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> People are buying EVs because they're better. And absurdly subsidised[1]. And I suspect this figure doesn't include the indirect subsidies, such as exempti
by tenpies 4y ago
> People are buying EVs because they're better.
And absurdly subsidised[1]. And I suspect this figure doesn't include the indirect subsidies, such as exemptions from certain taxes.
[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332156/average-ev-financial-subsidies-at-purchase/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332156/average-ev-finan...
- lostlogin 4y agoOil is heavily subsidised too. And that’s before things like dumping masses of CO2 and other nastiest into the air are factored in. It’s amazing that this can just happen and the cost externalised. More on fossils fuels as a group, but this is disturbing. https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/climate-change/energy-subsidies https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/climate-change/energy-subsidie...