The Case For EVs - NOT

I have to hand it to Kamala this week.  She really made the case for spending BILLIONS of dollars to replace all the buses in our country with EVs....

What's the enormous benefit to society you may ask???   USB charging ports!!  OMG!!    Here are her exact words.

   The bus has Wifi.
   And even USB outlets! Next to every seat!
   I mean c'mon
   Imagine! You can charge your phone on your way home from work!
   That's good stuff.

It seems that our VP simply cannot imagine that USB charging ports have been in gasoline and diesel vehicles since the invention of USB.

Green advocates would like us to believe that electric buses will be cost-effective even though they cost far more than conventional buses.  "An average diesel transit bus costs around $500,000, compared with $750,000 for an electric bus, and a diesel school bus costs around $110,000 compared with $230,000 for an electric school bus"

False Savings
They then claim that this would be offset by $400,000 in savings on fuel (over the life of the bus). This is total bullshit... it is based on an assumption that electric energy is somehow cheaper than the cost of the fuel needed to produce it.
www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/electric-buses-mass-transit-seen-cost-effective

In reality, roughly 60% of our electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels. While only 21% is from 'renewables'... As you contemplate the debate about 'green energy' in general and EVs in particular  please keep three facts in mind:

• It is simply irrational to believe that electric energy can be cheaper than the cost of the fuels needed to produce it.
• In every case, the cost of wind and/or solar has proven to be more expensive than the cost of natural gas which is still abundant.  There is no reason to believe this will reverse in the next 15 years.
• The average service life of a school bus is between 10-15 years (depending on jurisdiction).  The EV buses Kamala and the Dems are raving about will be dead and gone long before there are any fuel savings.  www.liveabout.com/buses-and-other-transit-lifetime-2798844

Conclusion
With increasing government focus on electrification of school buses in many states, the demand for electric school buses has grown rapidly over the past few years. In April 2021, Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to invest $25 BILLION to convert the entire US fleet of ICE school buses to electric vehicles.  This is an utterly unconscionable (and irresponsible) waste of taxpayer money.  www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/united-states-school-bus-market

Folks, I'm all in favor of solar energy... I have solar panels on my roof.  BUT I wouldn't rely on them to supply the majority of our energy.

I'm all in favor of EVs... when they actually become cost competitive. BUT it's going to take a major breakthrough in battery technology for that to occur.

In short, I am very much in favor of spending Millions on battery R&D and I am absolutely opposed to wasting BILLIONS subsidizing technology that isn't ready.

It is time to stop the Green New Deal.