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On the other hand, good policies get rich people to subsidize development of new technologies that benefit everyone.
by MengerSponge 4y ago
On the other hand, good policies get rich people to subsidize development of new technologies that benefit everyone.
- Scoundreller 4y agoLots of subsidies in Canada for solar installs but no innovation comes to mind. We’ve had some Canadian content requirements, but it ends up being the mounting equipment and wiring. We haven’t developed capacity to put together our own core inverter components or panels themselves: too cheap to assemble overseas.
- panick21_ 4y agoThat could be relevant very early in the life cycle of some technology, but e-bikes are far from that. They are a very widely available consumer product that frankly doesn't need support for further innovations. Batteries are going to get better regardless and even if they don't, the current state of the art is by far good enough for 99.9% of practical uses for e-bikes.