{"id":282497,"date":"2023-10-08T19:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282497"},"modified":"2023-10-08T19:05:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:05:57","slug":"will-ev-mandates-decide-the-2024-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282497","title":{"rendered":"Will EV mandates decide the 2024 election?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"282502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282502\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OIG-13.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OIG-13.jpeg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OIG-13.jpeg?resize=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/duggan\/\">Duggan Flanakin<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"294\" data-attachment-id=\"282498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282498\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Electric-car-and-cord.jpg?fit=1200%2C489&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,489\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Electric-car-and-cord\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Electric-car-and-cord.jpg?fit=723%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Electric-car-and-cord.jpg?resize=723%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Electric-car-and-cord.jpg?resize=1024%2C417&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Electric-car-and-cord.jpg?resize=300%2C122&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Electric-car-and-cord.jpg?resize=768%2C313&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/00Electric-car-and-cord.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s see just how long this auto workers\u2019 strike lasts. It\u2019s not really about the 46% pay raise, but the 2009 Obama deal that took away cost-of-living adjustments. It\u2019s not really about the short run, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But let\u2019s see what the auto workers get in the face of President Biden\u2019s unrealistic demand that would force us to buy Chinese battery-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compliant will remain loyal \u2013 just as they are to every other radical idea \u2013 because to resist is to be uncool or, worse, deplatformed from woke society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But those who buck the system are getting restless about an all-out plunge into the uncharted waters of EV world \u2013 a world dominated by China and its forced&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/story\/2022-07-17\/ganfeng-lithium-co-xinjiang-tesla-bmw\">laborers in Xinjiang<\/a>&nbsp;and Congolese&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/observers.france24.com\/en\/africa\/20210318-dr-congo-child-labor-gold-mines-kamituga-south-kivu\">child laborers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funny how bedfellows make strange politics. The UAW bosses are all in with the EV mandate, but the rank and file just cheered an Orange man in a red elephant jacket. But if you think this is merely an American phenomenon, you\u2019d be wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This \u2013 this is the battle of the century, between those seeking to control all thought and action and those who only seek to control some (controversial) thought and action \u2013 a real-world game of thrones. Power, not progress, or even prosperity, is the goal. And, of course, big money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every day, the dangers of total reliance on electricity generation and transmission at a level twice that of today are exposed. And every day, these warnings are ignored by the media and lampooned by the Karines of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Pakistan,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cf.org\/news\/huge-explosion-caused-by-ev-batteries-rips-through-airport-160-injured-in-blast-felt-for-20-miles\/\">lightning hits<\/a>&nbsp;a warehouse full of electric vehicles and batteries, causing a fire and explosions that killed a 15-year-old boy and injured 163 others. Five electric vehicles were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/five-cars-destroyed-at-sydney-airport-after-battery-from-luxury-electric-vehicle-ignites-20230912-p5e43h.html\">destroyed<\/a>&nbsp;at Sydney\u2019s airport when a detached EV battery from a luxury vehicle burst into flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taxpayer-subsidized Proterra\u2019s bankruptcy has left the entire eight-vehicle Jackson (Wyoming) bus fleet grounded for months. Parts are not available. Naturally, Jackson\u2019s bureaucrats plan to buy more electric buses. Greenie points!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/uk-leader-rishi-sunak-delays-ban-on-new-gas-and-diesel-cars-by-5-years-in-contentious-climate-shift\/ar-AA1h1HTg\">five-year delay<\/a>&nbsp;on banning new gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles (till 2035), citing \u201cunacceptable costs\u201d on ordinary people. All across Europe, the battle is raging over the \u201ctransition.\u201d Unless \u201cnet zero\u201d is modified, predictions are that \u201cthe base car market will either vanish or will not be done by European manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those \u201cordinary people\u201d are speaking with their pocketbooks. Prices for used EVs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/motors\/24099905\/second-hand-ev-prices-falling-driver-lose-confidence\/\">have been slashed<\/a>&nbsp;by nearly 25% \u201cas drivers lose confidence.\u201d Over half of British drivers deem EVs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrader.com\/motor-trader-news\/automotive-news\/majority-drivers-unwilling-embrace-evs-due-affordability-charging-concerns-08-09-2023?mc_cid=8b52b90366&amp;mc_eid=aee812af1e\">too expensive<\/a>, and nearly half fear shortages of charging stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No wonder American auto workers are striking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that\u2019s not the worst!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/money\/bills\/insurance\/john-lewis-stops-insuring-electric-cars\/\">auto insurer<\/a>&nbsp;John Lewis Financial Services has \u201ctemporarily\u201d paused issuing policies on battery-powered vehicles until its underwriter analyses risks and costs (and raises rates).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/1818572\/electric-cars-insurance-cost-of-living?mc_cid=b3d62bbee5&amp;mc_eid=aee812af1e\">Another insurer<\/a>, Aviva, reportedly is refusing to insure Teslas, while other EV owners saw premiums go up 1,000% in just one year (up to \u00a34,000 more).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Costs for EV repairs have risen sharply, and there is a shortage of technicians with the skills to carry out repairs \u2013 meaning EV owners may wait weeks with their toys in the shop. No wonder a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/2023\/09\/are-evs-affordable-only-if-youre-a-luxury-buyer\/?mc_cid=b3d62bbee5&amp;mc_eid=aee812af1e\">J.D. Power survey<\/a>&nbsp;reports 76% of new EV sales come from the luxury market \u2013 mainstream buyers cannot afford them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nonetheless, the Association of British Insurers reassured the elites and deplatformers that, \u201cOur members fully support the roll-out of electric vehicles and efforts to transition to Net Zero.