Sunday, May 14, 2023

25 Reasons Biden's EV Goals Are Economically and Environmentally Harmful

25 Reasons Biden's EV Goals Are Economically and Environmentally Harmful - Timothy Nash
  • Recently, the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency proposed strict new tailpipe emissions standards
  • These standards would force fully electric vehicles to jump from 5.8 percent of new car sales in 2021 to 67 percent by 2032. 
  • The following list gives 25 reasons why the president’s lofty goals are unwarranted and would be both economically and environmentally harmful.
1. America’s electric grid already “faces a capacity shortfall … resulting in high risk of energy emergencies” when energy demand peaks in winter or summer conditions. EVs will further strain our grid unless Americans stop using electricity when we need it and reorder our lives to only use electricity when weather conditions allow it to be generated.
2. During electric capacity shortfalls, or blackouts, EVs can’t be charged. Extensive EV mandates could mean entire cities could become immobilized during blackouts...

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