The Stupidity of the "Green New Deal"

For those of you that think electric vehicles are the answer- this is a true story from a farmer in the Midwest- and I’m reposting it- A close friend farms over 10,000 acres of corn in the mid-west. The property is spread out over 3 counties. His operation is a "partnership farm" with John Deere. They use the larger farm operations as demonstration projects for promotion and development of new equipment. He recently received a phone call from his John Deere representative, and they want the farm to go to electric tractors and combines in 2023. He currently has 5 diesel combines that cost $900,000 each that are traded in every 3 years. Also, over 10 really BIG tractors. JD wants him to go all electric soon. He said: "Ok, I have some questions. How do I charge these combines when they are 3 counties away from the shop in the middle of a cornfield, in the middle of nowhere?" "How do I run them 24 hours a day for 10 or 12 days straight when the harvest is ready, and the weather is coming in?" "How do I get a 50,000+ lb. combine that takes up the width of an entire road back to the shop 20 miles away when the battery goes dead?" There was dead silence on the other end of the phone. When the corn is ready to harvest, it has to have the proper sugar and moisture content. If it is too wet, it has to be put in giant dryers that burn natural or propane gas, and lots of it. Harvest time is critical because if it degrades in sugar content or quality, it can drop the value of his crop by half a million dollars or more. It is analyzed at time of sale. It is standard procedure to run these machines 10 to 12 days straight, 24 hours a day at peak harvest time. When they need fuel, a tanker truck delivers it, and the machines keep going. John Deere's only answer is "we're working on it." They are being pushed by the lefty Dems in the government to force these electric machines on the American farmer. These people are out of control. They are messing with the production of food crops that feed people and livestock... all in the name of their "green dream." Look for the cost of your box of cornflakes to triple in the next 24 months...

what is your source of this information? Can it be verifyed?

  Here is the article -https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10224832897984017&set=a.1858390813769

 Duane - did my reply to your question answer your questions?

Nothing on Facebook verifies anything, except the opinion of the poster. It's not a news or information source.

Poor Davee-Boi....So lonely.

so it was on facebook it still is just a story. Could be a true story or a false story.No way to tell.

      Well Duane, you could be right. But the story did ask some real questions.

David you might want to read this article. It shows how it costs 85 cents a mile to operate a conventional diesel semi and 14 cents a mile to operate the new Tesla semi.

https://www.torquenews.com/14335/staggering-economics-tesla-semi

The green new deal is looking pretty good.

The clown who operates the combines whines, "How do I fix an electric combine if it breaks down?" as if conventionally powered combines never do.

Electrically powered farm machinery is and will be much cheaper to operate. David's clown will stick with his obsolete equipment, his costs will rise, and he'll no longer be able to compete. He'll have to sell his farm and will spend the rest of his days grousing about how dem LIBURRULS have ruined his business.