Energy Realism this past week hit on the unrealism of large-scale adoption for electric cars and some potential areas where Republicans could unexpectedly be gaining ground. Duggan Flanakin got us driving last week: electric car mandates could actually determine the 2024 presential election. They are that divisive. But let’s see what the auto workers get in the face of President Biden’s unrealistic demand that would force us to buy Chinese-battery-powered vehicles. The sheep will remain loyal – just as they are to every other radical idea – because to resist is to be uncool or, worse, de-platformed from woke society. Indeed, our BrainTrust heavy hitter Andy Puzder confirms that the UAW’s real enemy is the forced electric car conversation, which, undeniably, is being pushed by the Biden administration and its cronies in the government, not the automaker, and surely not the consumer. Please rewatch our Energy BrainTrust webinar again: electric cars at mass scale truly are “the impossible dream.” In turn, Daniel Tuner explains why the unrealistic and expensive green obsession (endless amounts of wind, solar, and electric cars) actually presents an opportunity for Republicans. Greens seem fixated on increasing the cost of living in blue areas that are already too high cost to begin with. For decades, Republicans have been lost in the wilderness on the West Coast. They’ve now hit rock bottom with Democrats holding every statewide position in California, Oregon, and Washington. Until Republicans start seizing no-brainer wins on energy, that’s unlikely to change. Let our Essential Reading this week show the energy density problem for electric cars. Oil is the most powerful and irreplaceable fuel ever for quantifiable reasons: the energy density of petroleum is about 5,000% greater than the latest lithium-ion batteries. It really is that simple. In the News Michael Washburn, BeInCrypto Andreas Exarheas, Rigzone Tristan Justice, The Federalist Our Braintrust, RealClearEnergy Richard Morrison, Competitive Enterprise Institute Michelle Bloodworth, RealClearEnergy Duggan Flanakin, RealClearEnergy Tsvetana Paraskova, Oil Price Julianne Geiger, Oil Price William S. Becker, The Hill US Department of Energy Shannon Thaler, NY Post Julia Simon, NPR Nicole Goodkind, CNN Adam Mahoney, Capital B David Pakman Show Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joins David to discuss electric vehicles, renewable energy, public transit, his viral moments on Fox News and during Congressional hearings... RealClearEnergy Electric Hydrogen, a Massachusetts based startup, announced it had recently raised $380 million to create fossil-free hydrogen fuel at scale. CNBC Television Helima Croft, Global Head of Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, discusses the key drivers for the oil markets. Fox News From In-N-Out Burger to California's gas prices, Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., discusses key moments from the second GOP debate at the Reagan Library on 'Hannity.' |