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Bad EV policy in New Mexico
By Kenneth Costello | Oct 26, 2023
Advocates of various energy technologies have long argued that major barriers, either government or market derived, stifle the development of their favored technology. They then infer that the current level of their preferred technology is suboptimal, warranting some form of governmental intervention.
Technology, not subsidies, is the key to electrification
By Kenneth Costello | Sep 22, 2023
Most advocates of electrification – and there are many in New Mexico – fail to consider the downsides of electrification. With deepening concerns over climate change, politicians, policymakers, electric utilities, and environmentalists are pushing the idea of electrification: The replacement of fossil fuels with electricity for direct end uses like transportation and water and space heating.