Tag: EVs

WASHINGTON DC (6/12/25)– This morning, President Trump signed into law three resolutions revoking the national electric vehicle mandates from California on gas-powered cars and trucks, big rigs, and engines. American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement: “Thank you to President Trump and House and Senate members who voted in favor of these resolutions. […]

WASHINGTON DC (5/16/25) – Today, the American Energy Alliance launched a five-figure advocacy initiative in Utah. The ads encourage Senator John Curtis (R-UT) to support the effort to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the Clean Air Act waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars (ACC II) rule. The Senate is expected to take up the measure […]

Northvolt, an electric vehicle (EV) battery maker that was once one of Europe’s best-funded start-ups, filed for bankruptcy in its home country, Sweden. The company had contributed 76 gigawatt hours to the region’s gigafactory pipeline. Its failure reduces European-owned cell production capacity to 30% of Europe’s 2030 pipeline, benefiting Asian producers and raising doubts about the viability […]

The Trump administration has frozen federal grants for everything from battery factories to electric school buses and issued executive orders that have halted federal approvals for wind and solar projects. The freeze has not come a minute too soon as “clean” energy companies funded by Obama and Biden administration grants are dying on the vine. […]

In August, we noted that the growth in EVs had greatly slowed. But that only looked at sales data through July.  But now we have full-year sales data for 2024, and the slowdown doesn’t look better. In August, we noted that battery electric plus plug-in hybrid vehicle sales had dramatically increased in recent years. In […]

The wildfires in Los Angeles have made people realize that electric vehicles (EVs) are not reliable because of the inability to charge EVs during a power outage. Power outages have resulted from high winds, and L.A.’s wildfires have magnified the grid destruction. If your only vehicle is electric and only charged to a fraction of the […]

WASHINGTON DC (12/18/24) – Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced it will grant the State of California permission to move forward with its ban on gas-powered cars and light trucks. Earlier this year, our partner organization, the Institute for Energy Research, filed an amicus brief in a case challenging the legality of such a waiver. Tom Pyle, […]

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna are joined by Alaskan Governor Mike Dunleavy for a discussion on resource development, Alaska’s energy future and more. Links: American Energy Alliance · #210: Joy (12/14/24) Guest: Gov. Mike Dunleavy Stay Connected With The Show:

The electric vehicle mandate may be running out of juice. On September 20, House Democrats and Republicans joined forces to overturn a Biden administration rule setting tougher emissions standards for car manufacturers starting in 2027. […] The American Energy Alliance, on the other hand, celebrated the vote against these standards as a victory for consumers. “Americans deserve […]

WASHINGTON DC (9/20/24)– American Energy Alliance President, and founding member of the Save Our Cars Coalition, Thomas Pyle issued the following statement today following House passage of the resolution of disapproval on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule (H.J. Res. 136):   “In the State of the Union earlier this year, President Biden declared that freedom was […]