Biden reveals lackluster new EV policy, no plans to phase out gasoline
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What about the other half? We just need to tax gas more. Add $0.10/gallon every year and put it directly into public transit.
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General rule: If your solution includes the phrase "we just need to" then it's probably not a very good solution.
(Also "It's simple" )
I definitely agree an increase in gas price is needed, but it's one of many things needed to move people away from fossil.
We need much more than 'just' that
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Unless it gets put into legislation by Congress it really doesn't mean much even in this unambitious form.
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They really should be pushing for more. Perhaps Toyota’s lobbyists succeeded in their mission
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Edit: And looking at the heatwaves across the western world, who in their right minds thought this was an adequate solution!?
.Edit: And looking at the heatwaves across the western world, who in their right minds thought this was an adequate solution!?
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Classic Democrats. Doing barely enough to say, "We tried," but nothing that actually risks challenging their donors.
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If America still isn't entirely sold on the dangers of climate chage, I really can't imagine what it would take to win people round. I'm a big believer in compromise but the there's no compromising with the apocalypse. You might think people would have learned that from the pandemic. I guess learning's not as popular as it used to be.
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Federal will always lag states, for lots of reasons. We can't reasonably expect Federal limits on new ICE sales until a significant number of states have already implemented such limits, where I would put significant as states having more than 50% of the total population.
Democracies are terrible slow to act, especially on things where there is strong disagreement amongst voters.
As I reminder, I will once again be running for the position of Emperor For Life in the 2022 elections. Thank you for your votes.
Democracies are terrible slow to act, especially on things where there is strong disagreement amongst voters.
As I reminder, I will once again be running for the position of Emperor For Life in the 2022 elections. Thank you for your votes.
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Man, if only Biden really was the "Green New Deal Eco Communist" that Republicans made him out to be.
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Yet another version of "perfect is the enemy of better."
Let's make progress. There is no magic button in today's political environment. Take advancement, accept it, tack it down with three points of stability, and move upward and onward.
Let's make progress. There is no magic button in today's political environment. Take advancement, accept it, tack it down with three points of stability, and move upward and onward.
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I guess there's only so much you can do when half of your nation believes that learning new information is an infringement on their "personal freedom" and prefers to ignore any knowledge acquired by humanity beyond 1920.
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I thought they added a poison pill to the above by having car makers qualify for credits/incentives only if they have union labor, which would now notably exclude Tesla & maybe Rivian & Lucid (?)
This would be nuts as the U.S is at the forefront of ev tech at the moment.
This would be nuts as the U.S is at the forefront of ev tech at the moment.
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I'm pretty curious to see a real political analysis of why he chose the specific policies he did. I think there's bound to be a lot more to it than just donor pressure, but I'm not politically savvy enough to tease out the threads of influence.
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Why did that bring up an image of President Biden singing....
"She blinded me with science"
to Jill Biden at the Rose Garden.....
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I try my best to stay out of American politics. I do try.
More proof that you guys need a third party. The one party you folks have doesn't do a whole lot of leading. Plenty of corporate palm greasing but not much leading.
I can't think of another democratic first world nation that doesn't have at least three parties... the third party doesn't need to win just hold enough power to exert pressure on the big issues. All the justice dems and tea party movements trying to change the corp held parties for either leanings tastes don't seem to have moved much of anything.
Anyway sorry as a Canadian I apologize for even posting on the subject. On this score I hope consumer habits will push change in the direction required.
More proof that you guys need a third party. The one party you folks have doesn't do a whole lot of leading. Plenty of corporate palm greasing but not much leading.
I can't think of another democratic first world nation that doesn't have at least three parties... the third party doesn't need to win just hold enough power to exert pressure on the big issues. All the justice dems and tea party movements trying to change the corp held parties for either leanings tastes don't seem to have moved much of anything.
Anyway sorry as a Canadian I apologize for even posting on the subject. On this score I hope consumer habits will push change in the direction required.
