Despite the “green” policies of the Obama administration
gasoline consumption is soaring.
The President is failing us in his energy policy. It is actually a disaster. In the three years since Dr. Moniz took over
the Department of Energy from Dr. Chu, Carbon Dioxide emissions
have grown each year. Moniz gave a
thumbs up to Ivanpah the project I have rightly called Solyndra times three. Moniz is happy to have “assisted” in the Iran
deal. If Moniz cannot comprehend Ivanpah
how in heavens name will he contain the centrifuges of the Ayatollah?
The Ayatollah made a hateful speech and we are going to let
him spin centrifuges and give him Billions of dollahs. I just shake my head in disbelief at the
state of the country from Chatanoogah to Caliphorniah one cannot live in peace. The Donald has real hair and has pointed to
real problems but CNN and my Congressman think Donald is a joke and wears a wig. Bernie Sanders is pointing to real problems. Bernie knows it is the Military Industrial
Congressional Presidential Gubernatorial Statehouse Complex that has deprived most
citizens of money, rights, and the pursuit of happiness.
Getting back to gasoline consumption it is all because money
is wasted by Feds and the States on giving rich folks tax credits to buy
EVs. EVs are a joke. We need to get Prius type hybrids in the hands
of many millions not plug-ins in the hands of thousands to make a dent on
gasoline consumption. The precious
lithium should not go to the 1% it should be spread around to the 99%.
Tesla is now offering a 90 kwh battery pack at $3,000
premium to the 85 kwh pack. This
actually proves my contention that batteries are still very expensive. The option costs $600 per kwh and note it
is really only the cost of the cells as the battery housing, thermal management
system, and battery control system are essentially identical.
Thermo bats 1,000. I
believe that Tesla battery packs are still far too expensive for them to sell a
people’s EV at a profit. Time will tell
if Model 3 is a success. If the battery
pack can enjoy several thousand cycles, and the car can go the distance of 30
to 50 years of driving, then it will be a success. My
great hope in plug in cars is not a price reduction but a cost of ownership
reduction by having very long lived batteries.
I found this link about a guy in Washington DC who has
120,000 miles in 2 years in Tesla Model S.
I was thinking how does a guy drive 60,000 miles a year in
DC??? It can’t be that he is a lobbyist
as they just hang out in fine bars, clubs, and restaurants in town. It could be that he is an Uber lobbyist
driving the rich and famous. The photo
of the car in snow seems to be taken in a large estate he might own. All that snow and a Tesla had me thinking
what ever happened to the New York Times reporter John Broder that reported his
Tesla battery went flat. I know the NYT
threw him under the electric bus but where did he wind up? I do hope he landed on his feet as he was
not factually incorrect about the trip he took in ice cold weather in early
2013 in that Model S.
It is strange how Broder now lives in obscurity, Musk is the
new Edison, and the US consumes more gasoline as EVs collectively are a commercial
flop. Americans and the Obama
administration live on hope even if it fantasy, truth is just a passenger on
the diesel bus. The EV is a prank call to world about sustainability. Our problem is social not the fuel. Like I say "you can fuel some of the people some of the time, but you cannot fuel all of the people all of the time."
Nothing in the U. S. government works. How can a bearded 24 year old muslim travel to Jordan for 6 months and not be in FBI full view. And he buys an assault rifle on top of this. My postal delivered Wednesday newspaper doesn't get delivered until Saturday.
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Prof Rust in 1969 we went to the moon. Between 2008 and today we went to crap. The next president better be strong and a real POTUS not a coward who dropped The United
ReplyDeleteProf Rust in 1969 we went to the moon. Between 2008 and today we went to crap. The next president better be strong and a real POTUS not a coward who dropped The United
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