There’s nothing inherently wrong with seeking out and studying alternative fuel sources. Clean energy is great, and fossil fuels are technically a limited resource, so it’s good to have options.
The thing is that as things stand right now, fossil fuels are the best we’ve got. There are way more gas stations than there are electric vehicle charging stations, particularly in more rural ares. Rural areas like, say, American troops may find themselves while stationed overseas.
But Jennifer Granholm, who, as the U.S. Secretary of Energy, should probably know a thing or two about how all this stuff works, seems to think that reality isn’t relevant when setting goals for U.S. military vehicles.
Watch:
Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says she supports requiring the U.S. military to adopt an ALL-electric vehicle fleet by 2030 pic.twitter.com/pw4F3jmrpo
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 26, 2023
If Jennifer Granholm is not, in fact, stupid, she’s doing an excellent job of playing stupid.
This is idiocy. https://t.co/fFkuN7Vvqh
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) April 26, 2023
Yes. Yes it is. Then again, the entire Biden administration is staffed by idiots, Jennifer Granholm being among them. I mean, having never served in the military myself or driven in a military vehicle (or even ridden in one), am obviously not an expert on the U.S. military or on the vehicles they use. But even I know that an all-electric U.S. military vehicle fleet is a straight-up insane goal, especially one that’s to be met by 2030.
Amphibious landings will be by inflatable rubber horses. https://t.co/8Bk5SjkXEy
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) April 26, 2023
Miller’s joking, but not really. Granholm might as well have said that. Good Lord. How did this woman ever hold office, much less get a college degree? And how on earth is she qualified to have a say in U.S. energy policy?
🤡 Electric tanks, oh yeah.
— Patrick Thayer (@stbdtack) April 26, 2023
You can’t charge a tank in the middle of a battle. https://t.co/lvOXCCfg74
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) April 26, 2023
Imagine being in the middle of battle and getting a “10% battery remaining” notification https://t.co/nCt7j7FLNT
— Cam Harris (@camharris_) April 26, 2023
Prototype! pic.twitter.com/w2rcrLR6vU
— Ole (@RogueOle) April 26, 2023
Diesel fueled generators to charge the vehicles?
Solar panels in a war zone?
Erecting windmills?
All the while our weapons blow things up and they burn releasing carbon into the atmosphere. https://t.co/yjwEu7JD6D
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) April 26, 2023
Do we need to send Jennifer Granholm into battle so she can see for herself that an all-EV fleet is simply not an intelligent or even feasible option? Because, like, I’d be OK with that. I feel like any politician that proposes a garbage policy should have to experience said policy before it can even be considered for institution.
How about no.
— Gigi Levangie, etc. (@GigiLevangie) April 26, 2023
Our supply lines will be as long as Russia’s were during the initial invasion of Ukraine, but it’ll be a chain of solar panels laden trucks with a single charging station at the front line. https://t.co/j6S8sxG5mC
— Montana Department of Organic Flammability (@MontanaDOOF) April 26, 2023
This seems like a great idea, if you want the US to lose
— Josh Young (@Josh_Young_1) April 26, 2023
It’s almost like they want us to fail.
— Amber Smith (@AmberSmithUSA) April 26, 2023
Almost!
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) April 26, 2023
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