New study: Electric cars may be worse for the environment than gas-powered

Washington Examiner via The Right Scoop via Young Conservatives ^ | June 23, 2015 | By Jason Russell Washington Examiner (via Sooper Mexican via Michael Cantrell)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

One of the big schemes liberals have for totally destroying America — you might think I’m being overdramatic, but if you study their ideology you’ll see I’m right — is to gain more control over businesses through regulation and redistribute wealth.

Since the American economy is still somewhat a free market system, the government needs to find a legally legit way to create these regulations, fines, taxes, and penalties.

And now you know exactly why the government “cares so much about the environment” and is constantly pushing man made climate change. It’s their way into the private sector.

These same hippie-dippie liberals are also big fans of the electric car, and it’s “positive impact” on the environment, often posting pictures of their smug faces on social media as they putter around town.

Well, I got some bad news for those folks…

From Washington Examiner:

Electric cars are worse for the environment per mile than comparable gasoline-powered cars, according to a new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. This contradicts the common assumption that electric cars are cleaner. In spite of this, the federal government still pays $7,500 for every electric car purchased — a subsidy the nation would be better off without, say the authors.

The study was authored by four economics and business professors: Stephen Holland (University of North Carolina, Greensboro), Erin Mansur (Dartmouth College), Nicholas Muller (Middlebury College) and Andrew Yates (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).

In monetary terms, electric cars are about half-a-cent worse per mile for the environment than gas-powered cars, on average. This means that if a government wants to tax a car based on how much it pollutes, electric cars should be taxed half of one cent more per mile driven than gasoline cars.

Do you hear that strange popping noise?

That’s the sound of liberal bubbles bursting all across the country.

Fantastic sound, isn’t it?

If you decide to share this with a liberal friend, be sure to pass them some tissues. They might break down in sobs.

H/T The Right Scoop

[stboz]

But, but, there is a “consensus” that electric cars are better, right?

I'll see your consensus and raise you a bucket of tar and feathers.

[GeronL]

The left will not care.