Creepy Uncle Joe and his buddies have flat out said that they support putting the petroleum industry out of business. I guess he's dreaming of all those electric cars that charging stations are popping up for.
Leave aside the whole where-does-the-electricity-to-power-them-come-from question. As of 2016, 50% of the volume of a car was made up of plastics. Plastics are a by-product of petroleum. Soooo...
I wondered if anyone else noticed that. :)
ReplyDeleteI also wonder how much plastic is in the charging stations.
DeleteThere you go with facts again... Stop it! :-D
ReplyDeleteYep. An unfortunate habit.
DeleteThen there's the whole issue that the environmental impact of a vehicle is not just based on the fuel it uses. When you consider the environmental costs of mining, processing and disposing the components of the batteries needed to manufacture an electrical car the costs of the overall lifecycle (instead of just the operating portion) isn't all that favorable.
ReplyDeleteYes, like solar and windmills they are a net negative. They just make people's tummies feel good.
DeleteThere you go again letting the facts get in the way of Joe Pee Pads Bidens fantasy of doing away with oil
ReplyDeleteHe probably doesn't know that petroleum products are necessary to keep windmills spinning and their motors from seizing up.
DeleteYou need petrochemicals from oil to build the charging stations.
ReplyDeleteYep.
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