polymoog
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not so fast, my friend!Trump legislates against electric cars now? Just when I thought his presidency could not get worse, he goes on full retard mode with this.
https://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/national/article215984510.html
i looked at the article. he isnt legislating against the electric cars-- he is not enforcing the obama era rules to force manufacturers to become more fuel efficient. the charging station business people have their panties in a wad in the article because they banked on more stations since californians would be more inclined to buy an electric car with these rules. they still can, of course-- (and pay 50% more for electric than anywhere else in the US.)- trump never outlawed the cars.
if the state of california wants to make their own state law about it (like how they outlawed plastic straws), i am fine with that. states rights.
the other side of the coin is that these electric cars are not cheap. not everyone has the money to afford one. in a year and a half, all new cars will have to have a 37 mpg average. thats not too bad. anyway, i am in favor of letting the market decide. the electric car subsidies favor the rich who would buy the car anyway. the poor could never afford it. with all of the electronic devices today, theres a high demand for lithium in the batteries. to what extent this will effect the cost of these cars` batteries, i dont know.
further reading: https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/05/15/are-electric-cars-worse-for-the-environment-000660
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by the way, electric cars are not necessarily cleaner.
where do you think that electricity is coming from? i am not a fan of carbon monoxide emissions from gasoline burning autos, but i am VERY much against dangerous nuclear power, which is what generates a great deal of our electricity supply. i find it hilarious that these so called environmentalists and people against "climate change" are silent on that, especially when CA continues to get the brunt of fukushima fallout.
dont get me wrong-- i like non-polluting machines. wake me up when they mass produce non-polluting solar or water powered vehicles.