Electric Vehicles Worse For The Environment - In The Tank #439

07-03-2024 • 1 hora 13 minutos

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 439 of the In The Tank Podcast. The electric vehicle industry can not catch a break. There have been a number of stories coming out highlighting the "sluggish" sales of electric vehicles over the past few months. But now, a recent study is challenging the very idea that electric cars are better for the environment. Additionally, a massive Tesla plant in Germany was apparently the target of ecoterrorism.

OPENING CHIT CHAT = SUPER TUESDAY ELECTIONS/HALEY IS OUT

NYT - 5 Takeaways From Super Tuesday: Trump Wins and Haley Exits

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/politics/super-tuesday-trump-biden-takeaways.html

ABC News - Nikki Haley suspends 2024 campaign, doesn't endorse Donald Trump

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=107842396

Primary Topic = Electric Vehicles Are Worse For The Environment

WSJ - Electric Cars Emit More Particulate Pollution

https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-cars-emit-more-soot-california-ban-gas-powered-vehicles-521b29e3

Daily Mail - Electric cars release more toxic emissions than petrol-powered vehicles and are worse for the environment

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13156803/Electric-cars-release-toxic-emissions-petrol-powered-vehicles-worse-environment.html

Emissions Analytics - Gaining traction, losing tread Pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

https://www.emissionsanalytics.com/news/gaining-traction-losing-tread