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Two New Studies Drain the Juice out of Biden's Electric Vehicle Schtick: Electric Vehicles are Worse for the Environment than Gas-powered Vehicles
Red State ^ | 07/13/2022 | Mike Miller

Posted on 07/13/2022 10:33:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

It’s all about the environment, America. In the eyes of the “climate change” obsessed, Green New Deal left, that is. Hence, Joe Biden and Democrats continue to lecture everyday Americans about the nirvana of electric vehicles (EV) — Americans who remain outraged over Biden’s skyrocketing gas prices.

Now, two new studies suggest that Biden and the Democrats are full of either don’t know what they’re talking about, lying, or both. Yeah, I know; both possibilities would be “shocking.” [eye-roll emoji]

Based on separate studies published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and J.D. Power, electric vehicles are worse for the environment than gas-powered vehicles, and battery-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles have more quality issues than gas-powered vehicles.

First, the Democrat schtick that EVs are better for the environment, via the NBER.

By quantifying the externalities (both greenhouse gases and local air pollution) generated by driving these vehicles, the government subsidies on the purchase of EVs, and taxes on electric and/or gasoline miles, researchers found that “electric vehicles generate a negative environmental benefit of about -0.5 cents per mile relative to comparable gasoline vehicles (-1.5 cents per mile for vehicles driven outside metropolitan areas).

Researchers specifically pointed out that despite being treated by regulators as “zero-emission vehicles,” electric cars are not emissions-free. Charging an EV increases electricity demand. Renewal resources supply only 20 percent of the country’s electricity needs. The remaining 80 percent were generated by fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, despite billions of dollars in green subsidies.

The American Economic Review summed it up nicely:

The comparison between a gasoline vehicle and an electric one is really a comparison between burning gasoline or a mix of coal and natural gas to move the vehicle.

Joe? Coal, Joe. You know how much you hate coal, man. And what about EV batteries? Via Bloomberg:

The link is graphite, a vital component in batteries used in Tesla’s Model S, Toyota’s plug-in Prius, and other electric cars, as well as in electronic gadgets including iPhones.

It’s mostly mined and processed in China where graphite pollution has fouled air and water, damaged crops, and raised health concerns.

Now, in response, Chinese authorities are closing dozens of graphite mines and processors in a bid for cleaner air even as global demand for the commodity is surging.

This is not looking good at all, Joe. And have you considered the reliability of EVs — which cost considerably more than gas-powered vehicles — in comparison to gas-powered cars?.

J.D. Power has — as noted by the Federalist:

Owners of electric or hybrid vehicles cite more problems than do owners of gas-powered vehicles. The latter vehicles average 175 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100), hybrids average 239 PP100, and battery-powered cars — excluding Tesla models — average 240 PP100. Tesla models average 226 PP100. Given the average cost of an electric car is roughly $60,000, about $20,000 more than the cost of a gas-powered car, it seems owners of EVs didn’t get the value they deserve.

“Owners of EVs didn’t get the value they deserve.” So, what?

Come on, people, this isn’t about you and your wallet. (See “Biden gas prices.”) Don’t be selfish. This is about “climate change,” the “existential threat to mankind.” It can only be “averted” by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ridiculous Green New Deal. Electric vehicles are a necessary part of that “deal.” So, deal.

Sacrifice. Even more so than you already are [sarcasm], you selfish capitalists.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: automotive; bidenvoters; electric; environment; ev; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; mikemiller; ntsa
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1 posted on 07/13/2022 10:33:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Wait till the find out how explosively lovely them EV are when they unexpectedly catch fire or are in a crash.......


2 posted on 07/13/2022 10:38:16 PM PDT by cranked
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To: SeekAndFind
Climate Change Radicals are already doing more global damage than actual climate change (if indeed there is any) can ever do in the next 500 years.

But that's a feature, not a bug.

Meanwhile, trust the climate oligarchs to find private profit in public policy.

3 posted on 07/13/2022 10:43:16 PM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan (qd4)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

This was known for years. Everything is such a lie!


4 posted on 07/13/2022 10:45:42 PM PDT by Cowgirl
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To: SeekAndFind
Automobiles must be one of the most recycled items which we use. The parts and pieces removed from old cars are resold and reused. What's left is shredded or crushed and sent to the steel mills. Automobile emissions are practically zero thanks to computerized ignition and fuel control.

Electric cars cause widespread pollution and destruction of nature in order to harvest the toxic metals used in their manufacture. All the wokesters who think electric vehicles are a good thing aren't even aware of the child slave labor used in the mining of these special minerals, in addition to the deforestation and pollution which ensues. Electric vehicles create "Superfund" nightmares the world over, and in the most vulnerable places.

5 posted on 07/13/2022 10:51:20 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: cranked

A friend told me that starting in 2024, EV owners are going to pay a “Miles Driven” tax. I don’t doubt it.


6 posted on 07/13/2022 11:03:31 PM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The truth don’t mean a thing.

Covid was made in a lab in china with fda money
Covid vaccines cause more problems than they fix
Xiden is a senile perverted thief
hunter’s computer is a smoking gun
and Anna Nicole married for love or something like that.


7 posted on 07/13/2022 11:09:43 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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To: SeekAndFind

We’ve been saying this all along


8 posted on 07/14/2022 2:54:58 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well known FACTS to people who know anything about EVs.

And there in lies the problem. Liberals don’t believe FACTS they thrive on made up emotions.


9 posted on 07/14/2022 4:23:00 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Someone here posted the environmental cost of one electric car battery and it was astonishing. Republicans should run ads on that cost alone


10 posted on 07/14/2022 4:27:08 AM PDT by STJPII ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Marking to read later.


11 posted on 07/14/2022 4:45:29 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: SeekAndFind

Ouch!


12 posted on 07/14/2022 4:58:21 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: SeekAndFind

No kidding. I’ve posted numerous times on this equation over the last 10-15 years. It ain’t rocket surgery .


13 posted on 07/14/2022 5:06:30 AM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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To: maddog55

Have you ever wondered why the WEF and Davos climate warrior’s are driven in large gasoline consuming SUV’s. Have you wondered why the climate warrior’s harangue us about saving the planet but do not follow their advise. Could it be they do not believe what they preach. Could it be the climate warrior’s just want power and control of us.


14 posted on 07/14/2022 5:29:50 AM PDT by Yolanda (Jussie Smollett hoa)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is VERY old news. Ok, fine. But we don’t need more studies.

We need to punish those who would censor the facts.


15 posted on 07/14/2022 6:12:23 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: SeekAndFind

the real problem is the electric grid. EV are charged at night time when solar is off and the prospect of a few million 50,000 watt home charges boggles the mind.


16 posted on 07/14/2022 6:17:06 AM PDT by anton
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To: SeekAndFind

Pfffttttt! Tell that to jenny jenny granholmcrackuh. She’s starting to sound like the old orca wimpfree show. “You get and EV, you get an EV, you get an EV—————everybody gets an EV!” 🚙🌩️


17 posted on 07/14/2022 6:18:18 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: volunbeer

bookmark


18 posted on 07/14/2022 6:23:33 AM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: SeekAndFind
What you think you are getting:

What it really is:


19 posted on 07/14/2022 6:26:20 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: SeekAndFind

No s-—, Sherlock!


20 posted on 07/14/2022 6:27:23 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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