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US to announce sharply lower vehicle fuel economy requirements (www.reuters.com)
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[–] 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is a deadly ignorant take. If every home has 2 EVs to charge, it won’t make enough of a difference to matter. It’s like leaving on extra lights. Residential solar panels are cheap and only getting cheaper.

Meanwhile, data centers have to build diesel turbines because the grid can’t handle their massive draw. But by all means blame the EVs.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    But isn't a residential grid just another form of socialism?

    Is it really worth the investment from government?

    Obviously depends on where you live, but factor in climate change and ever increasing demand with decades on neglect...

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  • [–] 0 points 1 day ago* (2 children)

    I am worried about the future of fuel taxes at the state and federal level here in the United States. It inevitable that gasoline and diesel taxes will drop if we convert to EV. How will governments recoup this tax reduction?

    Edit: This isn't a criticism of EVs. I'm genuinely curious if this is being considered.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    The plan in the UK is to start charging road tax for EVs per-mile, though there's ongoing discussions about how that will work in practise it'll probably be based on the mileage recorded during the vehicle's annual safety checks ("MOT Test"). This seems reasonable enough to me since ICE vehicles essentially pay per-mile based on the amount of fuel the owners buy.

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