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Remove the EV subsidies and ICE taxes, and what would that number switch to?
by GenerWork 7mo ago
Remove the EV subsidies and ICE taxes, and what would that number switch to?
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- speedgoose 7mo ago97% perhaps. EVs are nicer and more convenient there. And cheaper.
- tw-20260303-001 7mo ago> And cheaper. You sound like a broken record. > Remove the EV subsidies and ICE taxes.
- speedgoose 7mo agoShould I include the cost of the current wars?
- tw-20260303-001 7mo agoGo on then.
- speedgoose 6mo agoPer my calculations, EVs are cheaper over the whole vehicle lifetime. I included construction costs and usage costs, in terms of money, environmental impact, and health impacts. Of course, no cars is even better. If we could all ski, cycle, or run, it would be even cheaper and better for our health. It’s a trade of.
- tw-20260303-001 6mo agoWe could all go back to caves, too.
- nxm 6mo agoOr bulk of NATO's defense costs, which Europeans refuse to contribute to
- 8note 6mo agofrom the impacts of the straight of hormuz closing, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine - electrification and removing dependence on oil and gas is a major defense cost. any spending on EV adoption should be considered part of the NATO commitment
- pqtyw 6mo agoEntirely because of taxes. Norway and Denmark are special cases because they already had extremely high taxes on ICE vehicles.
- applfanboysbgon 6mo agoDo you feel that externalities should not be taxed? That individuals should be able to do things that collectively cost everyone else in society money, without any expectation that they pay money into a societal fund to address the problems created by their own actions?
- pqtyw 6mo agoMaybe? Seems not particularly relevant. It's not like this cost is tied to the particular tax rate.
- the_why_of_y 6mo agoA big chunk of the $5 trillion yearly subsidies for fossil fuels is for ICE car fuels. See IMF Working Paper for year 2020. https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2021/09/23/Still-Not-Getting-Energy-Prices-Right-A-Global-and-Country-Update-of-Fossil-Fuel-Subsidies-466004 https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2021/09/23/Sti...