Comparing Internal Combustion Vehicles to EVs Requires Honesty
Here’s a meme whose purpose is to bash EVs, using a combination of lies and half-truths.
Scientists have been conducting “well to wheels” studies that compare EVs to internal combustion engines since the late 20th Century and have concluded that EVs have a large advantage that is growing with each year. A few facts:
Extreme low-carbon energy sources that contribute to our grid-mix include nuclear, solar, wind, and hydro.
The most conscientious EV owners charge their cars by overbuilding the solar PV arrays on their rooftops.
The amount of diesel that goes into our grid and charging our EVs is almost zero.
The number of coal-fired power plants in the United States has fallen roughly in half in the 15 years since 2GreenEnergy was launched.
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My theory on the subject here is that Trump’s lies are so common and blatant that they do not damage the adoration that his supporters have for him. They are willing to justify his complete lack of honesty with malarkey like, “Oh, all politicians lie.”
In healthcare, we have people who think they know better than the doctors and medical scientists.
It’s a question of who you are and how you define winning.
The words of journalist Dan Rather here remind us of something happening here in the United States that doesn’t seem to be changing over time. Americans’ perceptions of Donald Trump fall into one of three categories:
Perhaps the most important criterion for determining if a certain group is a cult is as follows: Its leader is always right. In other words, if it appears to you that the leader made a mistake, it is you who are confused, ignorant, etc.
It’s good to see this concept gaining ground.
Every year, almost exactly one million American citizens of Hispanic descent turn 18 and become eligible to vote.
Please take a second to read this dialog between Stephen Colbert and Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Is this what would have surprised Carl Sagan most?
