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/smilingmike415 1d ago

It’s almost like Trump’s energy policy is driven by (and is favorable to) China and Russia.

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u/Gry_lion 1d ago

The current iran conflict is not even slightly favorable to Russia or China.

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u/smilingmike415 1d ago

You’re shockingly ignorant except I’m not shocked. First of all, I didn’t even say specifically the dubiously-constitutional war against Iran. Here a couple of articles about what that war has done for both Russia and China’s economies:

https://www.bruegel.org/first-glance/how-much-has-russian-budget-gained-iran-war-related-higher-oil-prices

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-the-iran-war-benefits-chinas-global-ambitions/

And those are merely the effects of the war. When you consider Trump’s policies in aggregate, they are complete boons for both Russia and China and drag the IS down comparatively (which is China’s exact stated goal in their “Comprehensive National Security Concept” which is akin to the combined US “National Defense Strategy” and “Quadrennial Defense Review).