Posted on 03/08/2022 4:28:59 AM PST by sevinufnine
Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg on Monday pushed a transition to green energy and electric cars as Americans face record high prices at the pump. As gas costs soar and more workers are returning to the office as covid numbers fall, President Biden's administration announced a $3.7B boost for public transportation, including an investment in new fleets of electric buses. 'We are all in the midst of a turning point. We have the technologies to transition to a zero emission fleet,' Harris said during the announcement. 'We can address the climate crisis and grow our economy at the same time. Transit gets riders where they need to be efficiently and affordably with far less pollution. It's even good for drivers of cars because it means less congestion and traffic on our roads. And transit is even better when it's clean transit with modern electric buses that don't pollute at all.'
Neither official mentioned gas prices: AAA reported Sunday that the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4.009 -- the highest since 2008. On Monday, the average price hit $4.10 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. Also a factor is cost. The average transaction price for an electric vehicle is $56K according to Kelley Blue Book, which is about $10K higher than the overall industry average for a new vehicle.
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Sock puppet at best!
Deaf, dumb, blind, and ignorant.
BINGO!
Good article. But they forgot a big cost...
The separate garage or carport you have to build well AWAY from your house...in case of a battery fire.
Well, clearly Kamala Harris understands EV better than Elon Musk does.
And where's Hunter Biden right now? Surely the country could use his expertise on the petroleum markets.
And here’s another thing: TPTB KNOW that a large chunk of the population cannot now and will never be able to afford the cost of getting an EV.
They want them to be forced into riding their ‘green transit’ busses and other modes. More often than not, mass transit is inefficient, doesn’t get you where you need to go when you need to go, and are likely populated with dirty, smelly people with serious mental issues, if not outright criminals. You take your life in your hands when you board a bus, train, or subway.
Under Joe Biden gas prices have doubled, and lithium has gone up seven-fold in price.
Look at the prices of rechargeable power tools to grasp how much damage Biden has done.
“The average monthly cost of charging is $25, and it can take 30 minutes to charge an EV, even with the higher-standard Level 3 chargers.”
I read somewhere if everybody had electric cars there is not enough power on the grid to charge the cars. We can expect the cost of power to go up as the cost of oil goes up.
They also hate coal... “If somebody wants to build a coal-fired power plant, they can. It’s just that it will bankrupt them,” Obama said, responding to a question about his cap-and-trade plan. He later added, “Under my plan … electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.”https://www.politico.com/story/2012/04/uttered-in-2008-still-haunting-obama-in-2012-074892
“disable new cars remotely”
Tesla was asked to disable Teslas in Russia.
They need to be fired.
Kamala needs to have fireside chats on national tv, and sell these ideas to the American public...😉😉😉
“It’s not about anything other than control. They can better control how and when u drive. They can shut off charging stations for any reason they can disable new cars remotely. Screw the Green thing”
I would like to add the car is connected to the internet, they know where you are at 24 hours a day.
Good point. Not an issue for major metros (no room), but it puts the screws to the red bits, doesn’t it...
It is time to get rid of Democrats who hurt us and our nation.
The mass transit systems have been hit hard by Covid mandates.
The commuter rail services serving NYC have often suffered ridership losses of around 75%.
Willy Brown had the right idea to keep Kamala’s mouth shut.
Arguing about EVs is playing by their rules. Simply dismiss the argument and say it is time to get rid of democrats and liberals.
Yep I remember...it’s a bit astonishing that anyone didn’t think this would happen. PDJT made comments about this happening but ‘mean tweets’ were more important to the moron masses at that moment in time.
Guess this suggests that monstrously high gas prices are a feature, not a bug, eh?
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