LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – On the eve of Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s debate with GOP challenger Tudor Dixon, it’s safe to say that Whitmer is planning to talk about climate change and electric cars and how she’s put Michigan in the position to be at the head of the class when it comes to the EV market.

When she’s not tweeting about “fighting like hell” for abortion rights, Whitmer is touting her success in bringing jobs to Michigan via the electric vehicle platform by offering a new “investment” or grant to fund battery production or auto companies.

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On Friday, she tweeted about the “largest EVER economic development project in Northern Michigan.” She was talking about the Gotion Inc. in Big Rapids which will get a huge “investment” from the state for installation of a major electric battery component manufacturing facility.

Dixon called it taxpayer-funded corporate welfare and doesn’t agree with the $715 million being given to the Chinese-backed company that’s headquartered in California. The taxpayer-funded money going to Gotion comes to a cost of $213,133 per job. Dixon said in a video, “Why is Gretchen backing China over her own country? Can she assure us there will be no influence from the CCP?”

Before the Gotion announcement, Whitmer was tweeting about an energy project in Van Buren Township in Wayne County for Next Energy where they’ll build their first-ever battery manufacturing campus with the help of a $200 million grant coming from the state of Michigan. She said, “Our Next Energy’s $1.6 billion investment creating 2,112 jobs in Van Buren Township will build on our economic momentum and secure the future of mobility and electrification right here in Michigan.”

Every day it seems there is a new announcement about another “investment” (Michigan and federal taxpayer dollars) that is funding something having to do with electric cars and getting rid of fossil fuels in order to further Whitmer’s goal of the state’s economic decarbonization by 2050.

But what if all of the hopes and dreams of the Democrats to get rid of fossil fuel and transition us into electric cars doesn’t materialize? Or at least if it doesn’t materialize in their time frame? If and when the green energy fantasy collapses, where does that leave Michigan?

Mark P. Mills, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a faculty fellow at Northwestern University’s McCormick’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, says that America is not ready for widespread EV adoption. He says that the long recharging times make EVs impractical for many especially if they are taking long trips and he thinks it will be a few decades to get things right if it even happens then. He says electric cars take 5-10 times longer to charge than to fill up gas tank.

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So what will people do if they need to escape a fire or a hurricane in a hurry? Or what if they have a medical emergency or have to do anything in a hurry? Fully charging an electric battery can take anywhere from three to 12 hours. Even a “fast charge” can take 30 minutes.

Democrats are depending on staying in power long enough to fund their electric car plans but even if that happens, they aren’t taking the consumer into consideration. A lot of people have said that they can’t afford a vehicle that costs more than $50,000. And others say the electric grid can’t handle the amount of EVs that the Democrats want on the road.

There are other factors as well that politicians interested in getting rid of fossil fuel don’t take into consideration which makes their green energy goals impractical.

Still, Whitmer is moving ahead with her plans to make Michigan a leader in EV technology and manufacturing. And using taxpayer-funded state and federal money to do it.

Her April 2022 announcement on the roadmap to statewide carbon neutrality outlined her plans and we are seeing them take shape before our eyes: stronger renewable energy targets for the energy sector, electric vehicle incentives, job training for workers and other efforts that will move Michigan into the future. Her plan includes closing all of Michigan’s coal-fired power plants by 2030 and also enacting a 50% renewable energy standard.