Category Archives: Auto industry

Electric Vehicles Use Half the Energy of Gas-Powered Vehicles

An analysis of electric vehicles’ explains why they are much more efficient. But this take seems to omit some key variables.

Why Does Germany Continue to Self-Destruct?

German elites run up the tab, but the country’s working class is largely stuck with the bill. An attempt to understand why Germany cannot or will not reverse course.

Wall Street Journal: “Why No One Wants to Pay for the Green Transition”

The green energy transition, which truth be told has not gotten very far, is already hitting a wall.

Car Dealers Warn Biden Administration to Pump Brakes on EV Plans

Auto dealers throw cold water on EV uptake hopium.

Why Biden Is in Trouble About the Economy

Why skeptics are correct to doubt the Biden Administration claims touting how well the economy had done under its stewardship.

How the Labor Movement Can Make the UAW’s 2028 General Strike Dream Come True

This could be the beginning of the most exciting resurgence of American organized labor power in a century.

Under the Cover of Energy Crisis, Europe Shifts Industry, Emissions and Pollution to Balkans

German auto industry is representative of wider EU efforts to use the Balkans as a low-wage, polluted sacrifice zone.

United Auto Workers Union Hails Strike-Ending Deals with Automakers That Would Raise Top Assembly-Plant Hourly Pay to More Than $40 as ‘Record Contracts’

UAW strike wins across the auto industry show that disciplined labor action works.

American Society Wasn’t Always So Car-Centric. Our Future Doesn’t Have To Be, Either.

The surprising history of the car in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options.

BMW: Gasoline Car Ban Poses “Imminent Risk” To European Automakers

BMW warns that the 2035 EU mandate to end sales of new fossil fuel vehicles will be a mass death event for most EU car makers

The EU-Indonesia Fight Over Nickel and Who Gets to Own the Clean Energy Future

The situation also provides another example of the challenges of “derisking” from China.

Germany Unveils Strategy to “De-Risk” from China

Plan is short on details as Berlin says it wants to coordinate its policy with the EU, which wants to coordinate its policy with Washington.

Workers Who Have Occupied an Italian Factory for Two Years Are Getting Close to Owning It Themselves

Workers are attempting to start Italy’s first community and non-profit factory that could become an inspiration for workers elsewhere. Could it happen in the US?

German Government Is in Disarray at Home and Causing Confusion Abroad

Scholz’s corrupt past resurrected again, coalition sinking, and questions arising over who in German government is actually steering foreign policy.

US Continues Its Abuse of the EU With Recent Inflation Reduction Act Agreement

The deal allows European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to sell a breakthrough without accomplishing anything for Europe.