Green tax credits benefit wealthier households most
A recent economic working paper has found something that should be no surprise to anyone: Wealthier households reap the most benefit from U.S. tax credits for heat pumps, solar panels,…
A recent economic working paper has found something that should be no surprise to anyone: Wealthier households reap the most benefit from U.S. tax credits for heat pumps, solar panels,…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is preparing to award grant funding for 13 electric vehicle charging station sites. The sites will receive a combined total of $7.8 million, with individual…
Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has dropped to its lowest level since August 2021, according to the J.D. Power EV index. The index showed that while consumer interest in EVs…
The National Center for Energy Analytics has estimated that a fully-electric vehicle (EV) future would cost between $2 trillion and $4 trillion. Moving to 100% EVs will impose enormous infrastructure…
A report by the International Energy Forum found that manufacturing 100% electric vehicles by 2035 would require 55% more new mines than would have to open otherwise. To meet “business-as-usual,”…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported last week that Metro Transit is ordering 20 new electric buses before 2026. Perhaps Metro Transit has forgotten the sorry saga of electric buses in…
City officials for Minneapolis say 2023 was the most challenging year when it came to copper wire thefts. Copper thieves targeted street lights and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, resulting…
I’m not generally a fan of calling anything I disagree with “woke,” but in this instance, the headline was too good to pass up. On November 27, 2023, Ed Ballard…
Evan Ramstad at the Star Tribune wrote a great story highlighting the multitude of entirely foreseeable potholes that electric buses are hitting in towns across Minnesota. The piece is solid…
Taxes disincentivize people from doing or consuming whatever it is that is being taxed, whether it is investment or smoking. Indeed, much government policy, from cigarette taxes to carbon taxes,…
Last week, my friends Brent Bennett and Jason Isaac at the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) released a new study investigating the true cost of electric vehicles. According to the…
Isaac Orr appeared on the Jon Justice show on Tuesday morning to discuss the challenges facing electric vehicle adoption. Many of the challenges are technical and economic, but some of…
Minnesota will adopt California’s car mandates requiring an increase in electric vehicles offered for sale and decreased tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take…
Axios reports a rising number of unsold electric vehicles (EVs) are piling up on auto dealer lots throughout the nation as the supply of the vehicles begins to outstrip demand.…
Last week, Bloomberg reported on a study concluding the air-quality improvements stemming from California’s electric vehicle (EV) subsidies go to rich people, not those living in low-income areas. The findings…
Lawmakers in St. Paul are busy scheming new ways to spend the state’s $17 billion surplus and finding new ways to raise your taxes, to boot. Sadly, liberal lawmakers are…