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December 5, 2025
Title: WHO REALLY WANTS AN ELECTRIC POWERED PICKUP TRUCK? NOBODY.
Topic: Electric Vehicles
Discussed by Dr. Brent Bennett
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Under President Trump’s leadership, Congress has scrapped the
$10,000 tax subsidy for purchasing an electric vehicle. Is this a good or a bad
thing?
Today, Dr. Brent Bennett, PhD, discusses the ridiculous subsidy and the downfall
of the electric vehicle. Dr. Bennett is the policy director for
Life:Powered, an initiative of the
Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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here to read Dr. Brent Bennett’s op-ed on this topic.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Did federal tax credits contribute to buyers choosing to purchase an electric
vehicle verses a gas-powered vehicle? Dr. Bennett explains why it
definitely contributed to electric vehicle sales, but there were other factors
in play, as well.
Ford Motor Company was expecting to sell 150,000 of the Lightning model
electric vehicle pickup truck. But, do American consumers really want electric
vehicle pickup trucks?
Are car manufacturers scrapping their electric vehicle production in favor of
hybrid vehicles?
Are our elected officials in WDC clueless about what every day Americans really
want – and need – in their daily lives?
What does the Texas Public Policy Foundation have planned for the
upcoming year concerning energy efficiency in Texas and America? Dr.
Bennett gives a glimpse of what he and others at Life:Powered are
working on, saying: “We have to get back to building things that make
electricity more affordable.”
Does Texas have the generating capacity to provide affordable electricity for
new AI centers coming to the state?
Click here to help support the
Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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November 19, 2025
Title: WHO REALLY WANTS AN ELECTRIC POWERED PICKUP TRUCK? NOBODY.
Topic: Electric Vehicles
Discussed by Dr. Brent Bennett
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Under President Trump’s leadership, Congress has scrapped the
$10,000 tax subsidy for purchasing an electric vehicle. Is this a good or a bad
thing?
Today, Dr. Brent Bennett, PhD, discusses the ridiculous subsidy and the downfall
of the electric vehicle. Dr. Bennett is the policy director for
Life:Powered, an initiative of the
Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Click
here to read Dr. Brent Bennett’s op-ed on this topic.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Did federal tax credits contribute to buyers choosing to purchase an electric
vehicle verses a gas-powered vehicle? Dr. Bennett explains why it
definitely contributed to electric vehicle sales, but there were other factors
in play, as well.
Ford Motor Company was expecting to sell 150,000 of the Lightning model
electric vehicle pickup truck. But, do American consumers really want electric
vehicle pickup trucks?
Are car manufacturers scrapping their electric vehicle production in favor of
hybrid vehicles?
Are our elected officials in WDC clueless about what every day Americans really
want – and need – in their daily lives?
What does the Texas Public Policy Foundation have planned for the
upcoming year concerning energy efficiency in Texas and America? Dr.
Bennett gives a glimpse of what he and others at Life:Powered are
working on, saying: “We have to get back to building things that make
electricity more affordable.”
Does Texas have the generating capacity to provide affordable electricity for
new AI centers coming to the state?
Click here to help support the
Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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August 30, 2024
Title: Are Electric Vehicles Worth the Cost?
Topic: Electric Vehicles
Discussed by Dr. Jonathan Lesser
with National Center for Energy Analytics (www.energyanalytics.org/)
Has our government overlooked the enormous physical and economic challenges of attempting to rapidly replicate the fueling convenience of today’s gasoline distribution system with an electric charging cord and plug?
New guest Dr. Jonathan Lesser is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics and the President of
Continental Economics. Dr. Lesser has over thirty-five years of experience working and consulting for regulated utilities and government.
Today, Dr. Lesser discusses his latest report: “Infrastructure Requirements for the Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles”.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
America is a mobile society and the automobile has been a huge part of that. Has this transformation been a good or bad thing?
How many retail gas stations and gas pump nozzles are currently in the US?
Dr. Lesser discusses what will need to be done to transform them to electric charging stations and the massive inconvenience this will cause for every person who owns a vehicle.
What are the mandates requiring all new vehicles sales to be electric beginning in 2035?
Do the majority of Americans want electric vehicles?
How will the EV mandate affect our homes? What is the estimated cost for each family to have a charging station in their home?
Dr. Lesser explains that the majority homes (especially older homes) are not built with the capability to charge an EV and how costly it will be for millions of people to replace the current electric panel. This does not even include the outrageous costs for the electric company and home builders!
Has the government considered the extreme financial burden that mandating EVs will place on families?
Click here to stay up-to-date on the current energy issues affecting our nation from the
National Center for Energy Analytics.
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May 20, 2024
Title: Stop Biden’s EV Mandates
Topic: Electric Vehicles
Discussed by Phil Kerpen
with American Commitment (AmericanCommitment.org)
Phil Kerpen is the President of American Commitment. Today, Phil discusses how Joe Biden’s love of – and obsession with – electric vehicles is ruining the lives of Americans all across the country.
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Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do Americans deserve the right to buy vehicles that suit their needs and preferences?
Even with enormous federal and state subsidies available for electric vehicles, do Americans overwhelmingly favor internal combustion vehicles?
How are unelected bureaucrats attempting to socially engineer Americans’ buying choices? Phil Kerpen discusses the three proposals – all which will have a major impact on all Americans.
Ford and Mercedes have reported massive, massive losses over the EV mandates. Are other car manufacturers losing money as well?
Click here to send a message straight to the President telling him to STOP mandating EV’s.
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