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Car companies decide how to much to invest now in new lines of gas-powered cars based on views of future government policies, so the measures are not "irrelevan
by Bostonian 4y ago
Car companies decide how to much to invest now in new lines of gas-powered cars based on views of future government policies, so the measures are not "irrelevant". At a micro level, someone considering buying a gas station or building a new one will consider the lifetime revenues of the business.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoCar companies have plenty of know-how to predict the future of their field of technology on a 10-15yr timeline. They're perfectly capable of calling obvious bluffs. While everyone was busy back patting and circle jerking over the 2035 mandates they were investing in new gas engine architectures for commercial vehicles (so like minivans on up to medium duty trucks) because they looked at the state of diesel tech and emissions rules, looked at the state of gas engine tech and emissions rules and looked at the state of battery tech and decided that the box van of the future was gonna have a gas engine option. At the end of the day you can't legislate a technology jump into existence.