Biden sets goal of half of cars to have zero emissions by 2030

[Blues Man]

Buying a used high MPG car is far greener than buying a new EV

 

[rightwinger]

It's true.

Nothing we can make is zero emissions.

Any net reduction is warranted
Fossil fuels are dirty

 

[rightwinger]

Buying a used high MPG car is far greener than buying a new EV

Opinion or do you have a link?

 

[Blues Man]

Opinion or do you have a link?

When Used Cars Are More Ecofriendly Than New Cars

The environmental impact of junking an older working car for a new one with slightly better gas mileage

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[rightwinger]

When Used Cars Are More Ecofriendly Than New Cars

The environmental impact of junking an older working car for a new one with slightly better gas mileage

www.scientificamerican.com

Your link does not compare to an EV

 

[Blues Man]

Your link does not compare to an EV

The same principles apply.

 

[norwegen]

If Democrats remain in charge, half the cars will be old clunkers that are undrivable. Kind of like in Cuba.

So, he might just be right.

 

[22lcidw]

Your link does not compare to an EV

We went Edison instead of Tesla way back then.

 

[Sunsettommy]

Here is a dissenting view.

You Were Warned: Automakers Team Up With Biden To Force Electric Cars On Consumers

With a wave of his pen, Biden is ordering that 50% of new cars and trucks sold be electric by 2030

issuesinsights.com

I find this sobering:

"A Manhattan Institute study found that “Optimists forecast that the number of EVs in the world will rise from today’s nearly 4 million to 400 million in two decades. A world with 400 million EVs by 2040 would decrease global oil demand by barely 6%.”

That’s to say nothing of the fact that battery manufacturing at the scale needed would have its own huge environmental impacts, and the phenomenal increase in demand for electricity would come at a time when Biden is also trying to force power companies to abandon fossil fuels.

For climate alarmists, this is a dream worth pursuing. For automakers, it signals their complete surrender to government autocrats. For everyone else, it will just be a nightmare."

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It is governmental overreach based on the stroke of a Pen, Congress is not involved with this fascism based attempt.

 

[rightwinger]

The new infrastructure bill has more funding for EV infrastructure

 

[MadChemist]

Great move by our President. Gives our country a push in the right direction

'No turning back:' Biden signs order targeting half of all vehicles sold in US to be zero-emissions by 2030

The move is part of the administration's broader agenda to tackle climate change and compete with China, a leader in the electric vehicle market.

www.usatoday.com

And those batteries just charge themselves.

 

[MadChemist]

Solar, dumbass.

Now that's funny.

THere isn't enough solar to do 1/100th of what he's talking about.

 

[MadChemist]

If Democrats remain in charge, half the cars will be old clunkers that are undrivable. Kind of like in Cuba.

So, he might just be right.

Yep.

And guess who won't be able to afford all these new cars ?

 

[rightwinger]

And those batteries just charge themselves.

Using dramatically less fossil fuel than an internal combustion engine

 

[MadChemist]

Using dramatically less fossil fuel than an internal combustion engine

My oh my.....

And what will we do with all those used batteries ?