Why the EPA’s Automobile Emissions Guidelines Won’t Work
By Lauren Fix The new proposed requirements from the EPA implies that electric vehicles would make up greater than half of new-vehicle gross sales by the 2030 model year and two-thirds by 2032. It would mark a large leap from the present car markets. EVs currently account for 7% of U.S. light-vehicle registrations within the […]
NMA E-Newsletter #737: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks to Accelerate Transition to a Clean-Transportation Future
Building on rapid advancements and investments in clean vehicle manufacturing, including investments in domestic manufacturing in the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s proposed standards would deliver on President Biden’s agenda to tackle the climate crisis. April 12, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new proposed federal […]
Batteries Do Not Make Electricity–Toxic Secrets Revealed
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach Here is some good information to know when politicians try to force us to eliminate fossil fuels. Take a few minutes to read the facts you most likely do not know. Then try to figure out why they are forcing us to electric vehicles. I can’t. What is a battery? I […]
Busting 7 Myths about Cars You Should Not Believe
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach There are so many automotive myths or common beliefs or something your buddy told you as a fact about your car. Much of it is total rubbish, but what is really the truth? I’m sure a few come to your mind right away. Let’s correct the record and then […]
The Vehicle Weight of the Matter
This is a tale of two trucks, kinda. Both are not really trucks. They have beds like trucks do, but neither was built on truck-type (rear-drive) layouts or have or offer four-wheel-drive and a two-speed transfer case as trucks, properly defined, always do. Both are basically cars made to look like trucks and there’s nothing […]
NO JOKE! Switzerland Looks to Ban Electric Cars to Avoid Blackouts
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach The Swiss government is planning to limit the use of electric vehicles due to a shortage of electricity supply this winter, this is under a new four-step plan to prevent power cuts and blackouts. The ban in Switzerland excludes cases of “absolutely necessary journeys” in their stage three of […]
Synthetic Fuel Can Replace Gas
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach As gasoline prices continue to rise and crush drivers’ wallets, is there a solution that would allow all vehicles to run on fuel at a reasonable price? There is a viable option and it’s coming soon. Synthetic fuel, like synthetic engine oil, is a replacement for fuels that can be […]
Banning Fossil Fuels Makes No Sense
By Lauren Fix Everything we use is made of fossil fuels–literally everything! We can’t ban fossil fuels anytime soon. This week, President Biden approved the release of more fuel from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and claimed we are going to refill the oil reserves once the price drops. So if the price does not drop […]
New California Bill Will Pay Residents $1,000 for Not Owning a Car – This makes NO Cents
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach A new California bill will pay residents $1,000 for NOT owning a car. SB457 has been proposed as a way to reduce traffic congestion and save the state money. While the bill may sound like a great idea on the surface, there are some serious concerns about it. For […]
15 States Plan to Ban Gas-Powered Cars—Is your State Next?
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach If electric cars are better, why ban gas powered cars? Will you get rid of your car, will you move out of state, or will you comply and sell your gas-powered car, install a charging station, and buy an electric car? California is planning to officially ban the sale […]