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This! You see the response to the COVID vaccines and the US is split along state lines when it comes to things that impact people’s lives today (not some nebulous far off time when Miami could be flooded). No way an aggressive federal plan gets off the ground given the politics of 2020. States will lead the way, costs will drop and convenience will take over. Just like LED bulbs are now the most prevalent form of lighting.
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Politicians always try to play the game of "make myself look good to the public while keeping my donors happy". This is probably why it's "half"... to keep the donors at Legacy Auto happy.
That's okay though... HALF is good enough. It'll force Legacy Auto to start cranking out EVs, the masses will learn how much better EVs are, and we'll hit critical mass in no time.
That's okay though... HALF is good enough. It'll force Legacy Auto to start cranking out EVs, the masses will learn how much better EVs are, and we'll hit critical mass in no time.
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...and then the barely adequate plan is watered down further when it's actually implemented.
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.In other countries, the Democratic party wouldn't be a single party either. Unfortunately, the right wing faction of the party has managed to keep the majority of people convinced they are better than the left-wing / center left faction, thus keeping power while simultaneously moving the Overton window further right and thus making full fledged authoritarians of the other party seem more normal.
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The ultra wealthy tend not to be the secluded, prepper types - their visibility and social networks are part of their wealth game (for most of them and for the most part).
So when even the most prolific socialites are busy spending millions on secluded, fortified shelter style bunkers and underground luxury homes with self-sustaining features - that should be a signal to everyone else what direction they expect things to be going towards.
All the folks still profiting from the destruction of our so-far comfortable habitats are not planning on how to slow or stop it, they are planning on how to continue living and profiting after the inevitable catastrophe.
So when even the most prolific socialites are busy spending millions on secluded, fortified shelter style bunkers and underground luxury homes with self-sustaining features - that should be a signal to everyone else what direction they expect things to be going towards.
All the folks still profiting from the destruction of our so-far comfortable habitats are not planning on how to slow or stop it, they are planning on how to continue living and profiting after the inevitable catastrophe.
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The cat is well and truly out of the bags on EVs so the Biden administration can prevaricate as much as it wants. As other major economies decarbonise their transport sector the US will look on and then eventually shift the date forward.
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I mean, it's probably realistic for once. A lot of deadlines like this ignore reality for the sake of sounding nice, knowing that the administration will be long gone when it comes due.
On the other hand, having a higher target (even if you end up blowing it out), probably helps on the front end.
On the other hand, having a higher target (even if you end up blowing it out), probably helps on the front end.
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I've been saying for years that every new vehicle for sale in the US should be required by DOT to be a hybrid, with a rebate (not a tax credit!) available for cars under $25k. I like and want and support pure BEVs, but I feel like policy has gotten target-locked on those when we could be slashing transportation emissions off the board with hybrid mandates. There's many ways now to implement hybridization affordably and without affecting performance, capability, and drivability.
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And every time a real left-wing fighter (like Bernie) comes up for election they get shit on around here and those that tout them are downvoted into hidden status.
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Talking of Canada, the Liberals are practically the US Democrats and NDP hasn’t really rocked the boat even though they had leverage after the last elections. It looks like Trudeau is going to win a majority in the fall and it will be back to practically 2 party
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I.e., extract even more money from workers, so that Democrats rightly never get elected again and we truly enter into an accelerationist future. I mean that's one approach.
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If that happened, we'd be fucked regardless of how many EVs are on the roads.
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Gas taxes are undeniably the right thing to do, but they're tricky to pull off.
- How do you not lose the midterms, because new taxes are unpopular with half the voters.
- How do you manage inflation related to this with increased transportation costs for goods and services. In an already murky but looking difficult inflationary environment.
Since they're already printing money for fun, I was hoping new subsidies and better regulation (>17% in 5 years) would've been possible. But this shows why the Democrats are only a marginal improvement overall. Better than Republicans in most areas, worse in some, but overall beholden to the same overlords (election fundraising).
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