• archomrade [he/him]@midwest.social
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    2 months ago

    The US could subsidize their own ev production if they really cared about their automotive industry.

    Consumers want EVs but us auto manufacturers (and us govt) aren’t interested in making them cheaply

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      2 months ago

      Where is that money coming from? Oil subsidies? Exploration writes? Bail outs?

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        2 months ago

        I imagine it comes from the same place as all the other the US spends on oil subsidies and environmental programs and defense and tax cuts and Medicare and medicade and and and

        The only time this question is asked is when it’s a popular policy that has no other reason to object to.