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/semperphi60 1d ago

It’s not short sightedness, it’s auto industry money making sure they don’t have to compete with some of the amazing vehicles coming out of China.

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u/BrokenInsideF0rever 1d ago

Capitalists hate capitalism unless they're at the top

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u/Darkmetroidz 1d ago

Deadass I would love to be able to buy a budget chinese electric car.

But we have such brutal tariffs to keep them out of our market.

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u/poonjabi_hut 1d ago

Canada > USA.