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EV adoption is basically a measure of how much your government is captured by fossil fuel interests.
by ZeroGravitas 2y ago
EV adoption is basically a measure of how much your government is captured by fossil fuel interests.
- audunw 2y agoDo you mean inversely? I’m not sure I see the connection. Norway is an oil country, and has a huge EV adoption rate. Though to be fair it’s also one of the few oil countries that have managed to keep its oil/gas industry from taking over its whole economy. It’s not exactly Qatar. Still. The fossil fuel interests are strong in the government Netherlands has a high adoption rate but is a fairly mixed economy at this point. China is not an oil/gas country. It’s critically dependent on Middle Eastern oil supplies. And it’s also a leader in EV adoption. So you’ve got both sides of the spectrum here, and the middle.
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoYes, I meant inversely. I thought that would be obvious, but given some of the absolutely wild takes you see here in relation to climate and renewables, I guess I should have specified. Norway has oil, but doesn't let the industry dictate scientific fact, because that would be silly.