On one hand allowing obviously superior and cheaper Chinese EVs into the states at MSRP would obliterate the automakers which are one of the last bastions of organized labor. On the other hand getting cheap EVs into people’s hands is the outer limit of viable climate change action in this treat demon settler country.

EVs aren’t a viable way to address climate change; overall primary energy use needs to decrease and EVs are still a very, very energy-intensive form of transportation. Organized labor will be a necessary component of any attempt to address climate change beyond offering people better treats.

It is however ridiculous because the dems have created a system where only affluent people can afford EVs; they’ll pat them on the back and assure them they did their part to save the planet. Now if only the poors trundling along in their aged gasmobiles could get their shit together.

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    5 months ago

    americans can’t compete with chinese EVs, simple as. china spent what? the better part of a decade developing new energy tech?

    the us was giving infrastructure money for elon musk to buy twitter. i really thought they had some 4d chess plan happening under the tables and tesla would take over any day now…

    what a missed opportunity for them.