Posted on 06/12/2023 6:34:18 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Some people love electric vehicles (EVs). They drive them relatively short distances to work, charge them overnight in their garages and never stop for gas. Others, due to cost, convenience and climate, prefer gasoline-powered vehicles.
Thankfully, Americans today still have that choice. But if the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest proposed rule on car emissions is finalized as written, they won’t for much longer.
The new rule would require 60 percent of vehicles sold in the U.S. to be battery-powered electric by 2030 and 67 percent by 2032, compared to just 6 percent today. This would effectively eliminate the choice of gasoline-powered cars for American drivers and make the economy more dependent on China, a source of the minerals needed to create their batteries.
The public has only until July 5 to comment.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Eat your peas.
Its a huge boost to China. They control the supply-chain for EV batteries and parts
Or what?
bingo!
the destruction of personal transportation is the real goal
elites exempt of course
And even for the few who have all of that working in their favor for an EV, there are times an EV won't do. (i.e. pickup chores, road trips in directions with few charging options, etc.). EV's should be a free market choice.
Well, no doubt it’s all gain for him and the Biden Crime Syndicate.
Quick question. Saudi oil production has been cut 3X yet the price of oil keeps dropping. Why? Is it because the economy is that bad? Or are we simply using less oil?
70% of all Cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo
At the current rate of consumption, demand will outweigh supply by 2030
Then what?
One reason is because the Fed is raising rates. Many things sold on the stock market and commodities market (such as oil) have prices react oppositely to the value of the dollar. Raising interest rates = dollar is worth a hair more (at least from a day trading perspective), which means the dollar can buy more oil, which means the price of oil goes down.
The non-elected bureaucrats are in charge of this country. Politicians exist to give the people the illusion of freedom of choice.
Public transport that for many, is not available, or impractical for where they live.
Public transport is fine if you live in a civilized society. You don’t have to drive as much and often it is faster.
However, we don’t live in a civilized society.
Free market! Free market! Free market!
If the only people buying EV's were the people who wanted them without government coercion, then demand would go down.
Likewise, if the government got out of the way of U.S. miners to mine and produce our own minerals (including cobalt deposits in Minnesota), supply would go up.
The free market is always the best solution. If the topic is about EV's: free market. If the topic is about natural gas vs power: free market. If the topic is about the price of oil: free market. If the topic is about Russia's energy policies giving them too much control over Europe: free market.
Now that I’m retired, an EV would work for me
But 70k for a car doesn’t
The public is signed up for this. My neighbor overspent on a KIA electric car, and couldn’t be prouder of himself.
The marketing of EVs has been genius. Now, the public wants one, with no regard to the shortcomings.
Under their thumb. Demon Rat party must be crushed.
As I understand it, the U.S. is draining the SPR without any intention of replenishing it. THIS IS INTENTIONAL, OF COURSE so as to TRY TO FORCE us all to buy EV'S.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.