Truman Partner Tim Goodrich wrote a fantastic piece about his decision to buy an electric car. As Tim explains, it wasn’t just the huge savings at the pump that inspired his choice:
My decision to purchase an electric car was driven by a variety of reasons, but the simplest reason was this: The cost of filling up with gas is just too much. I’m not just writing about the price we’re paying at the pump; I am also referring to the cost to our future generations, our national security, and our economy. As a veteran, I have seen the toll these costs take and I am doing what I can to stop contributing to the problem.
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Through these experiences, I came to see that our foreign policy needs to evolve in order to provide smarter national security here at home. After all, how much sense does it make to spend $400 per gallon getting gas to our service members in remote regions of Afghanistan? How much sense does it make to send money to countries that don’t like us, don’t share our values, and sometimes find ways to get that money into the hands of terrorist organizations? The Rand Corporation found that US armed forces spend up to $83 billion annually protecting vulnerable infrastructure and patrolling oil transit routes. US Navy Secretary Roy Mabus recently said, “The Army did a study and found that out of every 24 fuel convoys we use [in Afghanistan], a soldier or marine is killed or wounded guarding that convoy. That’s a high price to pay for fuel.”
His decision to go electric is also featured in a blog post at the Mother Nature Network. Thanks for spreading the message, Tim, that getting away from using oil isn’t just a good idea for your bottom line — it’s also critical for America’s security.
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