As you already know, in addition to his beloved choo-choo trains, President Biden has a vision that one day all vehicles in the U.S. will be electric:
Electric vehicles are the future.
With my Build Back Better Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we're going to create jobs, boost manufacturing here in the U.S., and create consumer rebates for folks to buy American-made, union-made electric vehicles. pic.twitter.com/Zep59V6hNk
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 8, 2021
As a lot of folks know, I’m a car guy. I’ve gotten a chance to drive some pretty incredible vehicles over the years, but I never could have imagined ones like the electric vehicle I took for a spin today.
The future is electric – and it will be made right here in America. pic.twitter.com/foX0ydM6mo
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 18, 2021
But Biden and the “green new deal”-supporting Democrats won’t like NBC News letting the cat out of the eco-bag with this story:
SPECIAL REPORT: To build electric cars, manufacturers need to mine nickel.
To dig up more nickel, a mining company plans to bulldoze a section of pristine rainforest.
The “ethical dilemma” of when promising tech results in environmental harm: https://t.co/lWU6DIYJ3z
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 7, 2021
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Battery-powered cars aren’t all upside? No way!
You’re just figuring this out now?
It was the worst-kept secret of EVs
— aThirdOfDuane (@aThirdOfDuane) December 8, 2021
It tells you so much about the soft handed end user class that they actually think electric cars are "green".
— J (@ARaised_Eyebrow) December 8, 2021
Oh, look. Progressives playing catch-up to Conservatives. Again.
Must be a day that ends in 'y.'
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) December 8, 2021
Now that the truth can be told about how we make lithium ion batteries, wait until you hear about how the laws of physics limit their utility as a viable replacement for on-demand power generation. https://t.co/9OJJ1PkWXJ
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) December 8, 2021
Democrats pitching electric cars as a totally “clean” and “green” option is laughable, but at least maybe the media’s starting to catch on.
https://twitter.com/BRyvkin/status/1468600308393775107
Not so green after all. Anyone who’s been paying attention knows this already
— Mark Fisher ن (@Sadsushi) December 7, 2021
Gee, it's almost like we were right. https://t.co/sN8Ypp7LCo
— Weaponized Nerd Rage (@WeaponizedRage) December 8, 2021
Now do wind turbines… https://t.co/DWj5RK5kGA pic.twitter.com/74FprVz8pr
— JW_redacted_ (@jw_redacted_) December 8, 2021
What other discoveries will the media make in the near future?
Next they'll report on where electricity comes from. https://t.co/BkRHVtMPjN
— Republicanvet91 (@Republicanvet91) December 8, 2021
Baby steps.