Why Forcing People to Drive EVs Won't Save the Environment
Seven states are now poised to ban gas-powered cars.
In March, Maryland Governor Wes Moore unveiled a plan to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles. He called the move "a major step in the state's acceleration to improve air quality and combat the effects of climate change."
The announcement garnered surprisingly little media attention, perhaps because no fewer than six states had already announced similar plans, a trend that began in 2020 with California Governor Gavin Newsom's order to prohibit sales of gas-powered cars by 2035.
"By 2035" is the key caveat, of course. Politicians like Moore and Newsom get to bask in the virtue of (eventually) saving the world from CO2, while avoiding the practical problems and tradeoffs of such a ban—and there are tradeoffs.
Basic economics teaches that everything comes with tradeoffs. This includes energy.
Fossil fuels, which currently supply about 80 percent of the world's energy, come with tradeoffs. Renewable energies and green technologies come with tradeoffs. There are pros and cons to each.
The problem is that people often look at fossil fuels and focus solely on their cons—they are finite, cause pollution, and so on—and ignore their benefits. With so-called "green" technologies and energies, people tend to do the opposite.
Good article Jon. Will be linking the Newsweek article today @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
I would urge your readers to also go to Eric Peters blog - https://www.ericpetersautos.com/ as well. He has written extensively about EVs and the scam that they are. I have linked many of his articles on the subject as well over the past year. They are usually great reads!!!
👺 You will own nothing and be happy. I am sure the real Agenda is to sell zero vehicles by 2035 because we will all be in our 15 min cities with no where to go.