\u201d With the caveat that, \u201cWhether to offer insurance, and at what price, is a commercial decision for insurers based on their risk appetite.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/union-joe-biden-teamed-up-with-gm-chief-to-push-a-transition-to-electric-vehicles-it-could-come-back-to-haunt-them\/\">\u201crosy scenario\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;(if tomorrow\u2019s EV sales match today\u2019s non-EV sales) predicts a loss of 117,000 automotive jobs to \u201cthe transition.\u201d Thousands of jobs are already lost as automakers gear up to meet political demands \u2013 despite public resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These numbers, however, do not factor in the 75% reduction in private vehicle ownership&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/21stcenturywire.com\/2023\/06\/09\/klaus-schwab-demanding-75-global-reduction-in-private-cars-by-2050\/?s=03\">demanded by Klaus Schwab<\/a>&nbsp;and his fellow gazillionaire would-be gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nor do they factor in massive losses in the petrochemical industry and other manufacturing jobs \u2013 at least&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/partial-list-over-6000-products-made-from-one-barrel-oil-steve-pryor\/\">6,000 products<\/a>&nbsp;use byproducts of gasoline and diesel production. Those industries, too, will be devastated by an end to fossil fuel production \u2013 and nobody in the power structure cares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, horse-related jobs disappeared as automobiles replaced saddled animals on American roads. But such comparisons are political spin. American auto workers \u2013 like former American appliance and electronics workers \u2014 watch production move to Mexico and China as our auto industry is crippled by regulations and mandates that make no economic or geopolitical sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the acquiescence by automakers to Biden\u2019s diktat (do any mainstream reporters still drive ICE vehicles?), there are signs of a burgeoning revolt, and not just from Trump-loving auto workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House just sent to the Senate the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, crafted by Rep. John Joyce (R, PA) to prevent governments from banning ICE vehicle sales. Says Joyce, \u201cThe last thing my constituents want is another oppressive Biden administration mandate that puts a radical environmental agenda and far-left special interests above their individual freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Meanwhile,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizpacreview.com\/2023\/10\/01\/shocking-number-of-french-back-limiting-air-travel-but-climate-zealots-set-a-crazy-limit-1400658\/\">in France<\/a>, 41% (and 59% from ages 18 to 24) approved the idea of limiting people to four airplane flights over their entire lifetime.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analyzing the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/economy-and-business\/2023-08-30\/why-some-people-who-bought-an-electric-car-now-regret-their-choice.html?mc_cid=281223b22f&amp;mc_eid=aee812af1e\">British marketplace<\/a>,&nbsp;<em>Telegraph<\/em>&nbsp;city editor Ben Marlow suggests that \u201cthe time has come to accept that the economics of net zero are more fantasy than reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite London mayor Sadiq Khan\u2019s infamous Ultra-Low Emissions Zone scheme that forced ICE vehicle drivers to pay \u00a312.50 per day just to enter downtown London, an initial spike in EV sales petered out quickly, leading to layoffs at EV assembly plants, carlots full of unsold EVs, and a price war by frustrated dealerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the U.S., Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley addressed the United Auto Workers\u2019 demands, acknowledging that, \u201cwe want everyone to participate in our success, but if it prevents us from investing in this transition to EVs \u2026 then everyone\u2019s job is at risk if we don\u2019t invest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Really? Ford is losing $4.5 billion in its EV division this year despite President Biden\u2019s welfare-for-the-rich scheme of massive subsidies for EV purchases, $12 billion for retrofitting auto plants for EV production, and $7.5 billion for charging stations. If Schwab has his way, Ford may soon find itself out of business or relegated to manufacturing nameplates for Chinese \u201cFords.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will Americans understand that the auto workers (who just want a big paycheck before their forced retirement) are the canary in this nation\u2019s coal mine \u2013 that if their industry dies, the nation\u2019s economy dies with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will take great courage to stand up to teacher unions, indoctrinated children, the deplatforming media, the Justice Department, and hate speech from on high to demand an end to the climate hysteria that elitists use to scare people into accepting a massive decline in their prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that is the battle \u2013 more than immigration, funding foreign wars, or even \u201cstructural racism\u201d \u2013 that ought to be the dividing line in 2024. Like 2020\u2019s vaccine mandates, EV mandates force tremendous losses of personal freedom. And&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pacificlegal.org\/a-shocking-61-of-americans-want-more-restrictions-on-free\">our children<\/a>&nbsp;are being taught that freedom \u2013 speaking out against government and the ruling class \u2013 is a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But so is darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This article originally appeared at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearenergy.org\/articles\/2023\/10\/05\/will_electric_car_mandates_battle_decide_the_2024_election_984122.html\">Real Clear Energy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Author<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"292\" data-attachment-id=\"282500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282500\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-200.png?fit=291%2C292&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"291,292\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-200.png?fit=291%2C292&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-200.png?resize=291%2C292&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-200.png?w=291&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-200.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-200.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-200.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/duggan\/\">Duggan Flanakin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A brief history of his multifaceted career appears in his book, &#8220;Infinite Galaxies: Poems from the Dugout.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From \u00a0CFACT By\u00a0Duggan Flanakin\u00a0 Let\u2019s see just how long this auto workers\u2019 strike lasts. 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