MEMORY LANE.
AS OF TODAY, MAY 24, 2021, THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ELECTRIC VEHICLES ROLLING ON THE STREETS AND BOULEVARDS OF QUEBEC, CANADA, WITH MANY MORE MOVING OFF ASSEMBLY LINES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS WONDERFUL FACT IS PROMPTING ME TO GO DOWN MEMORY LANE AND TO REMEMBER THE (EV1).
THE EV1 WAS GM'S ELECTRIC CAR AND IT WAS FAST! IN 1994, A PROTOTYPE SET THE LAND SPEED RECORD FOR ELECTRIC CARS AT 183 MILES AN HOUR. THE FIRST EV1'S ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH IN UNDER 3 SECONDS AND TO 60 MILES PER HOUR IN UNDER 9 SECONDS. TODAY TESLA HAS CREATED ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT CAN GO FROM 0 TO 60 IN UNDER THREE SECONDS AND IN A QUARTER MILE RACE, SILENTLY FLY PAST ALL BUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE GAS BURNING POLLUTERS ON THE MARKET.
IN 1994, WITH HELP FROM THE FOSSIL-FUEL ENERGY SECTOR, THE BUSH JUNIOR ADMINISTRATION GAINED CONTROL OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND WITH POWER, QUICKLY FORCED THE EV1 OFF THE MARKET. IT WAS DESTROYED COMPLETELY AND ABSOLUTELY AND THAT STALLED THE DEPLOYMENT OF CLEAN ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR ANOTHER THIRTY YEARS.
TODAY, THERE ARE STILL MILLIONS OF GAS BURNING CARS POLLUTING THE PLANET. WHY? BECAUSE RETAILERS ARE PROVIDING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD BUYING A NEW CAR.
IT IS THE LAST FLUSH FOR THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY AND THEY ARE PUTTING UP ONE HELL OF A FIGHT, BUT THE WRITING IS NOW NOT ONLY ON THE WALL BUT GRAFFITI EVERYWHERE!
GOODBYE FOSSIL FUEL BURNING POLLUTERS, IT IS YOUR TURN TO GO EXTINCT!
