Unlike the Secretary's EV, were going to get a lot of mileage out of this story.
Cowboy State Daily (9/13/23) reports: "The Institute for Energy Research launched a coalition this week to push back against electric vehicle (EV) mandates from the federal government and California. Save Our Cars, which has a list of 31 partnering organizations, argues that Americans should be free to choose the car or truck that best suits their needs. The announcement this week of the group’s formation coincided with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s disastrous public relations effort for federal EV policies, which aim to put just about every American into an EV by 2035. NPR reported that members of Granholm’s team went ahead of the secretary of energy to a charging station, only to find there weren’t enough chargers for everyone and one of the ports was broken. To reserve a spot for the VIP, a member of the team parked a gas-powered car in the charging spot for Granholm. A family needing to charge their vehicle wasn’t happy to have to wait in their vehicle with a baby on a hot day while someone blocked the charging port with a gas-powered car. So, they called the police. Rather than demonstrate the value of EV mandates, the incident demonstrated that EVs are not for everyone. 'Our coalition are state-based and national organizations, and we’re coming together to say ‘enough is enough.’ Save our Cars. Let American families choose the types of cars that best suit them,' Thomas Pyle, president of the Institute for Energy Research (IER), told Cowboy State Daily. "
Mayor Pete should hire a gas-powered blocker car like Secretary Jenny.
Wall Street Journal (9/13/23) reports: "America’s electric-vehicle drivers are increasingly unhappy with public charging, as problems that include glitchy or inoperable equipment seem to be getting worse, not better. Now the U.S. government plans to launch a $100 million effort to try to tackle the reliability issue and make public charging less annoying and more consistent. The funding aims to repair and replace thousands of old or out-of-commission chargers that are contributing to a roll-of-the-dice sensation among EV drivers, who never know what they might find. Around one in five attempts at charging at a public station outside of the Tesla network is a bust, according to an August study from J.D. Power. 'Imagine what it would be like if you couldn’t be sure when you pulled into a gas station that you’d actually get gas out of it,' said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in an interview...Buttigieg, who owns a hybrid minivan, is no stranger to the frustration of unreliable equipment. 'We’ve definitely had that experience. Matter of fact, had it just a few days ago at a park in town,' he said. A parking spot with a charger was open, but it wasn’t working. Like many current EV owners, Buttigieg charges at home in his garage. As EV ownership moves beyond early adopters who tend to be wealthier and own single-family homes, public charging becomes more critical, advocates say."
All evidence points to the contrary. It has been widely reported Granholm's staff are experts in blocking, both permitting and chargers.
It's just like the White House says, inflation is down...so long as you don't include anything people actually need to buy.
CBS News (9/13/23) reports: "Inflation rose by an annual rate of 3.7% in August amid higher gasoline prices, marking the second consecutive month of rising costs. The Consumer Price Index, which tracks a basket of goods and services typically purchased by consumers, increased 0.6% from July, the Labor Department said Thursday. On an annual basis, the increase was higher than economists' forecast of 3.6%, according to FactSet. Yet the so-called core CPI, which excludes volatile fuel and food costs, rose 4.3% from a year ago, matching the forecast from economists surveyed by FactSet. By comparison, the core CPI had increased 7.3% in the past year, signaling that prices have cooled over that time. The latest inflation data comes just a week before the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, when officials will examine price and wage trends in deciding whether to hike interest rates or hold them steady. While inflation is far lower than its most recent peak of 9.1% in June 2022, it still remains higher than the Fed's goal of 2% — yet analysts noted that the trends toward cooling inflation could convince the central bank to keep rates steady."
