(Natural News) Electric vehicle (EV) charging has caused several house fires and resulted in massive losses, with three such fires being recorded in the states of Virginia and Maryland. A March 31 house fire in Damascus, Maryland caused by a charging EV resulted in $350,000 worth of damages. It also displaced four people and a few […]

(Natural News) The plummeting cost of batteries could mean that electric freight trucks may soon be cheaper than their diesel-powered equivalents to own and operate. This is according to a new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley. Heavy-duty freight trucks are considered to be one of transportation’s hardest-to-decarbonize […]

(Natural News) Big Tech companies and electric car manufacturers are profiting off child labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Apple, Alphabet (the parent company of Google), Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesla are putting Congelese children in danger in their quest for cobalt – a key component of rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Those companies […]

(Natural News) A Georgia man has filed a lawsuit against Nissan accusing the automaker of “permanently damaging his health” and “destroying his family and career.” What did Nissan do, exactly? According to the plaintiff, the company’s “green” LEAF vehicle emitted so much electromagnetic radiation that it caused him to develop lifelong health problems. The 2015 […]

(Natural News) French automaker Renault announced that it’s considering introducing battery swapping technology in its electric cars. This could potentially make it the first major international automaker to embrace the technology. Most current electric vehicles (EV) require their drivers to charge their car’s batteries from a charging station or outlet when they run out of power. This […]

(Natural News) General Motors has announced its plans to completely halt all production of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles worldwide by the year 2035. This means that the company has over a decade to completely phase out the production of diesel and gasoline vehicles. The American carmaker will transition to producing more electric-powered vehicles. GM made the […]

(Natural News) Tesla has maintained a lead in the electric vehicle (EV) market, especially with its best-selling Model 3 sedan. However, other companies have started chipping at the Palo Alto, California, automaker’s lead. Volkswagen is one of these companies, and it’s taking aim at Tesla’s best selling model with its brand new ID.3, set to launch this […]