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Are EVs now just a passing fad?

June 16, 2025

What is going on in the EV market with the end of the EV mandates? What will happen to the global markets? Will insurance companies become the new mandatory organizations?


EV policies are starting to shift in the U.S., Canada, and Europe - and that’s having an impact on consumers, manufacturers, and the energy sector. As government mandates lose momentum and subsidies begin to fade, investment patterns are changing, China’s role in the market is being reexamined, and hybrids are gaining more attention from buyers.


You won't want to miss this Energy Realities podcast with Tammy Nemeth, David Blackmon, Irina Slav, and Stu Turley


Highlights of the Podcast


00:01 – Introduction

02:00 – Canada’s EV investments

06:00 – Policy disconnect

09:00 – Global EV push vs U.S. market reality

12:30 – Global EV sales misleading

18:00 – Strategic shifts

22:30 – U.S. legislative shifts

26:30 – EPA and CO₂ regulation

29:30 – Social control via energy

34:00 – Political commentary

38:00 – Grid reliability + EV cold-weather failures

40:51 - Britain's electricity grid is dangerously outdated 

42:36 - Gearing Down in Ontario

46:49 - Increasingly Worthless WSJ Flies Completely off the Rails

48:13 - DAVID BLACKMON: Trump Ends Newsom's Terrible Week By Killing His EV Mandate

50:40 - Israeli Targets Iran’s South Pars Gas Field in Escalating Airstrikes, Iran Retaliates 

56:00 – IEA investment spin