We all know it will cost way more than 8 billion. Think more like 500 billion. Then toss in the grifting and the rich rats and their friends who will get millions just for knowing a liberal congressman, and this thing will balloon real quick to well over a trillion bucks.
The land purchases alone will be billions and billions of dollars. Paving ain't cheap. Putting in the power lines, maintaining these power stations, etc. You clearly have to plan for having more power stops than fewer with more power stations, so that is going to jack this thing well past any amount we have ever imagined.
Right now it is about $30.00 for a full charge. How much will it be when states like CA start whining about the power grid? What taxes will they toss on top of that? I like the $30 but supply and demand will be taken out of the equation. Taxes will continue to go up and there will never be a downward market forced decrease. I could easily see the rat governments jacking that price up to $50.00 a charge which will only take one person in one sedan 250 miles.
How about remote locations where there are a 100 miles between potential charging stations. Who is going to be there to rescue people when they run out of energy. The batteries get depleted faster when driving over mountain passes or when carrying more weight. Are we going to have a million gas powered Hero Trucks running all over to rescue families that ran out of power because there was no place to get a charge when their batteries didn't last as long as they were supposed to?
My friends Tesla just quit working one day. He was fucked. It took a month and it cost him $11,000. Yes, you read that right, $11,000.
Long haul trucks. Ocean going ships.
I am all for affordable and comfortable electric vehicles, but anytime it is the government forcing its citizens to bend to their will, you know the little people are fucked. You also know that the rich rats will get richer and life will get tougher for those not in the socialist hierarchy.
The private sector needs to be leading this fight. Everything the government touches while under socialist rule turns to shit. Its liberal ideology and feelings vs reality.
This strong armed tactic to price families out of using fossil fuels when the country and its infrastructure are decades away from being ready to change over is a clear and present disaster in the making.