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    5 months ago

    This is only a concern for EV companies. The environmental impact of these subsidies and regulations is nill

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      This is only a concern for EV companies. The environmental impact of these subsidies and regulations is nill

      Got a source to back up your claim?

      Here’s one contradicting it:

      Gasoline demand growth to slow this year on EV growth in China, U.S.

      “Penetration of electric vehicles has been increasing in U.S. and China,” said Woodmac analyst Sushant Gupta.

      Both the USA and China subsidize EV sales (and also petroleum exploration and extraction for that matter).

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          “There is no future without electrification. But just electrification will not get us there,”

          Daniel Posen is an associate professor in U of T’s department of civil and mineral engineering, and the Canada Research Chair in system-scale environmental impacts of energy and transport technologies. He agrees electrification is vital. But relying solely on electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions from transportation may not be enough, especially if we want to do it in time to stop a catastrophic two-degree rise in global temperatures.

          The article you link contradicts you, it clearly suggests that adoption of EVs reduce carbon emissions, but we still need to do more (e.g. ACTUALLY HAVE PUBLIC TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE) to prevent a climate catastrophe.