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EV owners complain about “logistical nightmare” caused by lack of charging stations

March 01, 2023 - charging stations far away from home.

Owners have noted that charging stations, especially in rural areas, are fewer and far between than those located in more urban areas.

"We're going through the planning process of how easily Maddie can get from Albany to [Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania] and where she can charge her car," said Hammes in an interview with ABC News. "It makes me a little nervous. We want fast chargers that take 30 to 40 minutes ...

Illinois bills seek to require EV charging stations in new and renovated homes

February 16, 2023 - charging stations," he said. "For every $1,000 price increase on a home, you knock out 6,000 buyers."

He further pointed out that different EVs require different setups and that these stations are not universal in use or price. According to Energy.gov, the standard for charging is a 110-volt outlet, but other vehicles like Tesla uses 220-volt outlets. This would surely increase the cost between a 110 outlet and a 220 outlet.EVs drive spike in electricity ...

New Illinois law mandates electric vehicle charging stations in all new and renovated homes

June 20, 2023 -

This is after the passage of Senate Bill 40, known as the "Electric Vehicle Charging Act," which was introduced by Democratic State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz supposedly to strengthen the state's commitment to having at least one million EVs on the road by 2030. (Related: Illinois bills seek to require EV charging stations in new and renovated homes.)

The bill requires new single-family or small multi-family residences to have at least one EV-capable parking space for ...

Secret CCP “police stations” discovered in LA, NYC

December 08, 2022 -

In a Dec. 5 update to its earlier findings, nonprofit Safeguard Defenders revealed the existence of 48 new overseas police stations tied to Beijing – with two previously unknown facilities in LA and NYC among the new discoveries. All in all, the group discovered more than 100 such outposts spread out across 53 countries across the globe.

According to Safeguard Defenders, these facilities have been used by the CCP to carry out a campaign of repression aimed at dissidents....

Ukrainian drones conduct explosive attacks on Russian power stations

April 19, 2023 -

Stunning footage that was taken overnight showed how the bombing of the power station sites in the city of Belgorod in the Belgorod Oblast (region) created a massive inferno that spiraled high into the night sky. The alleged Ukrainian drone strikes targeted a crucial substation in Belgorod city's Igumenka suburb and in the nearby village of Dragunskoe.

"In Belgorod and the Belgorod region, two fires were recorded at civilian facilities," said Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav ...

China opened overseas police stations in multiple countries to monitor citizens living abroad

October 13, 2022 -

The human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders, who investigated the matter, said this illegal effort could enable the CCP to engage in sabotage or espionage.

The report, titled "110 Overseas-Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild," posited that the Chinese government established at least 54 police stations in 30 countries across five continents, although the total number is likely to be higher.

At least one of the CCP-run stations operates in the United States and ...

EV charging now nearly as expensive as filling up a car with gasoline

October 05, 2022 - charging stations to redress what it believes is "an imbalance between public and private charging."

"While the government's Energy Bill Relief Scheme announced last week should help prevent charging costs from spiraling further, it remains the case that drivers using public chargers unfairly pay 20 percent in [value-added tax] for the electricity they buy, compared to charging at home where it's just five percent," the RAC said.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson ...

Facial recognition tech deployed at Chinese gas stations – people on social credit blacklist can’t refuel

June 23, 2023 -

Videos posted on social media show how customers at one gas station somewhere in China are being forced to approach a kiosk and have their faces scanned in order to access gas for their vehicles. (Related: New York Times praises communist China for censoring citizens, says mass surveillance offers "own kind of freedom.")

Furthermore, people reportedly on the blacklist of the country's social credit system are barred from driving their own cars. If they are hailed by the ...

Gas stations all over communist Vietnam’s largest cities are suspending operations due to gasoline shortage

November 08, 2022 -

The closure of gas stations comes just over a week after Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien claimed that Vietnam is not facing fuel shortages.

"The domestic fuel market has been stable, without any shortage, while prices are comparatively lower than elsewhere in the region," he claimed. He added that Vietnam's fuel stocks were sufficient to meet domestic demand until the end of November. (Related: America's diesel fuel shortage could CRIPPLE the supply ...

Toyota warns that Biden’s electric vehicle push will FAIL; U.S. charging infrastructure will COLLAPSE

July 17, 2023 -

A Biden plan to require two thirds of all new vehicle sales to be electric by the year 2032 will never work, Toyota and Stellantis say, because United States charging infrastructure is dismal and will never be able to carry the load of powering all those EVs.

Besides the fact that EVs are far too expensive for the average American consumer to afford, there is simply not enough load capacity, let alone charging stations, to keeping the nation going on electric rather ...

Lunatic Democrats are coming for your gas stations: Climate cultists ban their existence in left-leaning cities

March 27, 2023 - charging stations for electric vehicles. Additionally, new stations must be located at least 1,000 feet away from existing stations unless they are part of a larger retail center.

