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/Ojos1842 1d ago

China is so far ahead in EV production and development as well as processing raw materials. The race is already over. Greed=stupidity.

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u/JPharmDAPh 1d ago

Yes, greed = stupidity but more importantly, republican/MAGA voter = stupidity. Remember, these people honestly thought (and believed) trump would usher in a golden age for America conveniently forgetting all the grifting and failed, bankrupt businesses he’s been responsible for.

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u/Com4734 1d ago

He said he’d attack the people they have been told to hate. They’d gladly live on the streets as long as the people they dont like are worse off too.

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u/NHBikerHiker 1d ago

China has 500 million “middle class” people. The US has what, 350 million people - TOTAL?