First, the quicker we get affordable long range and/or quick recharge EVs, the quicker we can stop shipping boat loads of cash to other countries to buy their oil.

Spend that money “locally” on renewable energy installation and we create a lot of US jobs and US jobs means US tax income.

And don’t forget the multiplier effect as money is spent locally. The wind mechanic gets his check and heads to the grocery store, the store clerk gets paid and ….

So much better for us than Prince Whatshisname buying another dozen Lamborghinis.

Second, when we decrease our dependence on imported oil we can decrease the amount of tax money we spend on protecting our sources.

Would Gulf War I or II happened if major oil fields were not threatened?

(Did we rush in to “straighten things out” in conflicts where there weren’t oil fields?)

We joke about coneheads up at Los Alamos – in my neck of the prairie – but, the Feds employ some of the largest concentrations of scientists in the world. Many of whom want to – and can – produce superior research for peaceful projects.