Two Tales of Electric Vehicles — plague or panacea? (08/11/24)

TALE #1:

The EV Scam: A Likely Reason for So Epic a Folly. By David Solway | 11:34 AM on August 08, 2024: pjmedia.com/david-solway-2/2024/08/08/t…

Solway states:

These vehicles comprise a technical hazard, a convenience disaster, an energy cannibal, a financial liability, and a moral ignominy. The defects associated with the industry are effectively insurmountable for the indefinite future. Cost is prohibitive. EVs are overall polluters. There is not nearly enough available electric power to fuel them. They are not eco-friendly, despite what the propaganda industry would have us believe. The lithium-ion battery is an IED waiting to detonate, flammable, corrosive, and toxic. My neighbor, a Director of Engineering for a major tech firm, cautions: “Never park an EV in an enclosed garage. Not if you value your house.”

TALE #2:

Idaho Statesman. Opinion. How an Idaho city (Kuna) became first in U.S. to take this major step toward green energy. By Scott McIntosh 08/07/24): yahoo.com/news/idaho-city-became-first-…

McIntosh writes:

The owner of J&M Sanitation (jmsanitation.com), the family-owned trash collection company in Kuna, would preach to anyone who would listen. This was 15 years ago, before clean energy was in vogue.

“The green economy, Scott,” Tim would tell me breathlessly. “The green economy is the future. It’ll create thousands of new jobs, it will reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, it’ll make the environment cleaner and it’ll boost the economy.”

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J&M Sanitation just completed the purchase of two electric garbage trucks, and coupled with the two it already owned, all of Kuna’s residential garbage and recycling is now being collected exclusively by electric vehicles.

As far as Chad knows, Kuna is the first city in the country — if not the world — to do so.

McIntosh explains the benefits of using electric trucks for garbage collection in a compact, flat (not hilly) city such as Kuna, including:

• Electrification Process: Garbage trucks have consistent routes and can recharge overnight. They offer zero emissions, promote cleaner air and are nearly silent, which can save cities on maintenance and fuel costs.

• Cost Savings: Maintenance costs have been lower overall: no oil changes, no oil filters to replace, no brake jobs so far, and virtually no maintenance on the new trucks compared with their diesel trucks.

• Fuel Saving: Because Idaho electric rates are low, fueling an electric truck costs only about $25 per day, compared with about $180-190 a day for a diesel truck.