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diesel is expensive and toxic. EVs will eat their market share too.
But what do You say about the arguements that the transition can't be done economically and the econ will crash half the way or that their ecological footprint is horrible like Armstrong e.g argues? 'The National Renewable Energy Laboratory at the US Department of Energy believes the US needs 1.2 million charging stations by 2030, with the White House aiming for 500,000. They have built SEVEN charging stations.'
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/climate/the-progress-on-national-ev-charging-stations/
i say they are wrong.
why would the white house build EV chargers? that’s 7 too many if you ask me.
tesla has over 50,000 and there are dozens of competing networks rapidly scaling all over the world.
oh, and basically every single outlet that already exists can be used to charge an EV too. no adapters needed.
The market in Germany collapsed when the gov cut subsidies this year. They are too expensive. What about that?
the market didn’t “collapse”.
i think you mean to say the EV market is growing, albeit at a slower pace.
growth in germany (and everywhere else) will continue with or without incentives.
Ok. 30% less than 2023. But it's significant. The majority can't pay them
it was a 28.9% decline in the month of March after growth in both January and February.
Oh wait for the next numbers.
And the US needs a lot more EV chargers. More than 1.2 million??
and the free market will provide them
we don't have a free market. there are free market forces, but there are also government regulations and restrictions.
and what government restrictions will stop people from charging money for electricity?
Mmmmh. That's something that's clearly not happening here in Europe.
can you share real examples of this mysterious free market failure?
I think that if all the state regulations for internal combustion vehicles and electric vehicles were put on an equal footing without subsidies and sales bans, etc., then the picture would look completely different, and people would opt for high-quality internal combustion engines because they are significantly cheaper.
diesel is on demand and easily stored. What form or energy production isn't expensive???
Photovoltaic and wind turbines?
Only nuclear energy, which most countries have ignored and defamed.
But isn't nuclear growing by global capacity?
No in the USA. Not in most of Europe.
Ok. So Asia goes nuclear? Good for them! Good decision
have you ever charged an EV?
what kind of red-herring is this? Have I ever plugged batteries in to a battery charger supplied with AC power?
now compare the cost to using gas and diesel
Diesel is still an economic source of energy. Central planners can't change economics.