Abandoned History: The Navistar EStar, a Very Troubled Electric Van

The plain white van you see here is the subject of our second edition of Abandoned History. Though it was produced and sold domestically as eStar by Navistar, it was actually developed in England years prior. In fact, the story of this electric van begins with the traditional black London taxi.

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  • MaintenanceCosts When these proposed regs came out it was quickly determined that the industry could satisfy them with a mix of fewer than 1/3 BEVs if nearly all ICE vehicles were hybridized. With that in mind, I think this lawsuit is mostly "FJB" political theater by Republican AGs trying to make sure that they don't get primaried by far-right party bases.
  • Lou_BC An I thought the President had absolute immunity;)
  • Lorenzo The solution of a Federal Republic of sovereign states is for each state to reject any "rules" by unelected executive departments, unless passed by a vote of Congress made up of the states' elected representatives. The Constitution does not grant the executive branch the power to pass laws.
  • Tassos There should be ban on any further ev innovation. Research and development should be limited to internal combustion powertrains only.
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