Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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