February 2025 - Green Car Stocks

FridayFeb 28, 2025 10:00 am

Why EV Fires Pose Unique Challenges to Firefighters

Combating battery electric vehicle (BEV) fires poses several new challenges for firefighters due to the energy-dense battery packs that power electric cars. EV fires burn much hotter than regular fires and require several times more water to put out, making them a harrowing experience for any firefighter who has come face to face with a combusting electric car. Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle fires are already quite destructive. Still, an EV fire has the potential to cause significantly more property damage as it is a lot harder to put out. On average, an EV fire burns at a whopping 5,000…

ThursdayFeb 27, 2025 10:00 am

The US GSA Starts Closing its EV Chargers

The United States General Services Administration (GSA) has begun shutting down its battery electric vehicle (BEV) chargers after the Trump administration instructed states to stop using federal funds to build public EV chargers. Tasked with managing federal government-owned buildings, the GSA has declared that EV chargers are ‘non mission critical’ and is actively closing hundreds of EV chargers across the country. The GSA is also in charge of managing the federal government’s vehicle fleets and is currently trying to sell off the government’s newly acquired electric cars. This move doesn’t bode well for America’s nascent electric vehicle industry and will…

TuesdayFeb 25, 2025 10:00 am

Nikola’s Troubles Reach Tipping Point, Firm Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Troubled EV maker Nikola Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection several months after the company revealed that there was a strong likelihood that it would be short on cash in the first half of this year. The Arizona-based firm now wants to sell or auction off its business. How did this promising company descend to this point? Nikola was seen as a rising star by Wall Street. However, the company and its founder got embroiled in scandal leading to the 2022 conviction of Trevor Milton on charges of misleading investors about the firm’s technology. During the founder’s trial,…

FridayFeb 21, 2025 10:00 am

Tesla Sales Nosedive Amid Slowing EV Demand

Recent sales data shows that Tesla is selling far fewer electric vehicles amidst a nationwide drop in EV demand and CEO Elon Musk’s forays into politics. The Texas-based automaker saw its valuation spike after President Donald Trump was elected, likely due to the president’s seemingly close ties to Musk, but this hasn’t translated into actual sales. Since Tesla dominates most Western automakers in the electric vehicle segment, its poor performance may not bode well for the West’s nascent battery electric vehicle (BEV) sector. After nearly two decades in the EV game, Tesla was starting to run out of customers who…

ThursdayFeb 20, 2025 10:00 am

How Battery Age, Weather Impact Your EV

On average, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) will lose a portion of its battery capacity over its lifetime. However, technological advancements have allowed BEVs to retain more capacity after several years of use. Electric cars manufactured from 2017 to 2018 will retain 93% of their battery capacity while even newer models from 2019 to 2023 will still have 96-97% of their original capacity. Even so, age typically causes electric vehicle battery performance to decline while cold weather can impact battery performance and reduce your vehicle’s efficiency. Although internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle performance is also affected by weather, EV batteries…

FridayFeb 14, 2025 10:00 am

EV Adoption Helps Worldwide Transport Emissions Peak 25 Years Earlier

Recent data has revealed that global emissions from transport have peaked 25 years earlier than predicted thanks to electric vehicle adoption. Fully electric cars first hit the market more than one and a half decades ago and soon became the main alternative for countries looking to replace their carbon-emitting fleets of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with cleaner alternatives. Although electric vehicles still make up a minute portion of total vehicle sales, EV adoption has surged significantly over the past several years. As a result, the International Council on Clean Transportation estimates that worldwide emissions from road transportation could peak…

ThursdayFeb 13, 2025 10:00 am

Ford Thinks Large Electric SUVs, Trucks Have ‘Insurmountable’ Challenges

American automaker Ford Motor says developing large electric trucks and SUVs presents ‘insurmountable’ challenges, but it will push on with its electric vehicle plans. As SUVs and pickup trucks have become incredibly popular in the U.S. over the past couple of decades, the auto industry has trended toward developing increasingly larger cars. The assumption was that as Americans love large cars, making them electric would be a surefire way to boost electric vehicle sales and remove emissions from the country’s transportation. However, Ford CEO Jim Farley says developing electric trucks and SUVs comes with unresolvable problems. The economics for electrifying…

TuesdayFeb 11, 2025 10:00 am

Trump Admin Halts $5bn EV Charger Construction Program

The Trump administration has halted a landmark project to construct a network of hundreds of thousands of public electric vehicle charging stations. Launched by the Biden administration in 2021, the project invested $5 billion into the construction of 500,000 EV charging stations across the U.S. A recent memo from the U.S. Department of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) instructed state transportation agencies to stop spending the funds allocated to them via the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. The $5 billion program was in President Trump's crosshairs during his presidential campaign and may soon join the growing list of environmental programs…

FridayFeb 07, 2025 10:00 am

Why Trump May Be Unlikely to Stop Public EV Charger Construction

President Donald Trump may be unable to stop the rollout of hundreds of thousands of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the U.S. During his presidential campaign, Trump made it clear that he opposed the Biden administration’s investments in electric vehicle infrastructure and would rescind all the unspent funds the previous administration had dedicated to EVs. As one of the largest investments the Biden administration had made into EVs, the plan to build a network of 500,000 EV chargers by the end of the decade seemed an obvious target for the notoriously anti-EV GOP candidate. However, experts say the matter…

ThursdayFeb 06, 2025 10:00 am

Norway Close to its Goal of 100% EV Adoption

Norway is close to becoming the first country in the world to achieve 100% electric vehicle sales. The Scandinavian country reports that EVs made up a whopping 96% of new vehicle registrations last month, putting electric vehicle registrations in Norway well ahead of every other market and bringing it close to reaching 100% electric vehicle adoption. Norway has consistently outperformed other countries in the nascent electric vehicle sector for several years now and is now poised to reach a goal that will most likely take other nations decades to achieve. After nearly 96% of its January vehicle registrations comprised of…

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