EV advocates hit in the face with reality again

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EV advocates hit in the face with reality again

I talk with Lucy Ann Lance on Ann Arbor's talk station WLBY 1290 about how the Biden Administration and auto manufacturers have been forced to pull back on their EV expectations

Jason Hayes

Jun 13, 2024

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A few links for listeners

Lucy Ann’s website: https://www.lucyannlance.com
You can listen to Lucy Ann’s live show on the WLBY website: https://www.1290wlby.com/shows/the-lucy-ann-lance-show/
Detroit News coverage of Mary Barra’s plans to listen to customers: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2024/06/04/gms-barra-eases-stance-all-ev-lineup-2035/73972096007/
Toyota comes up with a new, more efficient racing engine: https://www.carscoops.com/2024/06/toyota-has-developed-a-new-combustion-engine-that-will-fend-of-evs-for-years-to-come/
My 2018 article in The Hill discusses how automobile manufacturers can’t afford to build products that their customers don’t want: https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/371666-ford-should-learn-that-it-cant-force-electric-vehicles-on/
Henry Ford’s book “Today and Tomorrow” is available on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/todaytomorrow0000ford
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Jason Hayes | Clarifying Conversations on Free-Market Environmentalism

My name is Jason Hayes. I think, write, and speak about energy and natural resource management — free market environmentalism. This podcast is all about bringing you balancing information on the environmental challenges we face and reasons you can be optimistic about the future.

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