RE:RE:RE:RE:Republican introduces new bill to end the $7,500 federal tax I agree with much of what you say Barn, but...
1. Do EV's pollute too:
Yes but the only salient point is which pollutes more. Experts tell us EV's are much better and save vast sums of money and lives in the long run.
2. Wind and solar only work in some places,
Actually, studies are showing that a solution based entirely on hydro, solar and wind (maybe with battery backup?) will completely satisfy all requirements. We will see where this lands. In either event, the energy will need is very specific... not the big efficient base load plants coal and nuclear, rather the the ones that start up immediately like LNG. Big Base load plants can take days to start up.
3. Even if the US bans the use of coal and natural gas for enery aproduction, China will not.
I hate this argument. If China does nothing, it doesn't negate the postive impacts of doing the correct thing. Secondly, China is in fact the leader now. They are aggressively phasing out coal and pushing EVs. So no worries about China not pitching in. We are the new China. In fact, Trump was so irriatated at how inexpensive China's solar pannels have become, he Tarrified them (or maybe threatened too).
4. Likely you need more nuclear power plants, but they are not popular anymore
We can't seem to go a decade without a massive world calamity with Nuclear energy. I thought our old ECS nuclear virgin river was about to hit in 2010 when Uranium prices so high... then Japan had a Tsuami. Japan is still pumping water into there meltdown to this day. Another problem with Nuclear energy is that big grid energy (coal, nuclear, LNG plants) are all suseptible to natural disasters AND cyber attacks. Very scary. Imagine NY or the North East going without power for 60 days. It is actually very scary. No water in the high rises, no elevators, can't walk up 70 flights to your apartment, can't walk down to get water. Subways stop. Scary stuff. On top of that, Nuclear is definetely a 'base load plant'. These cannot be shutdown quickly, and that will be a problem as we trasnition to more versitle micro-grid style paradigms
Just my 2 cents.