Currently, there are five gas stations in the Denver suburb, with a sixth already approved for construction. There is no indication that the city will be providing any financial assistance to gas station owners who are now going to be required to install infrastructure for electric vehicle ...

China establishes ‘police stations’ in countries around the world to spy on, interdict Chinese citizens living abroad

October 09, 2022 -

That is thanks to a years-long initiative by the regime in Beijing to set up unofficial "police stations" in countries all over the world in order to engage in spying and illegal policing actions against Chinese citizens living abroad, according to new reports.

"Police in China, in coordination with overseas association of Chinese, run by entities of the Chinese Communist Party, has established a series of overseas police 'service stations,' in particular in Europe," ...

DoorDash hit with $1B lawsuit for charging iPhone users more “because they make more money”

June 05, 2023 -

For those using food delivery service DoorDash, iPhone users get the short end of the stick. A lawsuit has revealed that they are being charged more when they use the app because they allegedly make more money than Android phone users.

DoorDash is now being sued for $1 billion following claims that the company charges customers using an iPhone more than it does Android users.

Screenshots filed in a class-action lawsuit have revealed that iPhone users were often charged ...

EV NIGHTMARE: Man spends 15 hours to travel 178 miles, proving EVs are unsuitable for long-distance travel

October 19, 2022 - charging stations hamper feasibility of EVs

O'Hashi, an author who has written a book about his experiences driving EVs, noted that the limited range and lack of available charging stations for electric vehicles were the main drawbacks to his long road trips across Wyoming.

He noted that charging an EV is very different from filling up the gas tanks of regular cars. There are three levels of chargers that can power up different types of EVs at different ...

Canadian electric truck owner describes his EV experience as a frustrating SCAM

a month ago - charging stations in other places.

Moreover, EV owners encounter three levels of charging. Level 1 offers a light two to four miles of range per hour of charging. Level 2 provides a more respectable 12 to 32 miles of range per hour. Level 3 is capable of replenishing 100 to 250 miles of range in just 30 to 45 minutes. These levels further add to the burden due to the demanding requirements.

Jared Rosenholtz, an editor-at-large for CarBuzz, has been reviewing different ...

Social media influencer exposes problems that come with owning a Tesla Model 3

January 09, 2023 - charging stations, especially in the states of Victoria and New South Wales, where the number of EV charging stations has not caught up with the number of electric cars that have been purchased in recent months.

"There are 11 petrol stations in Wodonga, multiple outlets for every major brand, and only one place to charge EVs, which is just outside the council offices," said one resident in the city of Wodonga on the border between New South Wales and Victoria....

How convenient: Noted defense, constitutional expert calls out Biden regime for charging FTX crypto fraudster SBF ahead of congressional testimony

December 14, 2022 -

SBF was hit with eight counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, campaign finance donations, wire fraud, and a host of other charges.

But Georgetown University law school professor Jonathan Turley, in a column on his website, noted the 'convenient' timing of the charges: Bankman-Fried was scheduled to provide sworn testimony to Congress, and now that seems unlikely to happen given that anything he would say would be legal fodder for the SEC and future ...

GREEN SHORTAGE: Lack of lithium preventing Indonesia from becoming a global hub for EVs

May 17, 2023 - charging stations in the Greater Jakarta area," he said in an interview with The Jakarta Post. "Driving to other provinces, on the other hand, is still a little bit more challenging."

Hidayat put his EV to the test once by driving over 1,100 kilometers (684 miles) from Jakarta to Bali. He noted that the trip was only possible by staying overnight in three different cities to charge his car.

This is due to the exceptionally minimal charging infrastructure in the ...

7 Reasons why the electric vehicle is not ready for mass consumption

a month ago - charging stations remotely to reduce pressure on the electric grid, said Daniel Y. Teng via The Epoch Times.Charge time

EV charging can take minutes or days. There’s really no way to nail down exactly how long it takes to charge an EV because it depends on a myriad of factors. Battery size, its overall efficiency, the speed of its onboard charge and the power source you’re plugging into are just some of the more obvious variables though there are countless others, US ...

Larry Kudlow goes there: Releases timeline of Biden’s DOJ charging Trump immediately after Joe Biden is caught in nefarious, criminal acts (VIDEO)

2 months ago -

(Article by Jim Hoft republished from TheGatewayPundit.com)

Once again, President Trump was indicted on Tuesday – the DAY AFTER Hunter Biden’s best friend and business associate Devon Archer testified that the Joe Biden was included on 20 calls when his son was sitting with foreign officials arranging influence peddling deals for the family.

Archer also testified that Joe Biden met with Russia’s Yelena Baturina who invested $40 million into Hunter Biden’s real estate ...