus run off the same electricity as the bus itself,” said Scott Ziobro, a former school board candidate and parent who has children who go to school in the district. “They were told that it drains the battery capacity of the bus itself.”

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