Sadly, all the GOP Senators questioning Granholm failed to ask if she’s driving around in an EV. And the other Biden appointees. And Biden and Harris. And, if not, then why are they trying to force everyone else, including the people tasked with defending the U.S., into them
Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday that she supports efforts from the Biden administration to require the U.S. military to implement an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2030, telling lawmakers that she believes “we can get there.”
Granholm’s remarks came during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing following questions from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who asked the Biden administration official whether she supports the military’s adoption of an “EV fleet by 2030.”
“I do, and I think we can get there, as well,” Granholm said. “I do think that reducing our reliance on the volatility of globally traded fossil fuels where we know that global events like the war in Ukraine can jack up prices for people back home… does not contribute to energy security.”
“I think energy security is achieved when we have homegrown, clean energy that is abundant like you see in Iowa,” Granholm added. “We think we can be a leader globally in how we have become energy independent.”
Question I didn’t hear asked: when our military is deployed, how do get it to our troops fighting overseas? Unless there is some monumental breakthrough, all those vehicles can’t just pull up, recharged quickly, then get back to fighting. Oh, and those battery-laden vehicles will make nice toasty fires for the troops in the winter when struck by enemy bombs.
A tank already weighs quite a bit: battery packs increase the weight, and take up a lot of space. A Honda CRV weights 3,525 lbs. A hybrid version weighs around 300 pounds more, and that’s with doing away with a spare tire. Most hybrids and EVs do away with those, due to the added weight and to free up space for the batteries.
The Biden administration seriously believes we can have a completely electric military “fleet” by 2030
This would be hilarious if it weren’t so frightening
— Phil Holloway ?? (@PhilHollowayEsq) April 26, 2023
