Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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The best comparison method is to contrast a typical conventional fuel cost per-100-miles with kWh per-100-miles.
Suppose a car gets 20 miles per gallon; it would require 5 gallons to go 100 miles.
At $4/gallon, 100 miles would cost $20.
Suppose a typical EV needs 30 kWh to go 100 miles; at charging stations’ priced $0.50/kWh, 100 miles would cost $15.
Changing variables of fuel efficiency or fuel prices alters the cost differentials.
A 30-miles-per-gallon conventional vehicle, in above example, would be cheaper than EV.
The only way to compare the gas vs electric vehicle cost is two drive 2 similarly sized (not weighted) vehicles under the same conditions. Cold, hot, wind, altitude and traffic conditions the same. The accessory uses the same. The distance should be until one of the vehicles needs a charge or fuel. The charging should be done at public charging station. Apply all road taxes associated with gas vehicles to the EV. Apply the maintenance costs per mile of both vehicles. We can forget for the moment the cost of a fast home charger.
Turns out that EVs are also not good when you’re fleeing a hurricane, or if the EV gets flooded during a hurricane.
Government subsidy of EVs and EV infrastructure is a scam and should be investigated.
They also explode.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/electric-vehicles-exploding-water-damage-hurricane-ian-top-florida-official-warns