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Jim, you have been great. There is so much misinformation or misunderstanding out I just want people to know the actual facts. When we read about renewable energy being cheaper than coal production those folks are misleading us. Yes, modern wind energy is cheaper than 40 year old coal facilities. They are not cheaper than modern gas turbine production.
For some folks electrics make sense. For others they don't. Even with heavy tax credits and many years of development (Tesla shipped it's first car 11 years ago) most electrics are still fighting for their lives.
To transform the energy and auto sectors it is going to take many decades and many tens of trillion of dollars. And your local electrical grid will need upgrades when everyone in town is trying to charge their electric at home. The current grid can handle about 25% home charging. It ain't gonna be cheap and we are going to pay for it.
To force the transition into a faster pace we impose high taxes on non green energy. Cali is adding another 6 cents (thereabouts ) to it's gas tax this coming Monday. Their fuel tax will be right at 75 cents a a gallon once you consider the local, state, federal, underground storage, and the sales tax that taxes those previous taxes.
Who's that going to hurt? The poor bastard that can't afford to rent a home near his work and has to commute to his middle class or entry level job. The poor bastard that can't afford a new car much less pay the premium for an electric vehicle or 2 grand for installation of home charger. The poor bastard we claim we care about while we throw him under the electric bus.
I don't drive high end cars. Don't need to. Don't care. I buy used with 20,000 miles and drive em till the wheels fall off. I am the last guy to pay a heavy premium for an electric with a tax credit from an overspending government. My SC set me back 17k 15 years ago.
Don't believe everything you read. Don't believe what I have just written. Do your own research. Educate yourselves and be prepared to open your wallets wide.
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