> This seems no different than the ridiculous laws proposed in some US states recently that would ban EV sales to protect the oil and gas industries. Is it not

> This seems no different than the ridiculous laws proposed in some US states recently that would ban EV sales to protect the oil and gas industries. Is it not equally ridiculous to ban combustion engine sales? It appears many want the government to “protect them from carbon”. Why is it bad for people to want to protect the robustness of their food supply? If you view government as a way to protect the population (as it seems most here do), then it shouldn’t be surprising people use it to protect themselves. Personally, I think a fair market where regulation is as minimal as possible is best. That said, I wouldn’t want a few corporations controlling my countries food supply. So, please keep the farms active and plentiful. Similarly, I wouldn’t want car manufacturers of EV to receive any government benefit. Let’s see it produced and become dominate. As oil prices rise because it becomes a scarce resource, EVs would become popular. Of course, we haven’t actually seen a decline in oil production where that occurs, so we do it artificially.