Posted on 03/17/2022 9:35:10 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Amid inflationary U.S. federal spending, restrictions on domestic oil production, and the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, millions of Americans are suffering the consequences of the Biden administration’s dysfunction at the gas pump.
Instead of investing in American energy, Democrats are actively suppressing the American energy industry and then telling Americans to spend their savings on overpriced electric cars to solve their problems. But the left isn’t being honest about the environmental and financial costs of those trendy electric vehicles.
Last Thursday, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky took to Twitter to remind Americans that these cars are not as environmentally friendly as Democrats insist they are.
To advance their climate agenda and deflect backlash about rising gas prices, Democrats are telling Americans that driving electric cars is for the greater good of the environment, fully knowing the charging stations for these cars are not fossil fuel free.
In reality, one of Tesla’s Supercharger stations was reported to get 13 percent of their energy from natural gas and 27 percent from coal. Power plants burn coal to generate electricity to power electric cars and emit a higher fossil fuel footprint than the left would care to admit.
While these vehicles may be falsely advertised, many who invest in these overpriced cars are able to avoid paying the currently outrageous gas prices. Still, Americans’ growing reliance on electric cars and the batteries they require will increase our dependence on countries such as China for materials.
“Chinese companies, particularly CATL, have secured vast supplies of the raw materials that go inside the batteries,” The New York Times reported in December. “That dominance has stirred fears in Washington that Detroit could someday be rendered obsolete, and that Beijing could control American driving in the 21st century the way that oil-producing nations sometimes could in the 20th.”
By increasing our use of electric cars, the United States will require more lithium batteries and will further rely on China to sustain our supply. While the current energy crisis could be an opportunity for America to increase our energy independence, the current administration refuses to take advantage.
As The Federalist’s Tristan Justice reported in August, Biden’s electric vehicle plan “is a big win for Beijing.” Despite our capability to become independent and profit from American-made energy, Biden has no plans to trump China’s mass energy production, even as China continues to flaunt the rigid “green” standards that hold our own producers back.
As long as the United States continues to outsource production and jobs to China, it will be hardworking Americans who suffer the economic consequences of our energy dependence.
natural gas costs next to nothing
when compared to crude oil
Ping
I have an EV.
Great commuter car. I’d never, ever have one as my only car.
And the planet doesn’t give a sh*t one way or another.
Imagine having an EV during the inevitable blackouts resulting from the shutdown of coal and nuclear generators and relying on fickle windmills and solar cells.
Democrats are in charge. What savings?
Well don;t know about electric, but how about a Lincoln MKZ Hybrid at 40 mpg with those nice leather seats...sort of a little brother to the town car?
Of course not. Would interfere with the business models. (Theirs and those of the green oligarchy.) Follow the money. ALWAYS follow the money.
And they’ll tell people not to charge them when they have “power grid strains”.
the dems are insisting on unilateral disarmament
sound familiar?
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If I live so long as to have to replace one my current cars, a *hybrid* might be acceptable. If I could afford one, which ain’t likely since I’m retired poor. Would have to be a minivan, to manage my mobility scooter. And charge it while I’m driving.
I think they should make UTVs legal for city driving.
They (Kawaski Mule) run on very little gas and go 25 mph.
They will go through snow and ice, almost nothing will stop them.
I think they get about 40 mpg. No problem with parking in the street, you can park in your yard or even in the bed of a pick-up truck.
They hold 2 people and will haul 500# in the back. The engine is only about 14 hp.
They only cost about $8,500 and run forever with little more than a oil change once a year.
Yup, we too are FINKs. Fixed Income No Kids. Ain’t no raises headed our way.
And all the components are petroleum touched somewhere along the line. So, Flintstone cars?
RE: Imagine having an EV during the inevitable blackouts resulting from the shutdown of coal and nuclear generators
I am more practical. If my EV broke down on the road, will the AAA have the tools to recharge my car so that I can continue driving?
Elon Musk has already said that if the US wants to go all EVs, we will have to double our electrical grid - power plants, transmission lines, etc. That will NEVER happen if ever. Therefore, the Green Power advocates know this and never intend for us to have enough power to run our EVs whenever or wherever we want - freedom. Usage of our EVs may depend on our SOCIAL CREDIT SCORE, allocated times for city blocks to have power to charge vehicles or even other controls we cannot yet imagine.
Democrats constantly lie, cheat, and steal “for the greater good.” Your end justifies their means.
Neither do Republicans.
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