Unironically giving the people what they want. EVs are still well within the realm of enthusiasts and rich people.
The infrastructure isn't there yet, and most blue collar families cannot afford an EV, nor the home electrical modifications needed. One-car households cannot abide the inflexibility. Oh, and forget about renters, they were never part of the equation. The EV mandate was one of the biggest ivory tower initiatives ever enacted by the government and it was objectively a failure.
No one said EVs are bad. But they are one small part of a larger picture that includes ICE and hybrid for many years to come. Purists will be upset, but they will never be satisfied with any reasonable compromise.
The 3-body problem (a sci-fi) book articulates how critical a stable environment is for long term survival and growth. The oil + auto lobby managed to change the rules back and forth, so there won't be any investment or growth in the EV sector. US will lose the entire auto segment because it is so far behind and the gap will accelerate. Its a shame an entire sector with millions of jobs and lots of additional opportunities (the battery sector) is gone. EV batteries would have bootstrapped and made utility scale batteries feasible with economies of scale.
https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statement...
When Biden increased the tariff on Chinese EVs from 25% to 100%, and doubled the rate of tariffs on Chinese solar cells it seemed clear to me what was going on.
It's not about cheap electronic vehicles with these people. They don't want poor people to drive. Let them eat cake has become let them drive Tesla's. If the cheapest GM or Ford EV is $60,0000 and the cheapest Chinese EV is $30,000 well that 100% tariff solves that problem.
It's coastal elites who want more prestige.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 19.4 ms ] threadThe infrastructure isn't there yet, and most blue collar families cannot afford an EV, nor the home electrical modifications needed. One-car households cannot abide the inflexibility. Oh, and forget about renters, they were never part of the equation. The EV mandate was one of the biggest ivory tower initiatives ever enacted by the government and it was objectively a failure.
No one said EVs are bad. But they are one small part of a larger picture that includes ICE and hybrid for many years to come. Purists will be upset, but they will never be satisfied with any reasonable compromise.