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Trump claims electric car drivers have a 'disease' (electrek.co)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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[–] 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The "politicize everything" era will hopefully be just an era.

It's an energy source. It has no inherent political character. Putting the gov thumb on the scale to pick a different "winner" isn't better.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    thumb on the scale like fossil fuel subsidies, tax breaks and not paying for externalities of emissions? Agreed.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I mean yeah, he is obviously trying to pick a winner here, namely "legacy automakers and dealerships".

    And even assuming the POV of being fine with a sort of US-centric populist economic interventionism, you'd think it would make more sense to give people options. What's more resilient to foreign predations, a multifaceted automotive industry with various power sources, or one that is heavily reliant on importing a non-renewable commodity from stated geopolitical foes?

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