Biden Transportation Secretary Brags High Gas Prices Are Forcing People To Buy Electric Vehicles

[Weatherman2020]

Democrats hate the lower and middle income working classes.

Pitchforks and torches would be in use in a better day.

 

[cnm]

Next you'll be moaning about market solutions.

 

[1srelluc]

Mayor Buttplug can go fuck himself.....Oh wait, he would enjoy it too much.

 

[easyt65]

How do Democrats plan on forcing electric car prices to come down low enough for low / middle class Americans to be able to afford them in Biden's massive inflation?

Making tge cost of gas go up to $10 a gallon as already promised, got it.

Since internal combustion engines will be outlawed by 2030,what's that going to do to current car ownership, trade-ins / trade-in value, the used car market?

What are people who can barely afford payments on an electric car going to do when they are going to have to buy a new expensive battery?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Buttplug is in so far over his head

 

[Rigby5]

Electric vehicles really don't make much sense.
They not only cost twice as much, and have low battery life, but you can't go on a long trip, there is not enough power production or grid to support a significant number of EVs, and they pollute far more than biofuel combustion engines.

 

[Leo123]

Without adequate refueling infrastructure, electric vehicles will never be a viable alternative to gas powered vehicles. Mayor Pete has no energy experience he was installed because he is gay. Democrats don't care about actual experience as long as the person fits their PC profile. Just look at 'word salad Kamala.'

 

[Concerned American]

Democrats hate the lower and middle income working classes.

Pitchforks and torches would be in use in a better day.

Average price of an electric vehicle is $56K. New, fuel efficient, ICE vehicles can be found for ~$20K.
How many years does Buttplugs figure it will take to recoup that $36K. He is also not taking into account the cost of the electricity to charge the EV. Electricity is not free. Long distance travel is also an issue. Most road trippers cover more than 250 miles a day.

 

[johngaltshrugged]

They know we can't handle a transition but they don't care. There isn't enough charging stations or green energy capacity to have a wholesale switch plus it would crash the supply chains because the EV semis will be inadequate to the task.
They are using climate change to take our liberties & still have idiots that support them.

Totalitarians don't like freedom of movement so this is just the main way they will take that part of our freedom.
No cars, no travel

 

[excalibur]

Next you'll be moaning about market solutions.

It isn't a market solution.

 

[excalibur]

Electric vehicles really don't make much sense.
They not only cost twice as much, and have low battery life, but you can't go on a long trip, there is not enough power production or grid to support a significant number of EVs, and they pollute far more than biofuel combustion engines.

Each battery pack requires the mining of 500,000 lbs of material.

Most of the minerals come from foreign sources including slave labor and child labor. But leftoids really care about people and the Earth.

 

[Yarddog]

Next you'll be moaning about market solutions.

The guy is an idiot. Millions of Americans cant afford ANY car payment and rely on picking up that cheap used car to get to work and back. Of course, he wouldnt know that.

 

[Leo123]

The guy is an idiot. Millions of Americans cant afford ANY car payment and rely on picking up that cheap used car to get to work and back. Of course, he wouldnt know that.

Isn't it funny how the rich, elite left just assumes people will go out and buy an electric car? They are so clueless they don't realize it's THEIR energy policy that is keeping folks from being able to afford even food, much less a new car and even less an electric car.

 

[Yarddog]

Isn't it funny how the rich, elite left just assumes people will go out and buy an electric car? They are so clueless they don't realize it's THEIR energy policy that is keeping folks from being able to afford even food, much less a new car and even less an electric car.

YES!

 

[easyt65]

Buttplug is telling everyone to buy a $60k car, but he rides a bicycle, doesn't he?

 

[Concerned American]

Each battery pack requires the mining of 500,000 lbs of material.

And those tremendous mining machines don't run on batteries--they run on diesel--at $6/gal. What do the libs figure that does to the cost of those materials and batteries.

 

[Concerned American]

Buttplug is telling everyone to buy a $60k car, but he rides a bicycle, doesn't he?

I'd be willing to bet that there isn't an electric vehicle in the presidential or SS fleet.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Buttplug is telling everyone to buy a $60k car, but he rides a bicycle, doesn't he?

Evidently just far enough for a photo op

 

[easyt65]

Evidently just far enough for a photo op

He should have ditched the 'banana' seat for that photo op...

 

[Yarddog]

And those tremendous mining machines don't run on batteries--they run on diesel--at $6/gal. What do the libs figure that does to the cost of those materials and batteries.

And parts for all that machinery and infrastructure relys on machining. Which relies on oil in more than one way.