The greenie movement is a sham.
Big money is in promoting the scam.
Though pollution should always be a concern, USA has made tremendous efforts in reducing it. How? By closing up as many factories as possible as well as heavily regulate existing emissions including that in transportation.
Look at the BRICS nation line up. That’s one giant global conglomerate of polluters.
Here in ILLinois, the utilities continue to raise the rates and although rate increases are regulated, they are never challenged or denied. Stock holders always see profit increases as consumers foot these bills, not only that but bill-paying consumers also foot a portion of their bill to pay for deadbeats.
IL as well as other states, collect a portion of gasoline tax for infrastructure use above the general sales tax. I believe IL leads the pack of 49 with the highest gasoline tax surcharges. Here our electric car owners pay a little more for their license plates to offset the gas taxation losses. It was proposed as high as $1000 extra but the lobby complained and now it’s just $100 ($251) more annually than a gas car ($151). So the activism sector still pays less for their share of road use wear and tear.
Yep, in the past 2 years, electricity cost have gone up and coal fired and nuclear generation plants were shuttered with more to closures come. The pols made EV’s attractive with trinkets but some of the greenies are starting to wake up.
Supply and demand. The bureaucrats control both including escalating costs.
It’s no small wonder an IL House speaker was indicted for scheming roles and influence in our electricity provider and how the governor is still shuttering downstate generators in favor of windmills.