“A recent survey by the American Automobile Association (AAA) found that only 16% of potential buyers were either “likely” or “very likely” to buy a fully electric vehicle as their next car, … down from 25% in 2022 and was the lowest level of EV interest recorded by AAA surveys since 2019.”
The road to adoption of Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs) is growing steeper. For over two decades, states used incentives and mandates to try to force a transition from gasoline vehicles to ZEVs. But softening market demand, shifting federal policies, and poor economics threaten to halt the ZEV revolution in the United States.
Zero Emissions Vehicles are cars and trucks that produce no tailpipe emissions. These are either electric vehicles (EVs) or hydrogen vehicles. California is the only state with a significant number of hydrogen cars, but its hydrogen car population is declining, so ZEVs mean EVs in practice.…
Continue ReadingNew wind and solar projects are expected to decline sharply over the next two years as the One Big Beautiful Bill’s strict tax credit rules, supply chain restrictions, and aggressive enforcement drive up costs and risk. With subsidies set to expire after 2027 for new projects, the decades-long era of easy tax-driven renewable development is coming to an end.
“Under the new law, eligibility for the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has become far more complex and legally uncertain. That’s by design. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act prioritizes strengthening America’s energy system with reliable, dispatchable power—not tax-driven projects that weaken the grid’s resilience.”
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) marks a major shift in U.S. energy policy—one that places American taxpayers and national interests squarely at the center of federal energy incentives.…
Continue ReadingThis post excerpts energy and climate material from the Media Balance Newsletter, a free fortnightly published by physicist John Droz Jr., founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions.
Greed Energy Economics:“
*** U.S. “renewables” mad scramble to waste billions is on
*** Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources
*** How the Interconnection Queue Could Make Qualifying for Tax Credits Next to Impossible
Making PJM all wind and solar would cost over $2.4 trillion in battery backup
Unreliables (General):
*** DOE: Existing US Energy Generation Retirements Increase Blackout Risk by 100x in 2030
*** Grid & Inertia
Green Lobby’s Dishonest Crusade for Solar and Wind
President Trump: Terminate The Green New Scam Now
Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Wind Energy is an Environmental Disaster
Netherlands says no to offshore wind
Environmental group opposes Scotland offshore wind expansion
Nuclear Energy:
*** The Economic Imperative for Nuclear Power
*** Atomic Abundance and Its Enemies
Nuclear Chickens Come Home To Roost in NY
Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** This 7% of Earth’s surface burns more fuel than anywhere
Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** Climate Fact Check: June 2025 Edition
*** Climate Activists Wipe Out While Surfing the Tragic Texas Flooding
Exposing the Media’s Greta Thunberg Narrative
I’m a Young Meteorologist Who Questioned the Idea of Man-Made Climate Change.…