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Old 04-01-2022, 06:47 AM   #9
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I see that said a lot but that sounds pretty disingenuous. Guessing it is a right wing talking point coming from faux news. People could drive a corolla for 15k and double their fuel economy and have a pretty large net impact as a whole. No sympathy for people getting 20 mpg in their daily drivers when it comes to gas prices. Plenty of inexpensive new or pre-owned efficient cars. Also, a fully electric mid sized kia is about 12k below the average price of a car last year, after incentives; 5k below average without.
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It's not a Right wing talking point - it's math & physics.

Solar generates about 3% or US power (Guv hopes to get it to 20% in 25-30 years.)
Wind generates 9%
Hydro 6%
All other renewables 1%
So about 20%

Coal is 22%
Gas is 38%
Nuclear is 20%

If you are honest about power generation, you are not going to replace 60% of the US Power Generation with Solar and Wind.

And ^^^^ THIS is just to replace CURRENT energy generation. Before a mile is put on a car.







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They have had to fight against corporate interests and their cronies on the right every step of the way for the last forty years. That is a huge part of where we are today.
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Let's have some lifetime Guv bureaucrats come up with the solutiuoin - that'll work.

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