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The states and cities that are coming forward with ridiculous EV mandates should be the ones covering the subsidies, not the entire nation.

fhood 9y ago
I disagree. Phasing out new production of C02 producing vehicles benefits everyone and by extension, failing to encourage it hurts everyone. This isn't a localized issue. It isn't like Texas (for instance) can produce as much carbon dioxide as they want, and it will only affect Texas.
- matt_wulfeck 9y ago
  Yet the state you criticize (Texas) is leading the country in green, renewable energy [1] 1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/which-state-is-a-big-renewable-energy-pioneer-texas-1472414098 https://www.wsj.com/articles/which-state-is-a-big-renewable-...
  - fhood 9y ago
    I didn't research, I just picked one at random. Please replace Texas with whatever state you like. That isn't really the point. Edit: And also, I just checked and Texas does NOT do very well on CO2 emissions per capita. Edit: Also I did some more checking and Texas is not leading the country in renewable energy, it is 22nd
Pfhreak 9y ago
Yeah! Pollution is a local problem! Definitely address it at the city level. Can we go further? Why not just have specific individuals who care about this funding the subsidies? /s
- matt_wulfeck 9y ago
  Have you visited LA recently? Pollution is very much a local problem. Why do you think it's cities leading the way on gasoline engine bans? I have no problem with these bans, but cities that take them up should be providing the incentive for switching, not offloading their problems on the rest of the country.
  - fhood 9y ago
    Yes, some pollution is to a degree localized, but not all of it. Don't forget that LA residents aren't somehow polluting more than their counterparts. In fact I suspect they are polluting less. It's just that they are concentrated in one place. And once again reducing C02 emissions (probably the most pressing pollution issue of our time) is not localized.

fhood 9y ago

I disagree. Phasing out new production of C02 producing vehicles benefits everyone and by extension, failing to encourage it hurts everyone. This isn't a localized issue. It isn't like Texas (for instance) can produce as much carbon dioxide as they want, and it will only affect Texas.

matt_wulfeck 9y ago
Yet the state you criticize (Texas) is leading the country in green, renewable energy [1] 1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/which-state-is-a-big-renewable-energy-pioneer-texas-1472414098 https://www.wsj.com/articles/which-state-is-a-big-renewable-...
- fhood 9y ago
  I didn't research, I just picked one at random. Please replace Texas with whatever state you like. That isn't really the point. Edit: And also, I just checked and Texas does NOT do very well on CO2 emissions per capita. Edit: Also I did some more checking and Texas is not leading the country in renewable energy, it is 22nd

Pfhreak 9y ago

Yeah! Pollution is a local problem! Definitely address it at the city level. Can we go further? Why not just have specific individuals who care about this funding the subsidies? /s

matt_wulfeck 9y ago
Have you visited LA recently? Pollution is very much a local problem. Why do you think it's cities leading the way on gasoline engine bans? I have no problem with these bans, but cities that take them up should be providing the incentive for switching, not offloading their problems on the rest of the country.
- fhood 9y ago
  Yes, some pollution is to a degree localized, but not all of it. Don't forget that LA residents aren't somehow polluting more than their counterparts. In fact I suspect they are polluting less. It's just that they are concentrated in one place. And once again reducing C02 emissions (probably the most pressing pollution issue of our time) is not localized.