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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @TomK OP 18 Apr \ parent \ on: Market for electric vehicles has experienced a setback econ

And the US needs a lot more EV chargers. More than 1.2 million??

0 sats \ 8 replies \ @kr 18 Apr

and the free market will provide them

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @premitive1 18 Apr

we don't have a free market. there are free market forces, but there are also government regulations and restrictions.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 18 Apr

and what government restrictions will stop people from charging money for electricity?

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @TomK OP 18 Apr

Mmmmh. That's something that's clearly not happening here in Europe.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @kr 18 Apr

can you share real examples of this mysterious free market failure?

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @TomK OP 18 Apr

I think that if all the state regulations for internal combustion vehicles and electric vehicles were put on an equal footing without subsidies and sales bans, etc., then the picture would look completely different, and people would opt for high-quality internal combustion engines because they are significantly cheaper.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kr 18 Apr

the exact opposite would happen.

the world spends $7 trillion on fossil fuel subsidies each year (7% of global GDP).

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @TomK OP 18 Apr

Here we pay a lot of taxes on gasoline, car purchases, Diesel etc... You need to include that

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 18 Apr

imagine how much you’d be paying without the $7 trillion subsidy