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Old 09-04-2022, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
There are 5 snowbird houses on my street that have been vacant for 6 months. The heat pumps run every day, the sprinker systems come on, and the landscapers come to mow the lawns. My point is that a few electric vehicles wouldn't come close to offsetting the amount of fossil fuels being burned for those houses that aren't even being used. Why such a strong focus on electric vehicles?
Because if the people who have multiple homes are forced to buy electric vehicles, they will have to sell all of their homes except for one since their vehicle will no longer have the range to travel between their homes.