I apologize that this Blog
Posting is so Complicated. It had to be Complicated because the subject matter it
covers is Complicated. I also apologize for the Lack of Foolishness. There is Very Little Foolishness below because This Is
Important Stuff!
I recommend you read all of these 2 articles but you probably won’t because they will probably wear you out. Even I had to recommend to myself 3 times that I read all of these 2 articles but I’m glad I took my advice.
Now what do I have to do to get our Congress to read these 2 articles? I understand they don't have time to read what I send to them because they are too busy not reading all those bills they are passing. The best I can do is get the
articles piped into the overhead sound system during Happy Hour. 😀 (This paragraph is the closest this Blog Posting will come to
Foolishness.)
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This Is Important Stuff!
First Article June 1 2021 by Dr. Jay Lehr
and Tom Harris
Here are the opening 3 paragraphs
of the 1st article...
One
of the most unjustifiably hyped innovations of our lifetime is the electric
vehicle (EV). The federal government and the state of California are wrong to
think that the internal combustion engine is destined to end up in the dustbin
of history in the next few decades. It will not happen for many obvious reasons
that governments are blind to, and some reasons that are not so obvious.
The most obvious one
is that EVs are so expensive that the average American cannot afford to own
one. Vehicles powered by internal combustion engines will always be
significantly cheaper and will transport you much farther.
Regardless, EVs can never be produced in the numbers the government wants because of a lack of necessary rare earth elements needed for EV battery production, minerals that are mostly held hostage in China. Fortunately, the situation has improved slightly in recent years, as the below figure shows, but China still has the largest known deposits of rare earths.
Here are the closing 2 paragraphs
of the 1st article...
EMERGENCY
VEHICLES MUST CONTINUE TO BE POWERED BY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
The electric
automobile will remain a niche market for the foreseeable future, likely never
exceeding 10% of the cars on the road. Automobile manufacturers that are
heavily investing in EVs will be very disappointed in their sales. Perhaps they
know this and instead will soon make only what they know they can sell. And
then President Biden and Governor Newsom’s plans will crumble with the
inevitable return of the gasoline-powered vehicle.
In the meantime, consumers who made the leap to EVs will increasingly find themselves freezing in the dark on the side of remote highways with their EV batteries depleted. If they are lucky, they will be rescued by a tow truck operator who had the common sense to stockpile gasoline and keep their internal combustion engine-driven trucks tuned up and ready to go.
Here is the link to the entire
1st article: https://www.americaoutloud.com/no-joe-electric-cars-will-never-power-america/
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This Is Important Stuff!
Second Article Jan 15 2022 by Dr. Jay Lehr
and Tom Harris
Here are the opening 2 paragraphs
of the 2nd article...
The
utility companies have thus far had little to say about the alarming cost
projections to operate electric vehicles (EVs) or the increased rates that they
will be required to charge their customers. It is not just the total amount of
electricity required--but the transmission lines and fast charging capacity
that must be built at existing filling stations. Neither wind nor solar can
support any of it. Electric vehicles will never become the mainstream of
transportation!
In part 1 of our expose on the problems with electric vehicles (EVs), we showed that they were too expensive, too unreliable, rely on materials mined in China and other unfriendly countries, and require more electricity than the nation can afford. In this second part, we address other factors that will make any sensible reader avoid EVs like the plague.
Here is the closing
paragraph of the 2nd article...
Our Conclusion
The electric automobile will always be around in a niche market likely never exceeding 10% of the cars on the road. All automobile manufacturers are investing in their output and all will be disappointed in their sales. Perhaps they know this and will manufacture just what they know they can sell. This is certainly not what President Biden or California Governor Newsom are planning for. However, for as long as the present government is in power, they will be pushing the electric car as another means to run our lives. We have a chance to tell them exactly what we think of their expensive and dangerous plans when we go to the polls in November of 2022.
Here is the link to the entire
2nd article: https://www.americaoutloud.com/the-electric-vehicle-scam/
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I hope I did not wear you out with this Blog Posting but I had to give it a go because... This Is Important Stuff!
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
