Posted on 07/30/2023 1:15:34 PM PDT by John Semmens
It turns out that the driving range of a fully-charged electric vehicle (EV) is shorter than advertised. The exaggerated range estimates are an artifact of testing procedures specified by the Environmental Protection Agency. Customers who have complained to the manufacturers have typically been rebuffed by the very useful "mileages may vary" escape clause.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm emphasized that "the key thing is that these EVs burn no gasoline. Given their massive positive contribution to the reduction of fuel consumption, the President's draw down of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve doesn't look as dangerous or stupid as the Republicans have claimed."
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg pointed out that "EVs were always a 'second-best' option to the problems caused by personal vehicle ownership. Granted, they are less polluting than a gasoline-powered car, but access to a personal vehicle is a privilege that can't be sustained indefinitely. Ultimately, these will have to be phased out for ordinary people and replaced by using public transit."
In any case, sales of EVs are lagging far behind the numbers needed to achieve President Biden's desired levels of output. Ford, for example, is projecting it will lose $3 billion on its EV operation for 2023. It sold only 62,000 EVs in 2022, but hopes to sell 600,000 in 2024 and two million in 2025. Biden called this "a noble investment in the technology of the future. I am also proud to say that through the efforts of my son Hunter, we will be able to import less expensive EVs from China where labor costs are far lower than they are here in America. These cheaper vehicles will help fill the gaps that cannot be served by domestic auto manufacturers."
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Now they're saying, we'll EV's reduce the need to drain strategic reserves, and everybody should switch to public transportation anyway. (We all knew that's where they were heading with it.)
Who is this “WE”?
“....access to a personal vehicle is a privilege that can’t be sustained indefinitely. Ultimately, these will have to be phased out for ordinary people and replaced by using public transit.” And there you have it. Movement around our nation is a privilege.
Similar to those EPA City/Highway gas mileage ratings.
Don’t worry the corrupt libtard government will buy crappy battery cars and prop them up
Looks like we’re all going to need longer extension cords
or now it’s you’ll walk and love it ,LOL
Little did the Jetson creators know that one day George will have to trade in his flying car for a Flintstone footmobile. Unless, of course, George is a loyal Democrat.
That’s not how they work.
Dang…and I just bought 200 miles of extension cords
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