Posted on 06/13/2023 1:23:22 PM PDT by george76
Why is it that greens want everyone to drive electric cars but don’t want people to have electricity? Or, it seems, the cars
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Fossil and nuclear plants are being taken offline (bye, Indian Point!) while their replacement with “renewables” like wind and solar lags and often fails to produce power when it’s most needed.
Nothing has improved on that front. But the thing about electric cars is that they don’t just need electricity, they also need batteries to store it in. And electric motors.
That’s awkward because those cars and batteries require lots of copper and other metals, plus the extraction of “rare earth” minerals that come mostly from China and Africa, where they’re often produced by child or slave labor.
We used to mine rare earths in America, but the enviros basically got that shut down. It’s easier for companies to get the stuff out of the ground in places where there aren’t sandal-wearing scolds everywhere.
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If you endorse the spread of electric cars, you by extension endorse the extraction of the resources it takes to build and charge them.
If you support a policy but oppose its prerequisites, then you’re either a fool or a fraud. Or maybe both.
A realistic and sensible electric-car policy would support reliable, safe, environmentally friendly power to charge them — which means plants fired by nuclear power and fracked gas.
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If you’re against those things, you’re not being realistic and sensible, and your policy proposals — or demands or mandates, which is what the calls for electric cars have become — should be ignored and even mocked.
Environmentalists are basically against those things, which means that they should be ignored and even mocked.
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“ while their replacement with “renewables” like wind and solar lags”
What is meant by “lags”?
As far as I know, no one has ever said or believes that “renewables” can replace conventional power generation.
“Lags” implies that eventually what is impossible will become possible, right? Who except excited grade school teachers believes that?
The best numbers I’ve seen was W&S is about 10%.
Which I don’t believe even other people’s $$$ being pumped into it.
Before massive government interfere wind and solar was 2 or 3%.
The best numbers I’ve seen was W&S is about 10%.
Which I don’t believe either. Even with other people’s $$$ (taxes) being pumped into it.
Before massive government interfere wind and solar was 2 or 3%.
Elon Musk has in the last few days become the gas station for all electric cars. All EV makers that matter have converted to the TESLA stasndard
He will come up with the small nuclear generator plants and sell power to the grid and tap into it all over the country.
Tesla will or is, becoming a vertically integrated electric company
If you ask one of their drones they say the grid is fine and will expand as needed.
Yup. They are that stupid.
And when we run out of money we can print more. I read that the USA went over 1 trillion in credit card debt....
My grandparents knew that shooting craps does not provide a reliable income.
These geniuses have no clue about actions and consequences.
How do they even make it through the day?
Tesla
They are planning on putting charging units under all roads.
So EVs would be charged while driving.
Should take about 15 years and cost about $12.5 Trillion.
Unless it’s cold outside
Then a lot less
10 minute charge lol no way.
Yep.
Ground us until we die.
Pack us in like sardines with no gasoline vehicles.
Ask ppl where electricity comes from and they say a wall socket.
Most ppl have no clue.
Plus it takes massive fossil fuels to MAKE the EVs AND the batteries.
AND to make windmills.
Cannot be made w/o FF!
Prolly solar panels too.
Democrats: "Not that there is anything wrong with that. We loved having slaves. And look forward to having them again."
Yep.
Ground us until we die.
Pack us in like sardines with no gasoline vehicles.
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