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arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkAmerica Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars: Whatever kind of EV you might want, chances are China has it.www.theatlantic.com@boem to TechnologyEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square121cross-posted to: evs
minus-squareblazeralinkfedilink7•8 months agoEven if its not some altruistic reasons, they still are literally subsidizing this emissions reducing technology. Tho they are also going pretty ham on subsidizing renewable energy too.
minus-squareHypxlinkfedilink3•8 months agoYou won’t be saying that once the market crashes. You’ll realize that there are much better ways of spending that money. Like far more practical emissions reducing solutions.
minus-squareblazeralinkfedilink6•8 months agoHow do subsidies=crash, and what are more effective emissions reductions solutions than renewable energy and electrifying transit?
minus-squareHypxlinkfedilink4•8 months agoYou’re better off spending it on stuff like mass transit and the like. It won’t just all disappear at some point in the future.
minus-square@buzz86uslinkEnglish3•8 months agoAnd we could be doing the same if we ditch big oil subsidies.
Even if its not some altruistic reasons, they still are literally subsidizing this emissions reducing technology.
Tho they are also going pretty ham on subsidizing renewable energy too.
You won’t be saying that once the market crashes. You’ll realize that there are much better ways of spending that money. Like far more practical emissions reducing solutions.
How do subsidies=crash, and what are more effective emissions reductions solutions than renewable energy and electrifying transit?
You’re better off spending it on stuff like mass transit and the like. It won’t just all disappear at some point in the future.
And we could be doing the same if we ditch big oil subsidies.