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There are a host of reasons why the Left is absolutely determined to force Americans out of their privately owned, gasoline-powered cars and trucks and into unreliable public transportation and costly Electric Vehicles (EVs), none of which have to do with “saving the environment.”
The central reason the Left loves EVs is that the process of forcing Americans to convert to electric-powered transportation will destroy forever the incredible freedom and prosperity associated with privately owned gas-powered vehicles.
The future will instead be centrally controlled by rich elitists and their corrupt politicians, power-hungry bureaucrats, and ideologically driven “experts.”
When Ransom Olds in 1901 and Henry Ford in 1908 sold America’s first mass-produced automobiles (the Curved Dash Olds and the Model T, respectively), they launched America toward becoming the world’s first open road society.
It took a couple of decades, but by the 1930s car ownership was virtually a middle-class staple and that meant, for millions of Americans, the freedom to go wherever they wanted to go when they chose to do so, without getting prior permission from government.
It is no exaggeration to say one of the chief factors in America growing out of the Depression was the ability of millions of Americans to buy new and used cars and trucks. The St. Louis Federal Reserve put it this way in September 1935 in the middle of the Great Depression:
“During the first 6 months of 1935, companies and individuals purchased from motor-vehicle dealers 1,461,940 new passenger cars and 254,063 trucks, paying for these vehicles a sum estimated at approximately $1,460,000,000. The first half year registrations were 44 percent greater in 1935 than during the corresponding period of last year, while the increase over the same 6 months of 1933 was 121 percent.”
The rise of the privately owned, gas-powered automobile also generated booming industries that to this day provide millions of good jobs, financial stability, and personal income growth that are foundational to the American economy.
Just think of all the dealerships, repair shops, parts stores, road construction, energy production, distribution and retailing, insurance, and law enforcement jobs that exist because there are hundreds of millions of cars and trucks in this country.
But those good things will be lost if California’s plan to ban the sale of all gas-powered vehicles by 2035 becomes national policy. There is so much that is so incredibly wrong-headed, if not either outright dishonest or stupid, with the drive to force Americans into EVs.
For example, as the experts at powerthefuture.com point out, here are 10 facts about EVs the Left doesn’t want Americans to know:
1. EVs are powered by fossil fuels. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), fossil fuel-based power plants — coal, oil, or natural gas — create about 60% of the nation’s electrical grid, while nuclear power accounts for nearly 20%.
2. The batteries of EVs rely on cobalt. An estimated 70% of the global supply of cobalt emanates from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country with deplorable working conditions, especially for children.
3. A study released earlier this year by an environmental group showed that nearly one-third of San Francisco’s electric charging stations were non-functioning. The population of San Francisco represents roughly two percent of California.
4. Supporters of the California law admit there will be a 40% increase in demand for electricity, adding further strain to the grid and requiring increased costs for power and infrastructure.
5. According to one researcher, the strain of adding an EV is similar to adding “1 or 2 air conditioners” to your home, except an EV requires power year-round.
6. Today, 20 million American families, or one in six, have fallen behind on their electric bills, the highest amount ever.
7. Utility companies will need to add $5,800 in upgrades for every new EV for the next eight years in order to compensate for the demand for power. All customers will shoulder this cost.
8. The average price for an electric vehicle is currently $66,000, up more than 13% in just the last year, costing an average of $18,000 more than the average combustible engine. Meanwhile, the median household income is $67,521. For African American families, the average is $45,870, and for Hispanic households, $55,321.
9. A 2022 study found that the majority of EV charging occurs at home, leaving those who live in multi-family dwellings (apartments) at a real disadvantage for charging.
10. The same study also noted that many drivers charge their EVs overnight when solar power is less available on the grid.
There are many more facts about EVs you will never hear spoken by the Left’s politicians, including President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and the national and state leadership of the Democratic Party.
Neither will you hear any of these facts - except when they are being misrepresented and distorted by self-appointed “fact-checkers” - in college classrooms, the mainstream media, and even representatives of the “Big Three” automakers, who fear getting on the wrong side of government.
Oh, and by the way, guess who is laughing their keisters off as America heads into the Left’s EV future, knowing they control so much of the equipment, materials, and technology necessary for batteries, thus giving them a choke-hold on the U.S. economy?
Can you spell C-H-I-N-A?
Article Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/10-facts-electric-vehicle-advocates-dont-want-you-know
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"Lowering electricity use during that time will ease strain on the system, and prevent more drastic measures, including rotating power outages."
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The concept of sustainable development was first popularised during the industrial revolution where the government was of the view that the industrial and economic activities had a massive impact on the environment and society. During this period, many social and ecological crises took place in the world, which raised the concern for a more sustainable way of working. In the year 1972, the term received its first international recognition at the UN Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm. Though the term was not used explicitly, the main crux of the conference was that development and sustainability should go hand in hand.
The concept was then discussed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The summit was held with the agenda of making action plans and strategies for moving towards sustainable development. Over 178 representatives of different nations participated in the summit. The Brundtland Commission in 1987 had hinted at sustainable development as the solution to the problems of environmental degradation.
The takeaway from the Brundtland report was to raise the concerns that have been raised decades ago, which focused on the impact the human activities were having on the planet, how social activities are depleting the resources and harming the environment. The concern was that if this remains unchecked, it will be tough to maintain a balance between development and the environment.
The term gained popularity in our ‘Common future’ report 15 years later. The report of the World Commission on Environment and Development popularised the classic definition of sustainable development which is widely used today to understand the concept of sustainable development. The definition of sustainable development said- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The Rio summit recognised sustainable development as a big challenge of the world leaders even today. In the year 2000, the millennium summit was held in New York where the UN millennium declaration was signed. The declaration had goals to be achieved by the year 2015. The goals included eradication of poverty and inequality, women empowerment and environmental sustainability. These goals were later known as Millennium development goals. The world summit on sustainable development which was held in Johannesburg in the year 2002 was attended by 191 national governments and UN agencies. The three important takeaways from the summit were - a political declaration, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, and a range of partnership initiatives. In 2012, the summit was held again in Rio where the document the future we want was declared. The nations agreed to all the commitments made in previous sustainable development plans and targets. They also committed to developing sustainable development goals building on the priorities identified in agenda 21.
In 2015, the SDGs accorded with an agreement at the COP21 Paris Climate Conference where 17 SDG goals were set up to end poverty, hunger, protect the environment and ensure that all the people enjoy prosperity and peace by the year 2030.
Conclusion
This is how the concept of sustainable development has evolved from the 19th century to the present. Industries and people are becoming more aware now and are trying their best to achieve the goals of sustainable development and make the planet a better place to live in.
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