I don't think I've ever given a more positive endorsement than this...
Bloomberg (4/1/21) reports: "The U.S. auto industry sees President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package as accelerating a global shift toward electric vehicles, thanks to the $174 billion proposed for charging stations, planned consumer rebates for American-made EVs and a pledge to electrify the government’s fleet. The proposal, which requires congressional approval, is likely to be targeted by progressives as too little in scope and by Republicans as unfairly using taxpayer funds to help the alternative energy sector while harming others, such as the oil industry. Market researchers, oil-energy advocates and other critics warn that it may not be enough to make a dent in the sale of gas guzzlers in the U.S. any time soon...Some critics of Biden’s plan questioned whether the scope will even come close to what is needed to shift consumers from gas-powered vehicles. The 500,000 charging stations 'wouldn’t even amount to 50% of what is needed in California alone,' said Tom Pyle, a former Trump adviser and the president of the American Energy Alliance, a free-market advocacy group. 'The notion it would be built in the U.S. with union paying jobs is also a fantasy when you consider the entire supply chain is based in China.' 'It’s a pipe dream built on a foundation of lies,' Pyle said."
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"It is impossible for us to protect our environment without freedom and prosperity, and our global environment will benefit the most when our governments allow energy producers and consumers, not regulatory bureaucracies, to determine our energy future."
– Tyler Corder,
Texas Public Policy Foundation
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