Fossil-fools attack Green New Deal (GND) proposals by focusing on (exaggerated and unrealistic) cost analysis without any serious assessment of the benefit streams. As with any investment, looking at the price paid without any examination of return secured is an absurdity and such analysis shouldn’t be taken seriously, should be rejected out of hand. Regretfully, […]
GND economics better than advocates’ analysis suggests?
January 31st, 2020 · Comments Off on GND economics better than advocates’ analysis suggests?
Who killed the Electric School Bus?
January 31st, 2020 · Comments Off on Who killed the Electric School Bus?
Over 20 years ago, General Motors introduced the EV1. This all-electric car quickly won passionate enthusiasm from its drivers and seemed like a wedge into creating a clean electric vehicle future. Just a few years in, GM killed the program (literally crushing the vehicles) and the EV1 disappeared from the streets. As explored in Who […]
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Beware of shiny objects: Examples from (Dominion) Virginia Electric School Bus discussions
January 31st, 2020 · Comments Off on Beware of shiny objects: Examples from (Dominion) Virginia Electric School Bus discussions
The Commonwealth is en route to what might well be a game-changing electric school bus (ESB) program. Through creation of a large and long term program (somewhere in the range of 10-15,000 school buses over a decade), Virginia’s ESB acquisition could be the key project to drive down acquisition costs and thus accelerate moves from […]
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