Electric cars won’t save the planet
Electric cars (EVs) are touted as a route to a cleaner environment and a more stable global climate. While such claims have always been more marketing points than reality, the…
Buttigieg doesn’t understand there’s no such thing as a free lunch
Transportation Secretary, and early media presidential favorite Pete Buttigieg is all-in on the administration’s electric vehicle push. That’s not a secret. But the tyro cabinet official runs into a host…
Biden’s union-only EV push
The big social spending bill Congress is debating has a long list of potential winners and losers – if we assume “winning” includes getting a massive federal subsidy. Subsidies for…
New York joins bandwagon to ban sales of new gasoline powered cars
New York passed a new law that will ban the sale of new gasoline powered cars in the state beginning in 2035. It’s the first state to enact a ban…
Crashing the grid in the name of green energy
The big push to add renewable energy sources to the nation’s already rickety electric grid could add even more instability to the system. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Robert…
How California’s sky-high gas prices may go national
California was once a leader in both pop culture and political innovation. Now, it’s just a leader in bad ideas that threaten to spread nationwide. Golden State drivers have been…
The Costly Transition to Electric Vehicles
The drumbeat behind electric cars (EVs) grows louder every day. And while such vehicles may be ideal for some people right now, it may be years – even decades —…