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.'
0 sats \ 21 replies \ @kr 18 Apr
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.
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And the US needs a lot more EV chargers. More than 1.2 million??
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0 sats \ 8 replies \ @kr 18 Apr
and the free market will provide them
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we don't have a free market. there are free market forces, but there are also government regulations and restrictions.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 18 Apr
and what government restrictions will stop people from charging money for electricity?
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Mmmmh. That's something that's clearly not happening here in Europe.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @kr 18 Apr
can you share real examples of this mysterious free market failure?
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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.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kr 18 Apr
the exact opposite would happen.
the world spends $7 trillion on fossil fuel subsidies each year (7% of global GDP).
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Here we pay a lot of taxes on gasoline, car purchases, Diesel etc... You need to include that
The market in Germany collapsed when the gov cut subsidies this year. They are too expensive. What about that?
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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @kr 18 Apr
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.
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Ok. 30% less than 2023. But it's significant. The majority can't pay them
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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @kr 18 Apr
it was a 28.9% decline in the month of March after growth in both January and February.
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Oh wait for the next numbers.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @kr 18 Apr
care to make a prediction?
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Ooooh. You know You'll always lose with Your cristal balls, don't You? But wtf... of course the recession over here hits the sector, too. I think over the year they will sell at least 35% less new EVs in the EU compared to 2023. What's Your take?