Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. (hburnett@heartland.org) is a senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research center headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois. I’ve been thinking about electric vehicles a lot lately. My wife and I take pleasure trips every year—sometimes three- or four-day getaways, sometimes week-long vacations, sometimes longer journeys. Many of these trips are…
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Only Union Shops, Please . . . for Electric Vehicles?
The Biden administration is counting on most electric cars being made in union shops, says Bruce Yandle in RealClearEnergy. That is the case even though the best-known EV maker is, of course, non-unionized Tesla. Yandle, a distinguished adjunct professor at the Mercatus Center, says: “Top leaders from Ford, GM, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat-Chrysler), along with…
Sorry, Miners, You Won’t Benefit from Demand for EV Minerals
Joe Biden has reversed a campaign promise, says Reuters in an exclusive article. The Biden administration opposes opening U. S. mines for minerals like nickel, cobalt, and lithium—minerals needed for electric vehicles. Biden is looking to Canada, Australia, and Brazil to supply these metals. “The plans will be a blow to U.S. miners who had…
Tuesday’s Links
California new solar-panel rule: A misguided effort at virtue-signaling? Michael Shellenberger: Why do environmentalists fight the best ways to reduce carbon emissions (nuclear and natural gas)? California wants more hunters—to pay for protecting public lands.