They hate us for our Freedom.

Many American farmers voted for Trump.

They have higher fuel prices, IIUC higher potash prices, and now this; but as they are cultists, they still adore their Dear Leader.

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wp:Plug-in electric vehicles in Russia

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As of July 2022, there were around 18,700 electric vehicles in Russia, equivalent to 0.04% of all cars in the country.[1] As of 2021, around 0.13% of new cars sold in Russia were electric.[2] As of July 2024 there were around 40,000 PHEVs in Russia.[3]

wp:Electric car use by country#Statistics

According to this, Canadians bought 171 000 in 2023—over 4x as many.

Russia is wrecking great environmental harm in Ukraine, and IIRC, they even bombed Ukrainian solar farms.

Fuck Russia.

FWIW,

wp:ZENN

ZENN (Zero Emission, No Noise) is a two-seat battery electric vehicle that was produced by the ZENN Motor Company of Canada from 2006 to 2010, designed to qualify as a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). It had a range of up to 40 mi (64 km) and was speed-limited to 25 mph (40 km/h).

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Production of the ZENN LSV ceased in March 2010, and service support and provision of parts ended on June 30, 2013.[2]

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Although the company was headquartered in Toronto and manufactured in Saint-Jérôme, north of Montreal, the vehicle was first introduced in the United States. The regulatory regime in Canada was less hospitable. Federal regulations set up by Transport Canada to approve low-speed vehicles (LSVs) for public road use excluded the ZENN and other NEVs from Canadian roads.

Why not non-lithium batteries?

Apparently wp:nickel–iron batteries are safer and less harmful to the environment.

I just read this:

wp:Panama Canal#Planned Indio River Reservoir

In response to severe drought conditions that significantly impacted the Panama Canal’s operations in 2023 and 2024, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced plans to construct a 4600-hectare reservoir on the Indio River. The project aims to augment the canal’s water supply and ensure consistent operations amid increasing climate variability.[205] The reservoir, estimated to cost $1.6 billion, will include a dam and hold approximately 1.25 billion cubic meters of water. It is expected to provide water for up to 15 additional daily transits during the dry season and support over half of Panama’s population with drinking water.[206] This development followed a Panamanian Supreme Court decision in 2023 that redefined the legal boundaries of the canal’s watershed, enabling water projects like the Indio River reservoir to proceed beyond the traditional limits.[206]

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The project has also raised social and environmental concerns, as it would displace an estimated 2,000 people and submerge local villages. By 2024, the ACP had begun public consultations to explore mitigation strategies and compensation plans for affected communities.[207] As of March 2026, relocations of affected families was to start in 2027; construction was expected to begin in 2028 and complete by 2031.[208]

Pollution controls are another factor behind how quickly Europe has heated up. Curbs on industrial emissions have been good for Europeans’ lungs but have also left fewer particles in the air called aerosols that can bounce solar radiation back into space.

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FWIW,

Reflective surfaces (climate engineering)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflective_surfaces_(climate_engineering)

Reflective surfaces, or ground-based albedo modification (GBAM), is a solar radiation management method of enhancing Earth’s albedo (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths of the Sun, reducing heat transfer to the surface). The IPCC described GBAM as “whitening roofs, changes in land use management (e.g., no-till farming), change of albedo at a larger scale (covering glaciers or deserts with reflective sheeting and changes in ocean albedo).”[1]: 348