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2019-10-25 Home Front: Politix
Chuck Schumer proposes $462 billion car swap - gas for electric
WASHINGTON (AP) ‐ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is moving Democrats’ climate talk to where the rubber meets the road, proposing a $462 billion trade-in program to get millions of Americans out of climate-damaging gas vehicles and into electric or hybrid cars over the next decade.

Schumer’s rebate proposal late Thursday joins a mix of trillion- and multitrillion-dollar programs that Democratic presidential candidates have outlined to urgently cut oil, gas and coal emissions, as climate change weighs as an issue in the 2020 campaigns.

Schumer said the "proposal to bring clean cars to all of America" would be a key part of climate legislation by Senate Democrats. The injection of government-supported spending for electric cars "could position the U.S. to lead the world in clean auto manufacturing," he said.

The New York Democrat’s plan would give American car buyers thousands of dollars each to trade in gas-burning cars for U.S.-assembled electric, hybrid or hydrogen cell cars. Lower-income households, and buyers of cars with American-made parts, would get extra credits.

About $45 billion would go to boost availability of charging stations and other electric car infrastructure. And $17 billion would help automakers increase their production of electric cars, batteries and parts.
Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-25 04:12|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ]  Top

#1 Schumer's unoriginal thought - 'Cash for Clunkers' redux. Bringing back a highly successful gummit program.
Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-25 04:22||   2019-10-25 04:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Lots of graft, though
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-25 05:02||   2019-10-25 05:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Ask those Tesla owners in blackout zones in Commiefornia how they are getting to work these days.
Posted by M. Murcek 2019-10-25 07:06||   2019-10-25 07:06|| Front Page Top

#4 will reduce CO2 a lot because electricity is generated by magic unicorns using virtual something
Posted by lord garth 2019-10-25 07:44||   2019-10-25 07:44|| Front Page Top

#5 ...like we had the government dictated swap of old incandescent light bulbs for newer mercury laden light bulbs. Pure unadulterated graft.
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-10-25 08:24||   2019-10-25 08:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Cars use more energy in their manufacture than they ever do in driving...

This excuse of saving the planet is PURE bullshit
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-10-25 08:42||   2019-10-25 08:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Unless those cars are powered by nuclear, the CO2 output from the coal powered plants to charge a electric car is greater than regular gasoline.
Posted by DarthVader 2019-10-25 08:52||   2019-10-25 08:52|| Front Page Top

#8 As I understand it, China uses more coal that the rest of the world combined.

Where does Chuckles the clown think all the parts for all those cars are going to come from.....and what energy will be used...not to mention batteries.
Posted by AlanC 2019-10-25 08:58||   2019-10-25 08:58|| Front Page Top

#9 #5 you can still find CFLs, but they are totally supplanted by LED bulbs now.
Posted by M. Murcek 2019-10-25 09:13||   2019-10-25 09:13|| Front Page Top

#10 California's blackouts will become nationwide.

What do you mean there is no money electricity? I still have checks wall outlets.
Posted by Pancho Flerens6518 2019-10-25 10:27||   2019-10-25 10:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Chucky is trying to get votes from all those virtue-signaling lefties who want to feel good about themselves while doing nothing.
Posted by JohnQC 2019-10-25 13:17||   2019-10-25 13:17|| Front Page Top

#12 Senator Schumer has lived most of his life in New York City, where most people never own a private car. So while he represents the entirety of New York state, his natural constituency will be absolutely delighted to cause problems for those that have what they don’t.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-25 19:29||   2019-10-25 19:29|| Front Page Top

#13 Wonder if someone paid him to say that?
Posted by bbrewer126 2019-10-25 19:53||   2019-10-25 19:53|| Front Page Top

#14 He has a $ incentive somewhere. This slimy schmuck doesn't do anything without one
Posted by Frank G 2019-10-25 20:36||   2019-10-25 20:36|| Front Page Top

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