• Bob Robertson IX@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    In order to do that the US government would need to heavily subsidize EVs the way the Chinese government does.

    I support this… in my view the Chinese government is putting its money out there in order to get more people into an EV. The US should match their efforts.

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      3 months ago

      You mean the way we previously subsidized the regular auto industry and the supporting fossil fuel industries for… 70-90 years?

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      3 months ago

      i’m not sure heavy subsidization would work the same way in the US. We’ve already seen EV manufacturers adjust their prices based on available tax credits, so i feel like they’d just raise prices even more as subsidies increase. in china the govt can ensure this doesn’t happen.

      • Petter1@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        Why should US gov not be able to force prizes below a curtain threshold? They just have to vote in the gov, but they can. Not?

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          3 months ago

          It’s not a matter of should or could, it’s just not something that’s going to happen. The vast majority of Americans don’t want the government directly meddling with business models to that degree.