Do you agree with me that Air Force One should be fully electric?

Air Canada just ordered 30 of them from Heart Aerospace. The 19 seater can go 250 miles on a full charge, and the 30 seater can go 125 miles.

So assuming the new Air Force One plane was the 19 seater, Joey would only have to land and recharge 11 times if we went to Frisco to visit Nancy. But if Joey chose the 30 seater he'd have to land 22 times when he went to visit the Nance.

I know Joey would love the idea, because he said the most existential threat facing humanity is climate change.

And I definitely know that Climate czar John Kerry would give up his private gas-guzzler for a green plane.

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4meAndyou · F

I can barely imagine the size of the battery. Since FIFTY tons of lithium bearing ore must be mined and processed to create ONE small car battery, I can't imagine the damage the fools are doing to the planet.

They had best hurry up and mine the moon, otherwise there will be nothing left of our earth upon which to live.

JimBeam · M

@4meAndyou
I heard that same number you mentioned on the radio. I was shocked. The expert guest on the show said that in 13 years, all new vehicles sold in 17 states will have to be fully electric. I knew that California started this, and my state, Washington, followed suit. But I had no idea that 17 states will be mandating this. The expert said it won't work, because there's not enough lithium on the planet to achieve that goal.

And like you said, it's not just lithium, it's the ore, which is 100, 000 pounds per car.

So basically, in order to save the planet, we need to destroy it.