EV federal credit expansion?

Never, no investors are stupid enough

If these plant are so good, why is no one building them. No one will build one if they have to shoulder the liability (insurance) or long term storage of fuel costs and taking the plants apart at the end of their service lifetimes. I have one 8 miles from me, which is shut down, and we will have the waste here forever, because no one can figure out how to move the waste safely, without screwing up the railroads for years. Anyway, they are still six years away from designing the flat car to move a cask from a commercial nuclear plant

Recycled nuclear waste is the raw material for dirty bombs

 

Simple economics. Nuclear is just really, really expensive.

That being said, the current designs are something like 50 years old. If one wanted to go down this road, there are probably much better designs. But aside from academic discussions, nobody seems interested in reopening this can of worms.

 

There is a reason coal and natural gas are the top energy sources and that is cost. Regulation and artificial subsides may change that, but not in any significant way for a long time.

The not in my backyarder's will prevent any new nuclear plants in this country.


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lol. The nuclear waste "problem" is 100% politically created. There's zero reason why a reprocessing facility couldn't be built to recycle nuclear waste or any reason why a breeder reactor couldn't be built to handle additional waste by products. In addition to that, Yucca mountain is perfectly fine to store the waste in too. There is zero way that it would adversely affect anything.

Dirty bombs. lol.

 

Actually, Wind and Solar are becoming the cheapest sources of new electricity - even without subsides.

You are correct that NIMBY nonsense will prevent new nuclear for no reason. It's ridiculous how much energy we are putting on the table by not recycling spent fuel rods

 

I’m partial to liquid salt, micro reactors. Their waste heat can be used for space heating. Automated, no operator labor and maintenance is replace by “two guys and a truck.” Would YouTube lie to us?

Bob Wilson

 

Can people lie on youtube? Yes, but that satirical situation you are describing is unironically better than what's happening to nuclear waste now.

 

The internet at this point is a virtual reality disconnected from real life. It's entertainment. Most of the stuff I post and react to are not my true feelings. I laughed my butt off at the Bill gates interview where he didn't understand the conspiracy theories against him. Bill doesn't get running jokes and the jist of things. Ironic since he had such an extensive tech background.


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Well, if you know the history of Microsoft, Bill Gates didn't become successful by having the best technology. But he sure loves playing the role now...

 

I can't find anything in HR3684 to has to do with EV tax credits. Perhaps you can tell us which section we should be looking at in the bill.

There is money for charging infrastructure in section 11401.

 

Well so far you are correct. However, it remains to be seen if the price increase holds over the next ten years of the tax credit, providing the tax credit get approved.

 

As of this date the BBB plan with up to $12,500 credit for qualifying EV's is on hold. My opinion is the gov't is not really serious on incentivising new EV purchases since the bill as written only qualifies for the Chevy Bolt. Made in the USA by union labor. I'm ok with the made in the USA part, but it leaves out all the other US assembled EV's by non-union plants. If the intent is to get as many EV's on the road ASAP then narrowing the qualifications to GM alone does nothing. GM is currently dead on arrival to the EV game anyway.

 

Didn't Manchin say he wouldn't vote for the additional union built money?

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/581166-manchin-objects-to-tax-credit-for-union-made-evs-in-spending

 

The union effort failed nearly a decade ago.

Bob Wilson

 

I have to agree with Bob. The VW plant is not likely to go union. Besides, the extra union build tax credit is dead!!!!!