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Reduced rate for EV purchases leaving vehicle makers in a quandary
The following link is on today’s AP wire documenting a reduced rate for EV purchases that is leaving vehicle makers in a quandary. Automakers, dealers and shoppers dawdle on EVs despite strong year in US sales growth – Netscape Money & Business Even beyond vehicle cost, until there is an enormous effort to provide sufficient…
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Wind Goals Likely Impossible
The following article was in today’s Bloomberg. It is copied below. Biden’s 2030 Wind Goal Looks Like It Simply Won’t HappenBy Will Wade and Jennifer A DlouhyOctober 18, 2023 As the price of construction climbs, developers are rapidly revising their plans — at great cost. When President Joe Biden in 2021 laid out a target of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore…
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Climate goals are at risk
Most of the facts stated in this article are true. The conclusions are not, nor is the headline. Climate goals are already at risk, even if they build the transmission lines. The renewable technologies being installed cannot produce enough energy. Additionally, transmission lines that carry renewable energy are underutilized making them more expensive per Megawatt-hour…
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EV’s & Highway Taxes
The following article was in today’s Washington Post regarding EV’s and Highway Taxes. I mentioned the gas tax issue in an email last week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/16/republicans-electric-vehicle-registration-fees-gas-tax/ The Republican Lawmakers are not incorrect, however their methods for rectifying the gas tax situation in some cases will not work. I have owned an EV for six years. It…