10 Facts Electric Vehicle Advocates Don't Want You to Know

Mark Tapscott : Aug 31, 2022
PJ Media

...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...

[PJMedia.com] 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"... (Image: Unsplash-Bob Osias)

...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.

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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 US 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... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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