{"id":290565,"date":"2023-12-09T12:17:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=290565"},"modified":"2023-12-09T12:17:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:17:15","slug":"predictably-the-rush-to-electric-cars-is-imploding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=290565","title":{"rendered":"Predictably, the Rush to Electric Cars Is Imploding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By\u00a0Levi Russell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My appreciation for our freedom of movement was re-ignited recently when I finished up an engine swap into my rare-but-not-collectable 1995 Ford Thunderbird. It had blown a head gasket and had far more than 200,000 miles on it, so in went a junkyard-fresh 4.6L V8 with only 40,000 miles on the clock, or so said the yard I bought it from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My use of the term \u201cfreedom of movement\u201d on this site goes back to my article in March of 2022<\/a>, where I pointed out that the Biden administration is hell-bent on forcing us into a mass-transit-heavy society, in part through regulations and restrictions that made it less convenient and more expensive to drive a car. I pointed out that subsidizing absurdly expensive EVs and forcing car makers to implement tech that shuts down cars (allegedly only for drunk drivers) are part of the plan. The totalitarian leftists at the Daily Kos promptly published a hit piece<\/a> on me, calling me every name in the hysterical leftist playbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, those on the fence might have considered this to be a conspiracy theory. Now, though, they\u2019ll have to admit I was right. The NTSB recently floated the idea of limiting the maximum speed a car can be driven. The scolds in the press<\/a> instantly jumped at the chance to wag their fingers at Americans who dare to drive above the speed limit. Some blatantly stated<\/a> that anyone who might question giving the state this sort of power are part of some strange, fringe political minority that should be ignored by all sensible people. Of course, it\u2019s easy to see how this might be abused, just like the aforementioned power to shut your car down at will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recently published article<\/a> in the peer-reviewed academic journal Transportation Research<\/em> tells us that cars, even the supposedly anointed battery electric variety, are far too convenient and that the state must be empowered to \u201crestrict car use.\u201d The authors tell us that converting car lanes to bus lanes have reduced car use in Oslo. No surprise there. The fact that academia is floating this sort of policy should concern anyone who has any inkling of mistrust of the federal government. Truly our freedom of movement is in peril.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electric vehicles are not nearly as popular as their advocates would have had us believe, as sales are now slumping<\/a> in the face of rising interest rates and a lack of so-called fast chargers<\/a>. As we begin to bump up against mined mineral constraints<\/a> and international relations complications<\/a>, there\u2019s no doubt the cost of making these glorified toys will continue to rise. A recent Consumer Reports publication shows that, over the last 3 model years, electric vehicles are less reliable than normal gasoline and diesel vehicles. So, several states want to ban the sale of reliable, inexpensive gas and diesel cars and force us to buy less reliable electric cars. Note well that the superior reliability of hybrids is likely down to the fact that car makers who are better known for their reliability make more hybrids. There\u2019s nothing inherent to a hybrid that would make it more reliable than a gasoline engine vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even our ability to travel using air travel is under the gun. A CNN op-ed<\/a> recently floated the idea of limiting air travel through the use of carbon (read: sin) passports. We will be limited to traveling based on the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the flight. The author wants this applied to cruise ships as well. It\u2019s not hard to see this applied to your car as well. Of course, such rules will not apply to the super-wealthy climate grifters. They\u2019ll be jetting all over the globe for their very important climate conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s not just transportation. In September, Reuters \u201cfact checked\u201d<\/a> a claim that US cities had agreed to limit meat consumption, finding the claim false. And yet, we are told<\/a> on a nearly daily basis that eliminating beef consumption is necessary to save the planet. The sin of using coal (but not apparently to create steel) has become the sin of eating a steak. What\u2019s next? Rice? Pork?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in 2024, the German government will empower local electricity providers<\/a> to limit the flow of electricity to heat pumps and electric cars. Such limits were the stuff of alleged conspiracy theories mere months ago. Now they\u2019re a reality. Germany\u2019s suicidal attempt to power their grid with nothing but wind and solar, killing off their own nuclear power generation over the last 20 years, has led to energy rationing. It\u2019s not as if this is unpredictable. The unreliability of so-called renewables is common knowledge among energy experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s sensible for those who are concerned about their ability to choose where and when they travel, what they eat, and when they turn on their heaters and air conditioners to be skeptical of every single attempt to accrue more power by state and federal governments. That skepticism should turn into activism against these power grabs. Anyone who tells you these power grabs aren\u2019t coming is telling you not to believe your own eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levi Russell is an associate teaching professor at the University of\u00a0Kansas\u00a0School of Business.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This article was originally published by RealClearEnergy\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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