A viewer pointed us to a paper from the Texas Public Policy foundation in which they claim that the real cost per mile for EVs is much, much higher than any number we've seen from any other calculations.

It seemed...odd, and so, at his request we took a look.

00:00 - Open 01:30 - Introduction 03:05 - The big misrepresentation in the paper 04:14 - How do fossil fuel subsidies breakdown 06:24 - Where did their funding come from 07:30 - Trigger Warning... 08:03 - ...and a disclaimer 08:24 - The non-delegation doctrine 10:50 - Complaints about CAFE standards 12:21 - Heresy 13:43 - Fuel economy in the US, a brief history 16:19 - Conclusions 17:12 - Thanks and Credits

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