Brandon Darby

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@thewaryfox My panels take up 64ft x 8ft of land. Nothing is without cost or damage, but I do think renewables are and will continue to be less damaging than oil. And I’m not anti-oil, I just think cars are an area where we could benefit from electric — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@RepStickland Some caveats for me. I don’t think our government should allow China to take over our energy, grain, or fiber production. Pure free market would allow that (has allowed that). I think the power of government should intervene at times to stop other nations from controlling us — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@BradH0101 Currently, yes (No pun intended). At $0.10 per kWh, my ev would cost $7.50 to bring 320 miles of range. My former truck would cost $130.90 for same 320 miles. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@minestripper “Their fair share?” https://t.co/Y4yTnTrQFq — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

Ma’am, respectfully, it appears that you struggle to recognize the existence of nuance and detail. It also seems that you did not develop appropriate evidentiary standards throughout the course of your life. Thanks. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@3Strands4now @RepStickland I’m having difficulty making sense of your questions. In my case, I installed a solar power system because the grid went down. Now when the grid doesn’t have power, I do have power. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@sorrowandpain I don’t think so. It seems everyone turns into a socialist at times. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

I agree! We should put all that war/diplomacy money we currently spend on oil into incentives for EV component manufacturing in West Texas. We should lead on this rather than bending over and allowing China to lead. Good idea :) — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@Texan1283 The US government doesn’t put tax dollars into oil industry or for oil industry? — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@sorrowandpain “Cheap” was in regard to what it costs to fill up battery in comparison to cost of filling up gas tank. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@RepStickland In context it is free. Lord knows government has never spent any money for oil… no infrastructure, no wars, no State Dept resources for access… — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@BradH0101 I have a low interest solar loan. The payment is comparable to my previous electric bill, slightly higher. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@Greg92642187 Yep. And we should add taxes to gas to pay for all those medical costs in Cancer alley? See: https://t.co/TjivduqEy1 — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

I plug in my car at night and wake up with 320 miles of range. And it’s free. I have a massive solar power system. How much does it cost to fill up your tank? Also, on road trips it adds an hour of travel time for each 500 miles in a Tesla, and again, charging is cheap. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

Not really. For instance, the 340 miles from Lubbock to Cooper’s bbq in Llano takes about 5 hrs with gas, about 6 with electric. The Tesla has a huge screen, plenty of games, all of my streaming services (Netflix, YouTube, etc). The air conditioning is ice cold. Not so bad. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@JustinARed My point was that we will increase power generation and supply and that there are parallels with past transportation revolutions or reforms. Also quite simple :/ — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

Charging doesn’t take hours. The level 3 chargers they’re referring to can charge up to 500 miles of range per hour. Here’s a good explainer: https://t.co/ObxQWc9WpW — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@JustinARed Or we could continue the conversation and explain ourselves. But if you’d prefer to imply I’m not intelligent enough to comprehend, that’s your call. BTW, you brought ad hominem into the discussion that you incorrectly accused me of bringing a strawman into. Take care. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@JustinARed They are, but none of them made an appearance in this conversation. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

Ultimately, regardless of current opinions, our power will largely come from nuclear and solar. That’s where things will end up. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

“I don’t want one of those horseless carriages! There ain’t enough gasoline for all of us to drive one of them. Those engine buggies will never catch on! I’ll keep my horse, thank you.” — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

Texas plans to place charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates https://t.co/xeSu2Gyfjq — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

RT @a_centrism: Matthew Yglesias announces on Twitter that he has contracted COVID, makes a joke about it, and the ace WaPo reporter Taylor… — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@FoundersGirl A pound of grasshoppers is three times more disgusting than a pound of cow poo. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@TwattrGottr @LogCabinGOP How so? — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

If I ever have a political convention, you’d be welcome to have a table or booth there, @LogCabinGOP. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@stpeteproperty Hopefully, she also has better evidentiary standards than you. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

There are a bunch of damn lunatics on both sides of the aisle. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

“Your team.” Oh Dear Lord. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Darby @brandondarby

@Axey76 Correct — PolitiTweet.org