i’m not sure heavy subsidization would work the same way in the US. We’ve already seen EV manufacturers adjust their prices based on available tax credits, so i feel like they’d just raise prices even more as subsidies increase. in china the govt can ensure this doesn’t happen.
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Bob_Robertson_IX@lemmy.world 3 months agoIn order to do that the US government would need to heavily subsidize EVs the way the Chinese government does.
I support this… in my view the Chinese government is putting its money out there in order to get more people into an EV. The US should match their efforts.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Petter1@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Why should US gov not be able to force prizes below a curtain threshold? They just have to vote in the gov, but they can. Not?
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It’s not a matter of should or could, it’s just not something that’s going to happen. The vast majority of Americans don’t want the government directly meddling with business models to that degree.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You mean the way we previously subsidized the regular auto industry and the supporting fossil fuel industries for… 70-90 years?
WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 3 months ago
And corn, which has been horrible for health in the US. But I guess that doesn’t count.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yep! Gotta have corn, come get your corn, high fructose time!