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Search results for "The price of new battery electric cars has fallen below petrol cars in the UK for the first time"

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Fact-checks (25234)

Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years."
By Andy Nguyen• May 11, 2021
Viral image stated on August 11, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a gas-powered van towing a diesel generator that is charging an electric car.  
By Samantha Putterman• August 23, 2019
Debbie Lesko stated on August 30, 2022 in a tweet:
Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery of a gas-powered car is $100 to $200.”
By Haley Tenore• October 19, 2022
Hillary Clinton stated on May 02, 2008 in a speech at a Democratic Party dinner:
There are prototype cars that get between 100 and 150 miles per gallon and "we could have those cars in your garages in a couple of years."
By Robert Farley• May 6, 2008
John McCain stated on June 25, 2008 in a Web ad:
Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."
By Bill Adair• June 27, 2008
David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
"We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015."
By Robert Farley• July 15, 2010
Instagram posts stated on June 09, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Electric cars in California are not sustainable as only 10% of their batteries are recyclable and the state can’t recycle them.
By Andy Nguyen• August 11, 2022
Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk is “finally releasing his first flying car today.”
By Loreben Tuquero• December 2, 2024
Jim Jordan stated on January 25, 2012 in a congressional hearing:
"Federal, state and local governments have subsidized the production of the Volt to the tune of estimates between $50,000 and $250,000 per vehicle sold."
By Sabrina Eaton• January 31, 2012
Viral image stated on August 07, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows electric cars that were bought for civil servants in France and then abandoned because “it was too expensive to replace the batteries.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 10, 2022
Mike Rogers stated on October 14, 2024 in a debate:
“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”
By Caleb McCullough• October 18, 2024
Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in a post:
Electric vehicles are more likely to fail in traffic jams.
By Monique Curet• December 9, 2021
Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2022 in a post:
Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam.
By Jeff Cercone• January 7, 2022
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace.
By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2021
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a video:
"When electric cars get in accidents, they explode, they catch fire very very badly because of the lithium batteries.”
By Kristin Hugo• October 25, 2022
Instagram posts stated on November 30, 2022 in a post:
Large machinery is “required to move 500,000 pounds of earth in order to get the minerals needed for one single Tesla car battery.”
By Andy Nguyen• December 13, 2022
Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2025
Facebook posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”
By Maria Briceño• November 19, 2024
Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2023 in social media posts on January 23, 2023:
Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 26, 2023
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting:
“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2025

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What's the ‘zero emissions’ break-even point for electric cars? Hard to tell.

By Kristin Hugo• December 6, 2022

Image mocks a Tesla recharging with a generator. Here’s what it doesn’t show.

By Tom Kertscher• November 12, 2021

New electric vehicle tax credit rules aim to reduce dependence on China, but present new obstacles

By Matthew Crowley, Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2023

Obama wants federal cars plugged in

By Robert Farley• February 25, 2009

Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• October 11, 2023

Why it’s hard to compare electricity use between electric cars and household appliances

By Kristin Hugo• August 25, 2022

Carry that weight? Electric vehicles outweigh gas cars but aren’t main culprit of road wear

By Tom Kertscher• June 21, 2023

Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 2, 2024

Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives

By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2023

Checking Obama's promises on flexible-fuel cars

By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012

With cars, Obama finds it's not easy being green

By J.B. Wogan• August 17, 2012

Fact-checking Donald Trump on inflation rate at State of the Union

By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2026

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Fact-checking 5 claims Trump made at New Hampshire rally

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Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why

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The money and politics of prescription drugs: What you need to know

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As auto industry plateaus, Donald Trump touts car plants that don’t exist

By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2020

McAuliffe's car troubles persist

By Nancy Madsen• August 11, 2013

PolitiFact road-tests Donald Trump’s claim about driving an electric vehicle in New Hampshire

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 27, 2023