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This would never work for political / social reasons.
by airstrike 5y ago
This would never work for political / social reasons.
- cjohnson318 5y agoIt worked in the seventies during the oil embargo.
- airstrike 5y agoElectric cars didn't exist then.
- cjohnson318 5y agoYou're right, electric cars were not available in the 1970's. However, unless you're generating and storing enough solar power to power your car year round, at anywhere from 2-17kWh a day, then your electric vehicle will still be using fossil fuels. Even power grids that utilize solar farms still need natural gas plants online that can handle shortages on short notice.
- meristohm 5y agoWhat will it take to shift culture so that these solutions are adopted?
- JohnWhigham 5y agoBetter alternatives to driving yourself on the highway. Penalizing consumer behavior on a micro level rarely works out well (it's the same discussion with something like a meat tax; it just pisses people off).
- zip1234 5y agoUnfortunately, driving is currently massively subsidized. If drivers simply had to pay for the road usage and the negative externalities of driving, such as noise and pollution, I think a lot less people would drive. Gas taxes and fees currently cover less than half of road spending alone, not even paying anything for pollution, noise, or other externalities. That said, it will take a very charismatic politician to get anything done in that regard.
- closeparen 5y agoIf transit advocates had to pay for the time people would spend waiting for the bus and for the rent premium associated with transit access under their proposed policies, I think a lot fewer people would repeat this line.