Once you lose air quality, you lose everything.

There’s an urgent need to clear the air, and we all need to work on it together. As you read this, our planet is losing its ability to support life. The oxygen content of the atmosphere has plunged to an … Continued

Open letter to Governor Whitmer, Michigan’s unsustainaable electric vehicle initiative

Dear Governor Whitmer, In regards to Michigan’s electric car initiative, the Chinese proved in Biejing that pure electrics were not a sustainable transportation direction since they required more power than the Chinese grid could supply. Even after ramping up coal … Continued

Drawbacks of electric vehicles, wrecking balls on wheels & lithium shortage debate

We just watched the PBS Newshour episode on the frantic search for more lithium to meet future sales of electric vehicles. What a debacle. The latest mining venture is going on at the rapidly-shrinking Salton Sea in Southern California. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/salton-sea-lithium-deposits-could-help-ev-transition-support-economically-devastated-area … Continued

We showed the ZERO-pollution hybrid-hydraulic solution – they chose COAL electrics

As diesel fuel prices continue to rise, government “consultants” push harder to convert all heavy equipment to battery electric. $7.5 billion tax dollars are already going into building a vehicle charging infrastructure that will consume TONS more coal, and lead … Continued

Zero emissions long-haul powertrains NOW, beyond Cummins’ Green truck strategy

Cummins is on the right track with its hydrogen & fuel cell strategy, but existing engine technology and a more immediate Fuel of the Future will give them the competitive edge. The answer lies in WorldKar Corporation’s drivetrain, their proprietary … Continued

Biden’s EV marching orders, big bonus for coal industry!

The disinformation on the internet is thicker than coal sludge. Science has taken a back seat to EV cheerleading & religious zeal that ignores the facts. There is no way on God’s once-green earth that EV charging stations are going … Continued

It’s all about the trucker shortage, Stupid!

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Truck drivers, the life blood of the supply chain body, are still hemorrhaging out of the cab. Shipping containers at intermodal sites are piled sky high, because there aren’t enough drivers to hook & drop loads. Retail stores are losing … Continued

The turbine engine that cleans the air VS. 1917 car that soils the air less

“In 1917 the Woods Dual Electric was billed as the “Car That Soils the Air Less”. In essence the car, around town, operated as an electric car. At higher speeds it used a four cylinder gasoline engine with a generator … Continued

Driver shortage in trucking industry impacts the poorest

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Significantly, this May 2021 article points out that many truck drivers are on the verge of retiring, or are driving as a second career. For every new driver, four are stepping down from the cab for the last time. With … Continued