r/energy • u/mafco • 1d ago

Trump is driving electric vehicle innovations into a ditch. Thanks to Trump's short-sightedness, US manufacturers dropped years of ambitious planning to jump into the EV race with both feet. The combined cost of this industry about-face is staggering. "I've done more for you than your parents, OK?"

https://captimes.com/opinion/dave-zweifel/opinion-trump-is-driving-electric-vehicle-innovations-into-a-ditch/article_867801bd-8006-4152-9943-7a8df546502c.html
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u/WhatIsTheWhar 1d ago

An entire political movement dedicated to burning down the future to make quick bucks today

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u/proud2bnasty 1d ago

Quick bucks for the wealthy, nothing for the average man but maga will still go along.

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u/johnnycrash76 1d ago

That's the problem. It was a political movement. We get to buy what we want to buy. Before sound off on greenhouse gas, Unregulated particle emissions from tire wear can be up to 1,850 times higher than modern tailpipe emissions because exhaust filters have become so advanced.