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General Motors (GM) on Friday revealed the Cadillac Celestiq, an electric car that will reportedly cost approximately $300,000.

A group of YouTubers called Fast Lane Truck tested electric and gas-powered trucks to see how far they could haul a trailer, and the results seemed to speak for themselves.

The EU’s announcement on Wednesday that it will ban the sale of new fossil fuel cars bloc-wide by 2035 has been slammed by a populist MEP, who has argued it will cause “suffering” for “hundreds of thousands”.

The Texas Department of Transportation plans to ramp up infrastructure for electric vehicles, laying out a five-year plan which includes adding charging stations to major interstates, despite the fact that fewer than one percent of Texans drive an electric vehicle.

Lawmakers at the European Parliament approved a measure to support the ban on sales of petrol and diesel cars by the year 2035.

Estimates by the State of California suggest that 32,000 automotive mechanics will lose their jobs by 2040 if Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to eliminate gas-powered vehicles, and transition to an all-electric vehicle fleet, is implemented.

Indian Transportation Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is welcome to manufacture or sell electric cars in India, provided the company does not import vehicles built in China.

The Detroit News published a lengthy article explaining that batteries catching on fire in electric vehicles is a problem steering some consumers away from purchasing them, but it is not so problematic that the outlet could not find people committed to buying them.

A ship transporting about 4000 vehicles – including roughly 1,100 Porches and 189 Bentleys – across the Atlantic to the U.S. has been abandoned at sea and left ablaze.

Tax incentives put in place by the UK Conservative party to push people towards green motoring is expected to burn an £8bn-shaped hole in the public finances should new charges not be introduced, according to a new report.

In the Build Back Better effort to radically transform the UK’s energy system, millions of Britons will be paid to ration their energy usage.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News that Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration enjoys high gas prices because the Democrats are using that crisis to try to force Americans to accept their radical Green New Deal agenda.

Chileans on Friday protested against outgoing president Sebastian Pinera’s attempt to push through a last-minute lithium mining contract before leftist president Gabriel Boric takes office in two months, and possibly nationalizes the lithium industry.

He also argued that low-income suburban drivers would benefit from electric vehicles because gas near urban areas was more expensive.

The president appeared frustrated that some Americans continue blaming his environmental agenda for higher gas prices, dismissing it as a “myth.”

President Joe Biden test drove the all-new electric Hummer during his visit to a General Motors (GM) factory in Michigan on Wednesday, promoting the future of electric vehicles in the United States.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) told Breitbart News exclusively he believes President Joe Biden and other Democrats are deliberately causing gas prices to hike to record highs on purpose to push their leftist environmentalist agenda on unsuspecting Americans.

The multi-trillion dollar price tag on what the Democrats are calling regular and human “infrastructure” bills is in the headlines, but if the legislation passes the change, it will bring will come at a cost to the American way of life.

The General Motors Company (GM) issued a worldwide recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric cars Friday, citing problems in their lithium-ion batteries and out of concern more could catch fire.

John Cox, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in California, said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is “the worst governor in the country,” highlighting the Golden State’s rising costs of living, increasing rates of crime, and growing numbers of homeless persons. “[California] is unaffordable,

Britain’s electric car roll-out is going to be a disaster for the average motorist. We knew this already but it has just been confirmed by none other than Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s own climate spokeswoman. Her name is Allegra Stratton and she has admitted in an interview that she’ll be sticking to her trusty diesel VW Golf, thank you very much, rather than experimenting with electric.

President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce a target date of 2030 for all new car sales in the U.S. to meet zero-emission standards.

The public face of the British government’s Cop26 UN climate change conference has said she won’t get an electric car yet because they take too long to charge, so she’ll stick to her old diesel car, instead.

Hot on the heels of Millenials rediscovering traditional glass bottles instead of plastic, the UK may next bring back electric roads. 

Nissan said it will build its next generation all-electric vehicles at the company´s plant in Sunderland, creating more than 6,200 jobs.

The electricity-starved third-world country that is California discouraged residents from charging their electric cars during a recent heatwave.

The left-wing coalition plans to use a chunk of the $166 billion Spain is set to receive from the EU to kickstart its electric car industry.

Bojo’s green revolution is a recipe for misery, deprivation and tyranny. He should stop heeding pillow-talk and start listening to the nation.

Henrik Fisker met with Pope Francis in the Vatican this week and laid out his plans for an all-electric papal transport that can beat out most gasoline-fueled vehicles.

The president accelerated quickly and pulled up to reporters and rolled down the window of the pickup to talk to them.

During a town hall on CNN on Friday, White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy said that electric vehicles will become cheaper “when more are sold” and that we have to help consumers with either direct rebates or tax incentives.

Climate Czar John Kerry defended President Joe Biden’s plan to reduce carbon emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030, arguing the emerging demand for “green” energy would replace existing energy jobs.

Rep. Elaine Luria’s (D-VA) husband’s recent Tesla investment puts her in a position to personally benefit from Biden’s infrastructure plan.

The United States Postal Service recently revealed a new set of electric and gas-powered delivery trucks set to replace their current delivery fleet. The design showed off this week drew mixed reactions on social media.

Massachusetts plans on ending the sale of all gas-guzzling vehicles by 2035 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The UK government has formally announced it will ban the sale of combustion-engine vehicles by the year 2030 as part of its “Green Industrial Revolution.”