21 sats \ 33 replies \ @kr 18 Apr \ parent \ on: Market for electric vehicles has experienced a setback econ
all the gas car manufacturers are shifting, the ones with vision and competence are making the full shift to EVs.
the followers who cannot innovate are taking half measures to appease gas companies.
Diesel is still an economic source of energy. Central planners can't change economics.
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diesel is expensive and toxic. EVs will eat their market share too.
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diesel is on demand and easily stored. What form or energy production isn't expensive???
Photovoltaic and wind turbines?
Only nuclear energy, which most countries have ignored and defamed.
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But what do You say about the arguements that the transition can't be done economically and the econ will crash half the way or that their ecological footprint is horrible like Armstrong e.g argues? 'The National Renewable Energy Laboratory at the US Department of Energy believes the US needs 1.2 million charging stations by 2030, with the White House aiming for 500,000. They have built SEVEN charging stations.'
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i say they are wrong.
why would the white house build EV chargers? that’s 7 too many if you ask me.
tesla has over 50,000 and there are dozens of competing networks rapidly scaling all over the world.
oh, and basically every single outlet that already exists can be used to charge an EV too. no adapters needed.
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we don't have a free market. there are free market forces, but there are also government regulations and restrictions.
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The market in Germany collapsed when the gov cut subsidies this year. They are too expensive. What about that?
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