Hold Your Fire (Page 1/1)
cliffw APR 27, 09:43 PM
Time out.
We need to recharge our tank batteries. Where is the closest re-charging station ?



Meet your Brandon Energy Secretary.

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".
Fats APR 28, 05:05 AM
These people are priceless.

It's just amazing how clueless they... I mean, we are. Lefties just keep creating reasons to love them.
Wichita APR 28, 07:44 AM
As a former 2-term governor of Michigan and an Attorney General as well, I would say she is deeply rooted and influenced by the automakers.

They are leading the EV push more than government. She probably isn't wrong about electrifying all of the federal government fleet by 2030
82-T/A [At Work] APR 28, 08:40 AM
To be fair, I think if you read what they're asking for, it's only talking about military vehicles. So when they say Military, they mean DoD. That means like fleet vehicles... so the shitty compacts that people check out so they can drive around from one local military base to another... basically, all those plates that say FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY that are assigned to DoD entities.

If it's more than this, then God only knows what retardedness they are thinking.
hnthomps APR 30, 05:32 AM
I wonder if "all Military vehicles" includes tanks, mobile artillery, aircraft, emergency response vehicles, etc. The cost to replace all internal combustion engines would be enormous and all electric vehicles might have a difficult time recharging in the field or during a live conflict.

Nelson
MidEngineManiac APR 30, 10:19 AM
Sometimes guys..

Ya just have to sit down, have a belly laugh, snort Folgers out the nose all over the keyboards and ask...

"Are you ****ing for real ?"
rinselberg APR 30, 11:03 AM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:
I wonder if "all Military vehicles" includes tanks, mobile artillery, aircraft, emergency response vehicles, etc. The cost to replace all internal combustion engines would be enormous and all electric vehicles might have a difficult time recharging in the field or during a live conflict.


I scrolled through the article. This electrification plan or idea is for "non-tactical" vehicles. So any car, crossover or SUV, bus, van, jeep or light-duty truck that DoD would be using in the United States or for any of the overseas bases and facilities, during ordinary circumstances where tactical or combat considerations are not in play.

I was entirely sure that would be the case, even before I scrolled through the article.

No one should have imagined otherwise.

[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 04-30-2023).]