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Old 03-09-2022, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Speedie View Post
All part of the plan folks. When gas is over $5 then elec cars make sense. However we must spend multi billions to install charging stations paid by taxpayers. The electricity mostly comes from coal fired plants, so not so green.

If we subsidized oil drilling in the US my guess is that gas would soon be $1 and we could thumb our nose at Iran Russia Saudi Venez.
I am confused, completely utterly confused. Are you saying that we don't subsidize oil exploration and extraction? Are you saying that coal is the source of most of the electricity in this country? Can you perhaps provide me with links as to how much electricity is coal generated, and how little the US taxpayer has given the gas and oil industry in the last few years? That will help my confusion. I'll check back.
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