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    8 hours ago

    China’s absolutely chock full of EVs. The Nordic countries are about to ban gas.

    There’s enough EVs out there right now that need the charging that with the rates go up they’ll still exist.

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      Yes, but this article is U.S. focused and highlighting the difficulties facing those companies specifically. It should really be titled to specify the U.S. charging industry.

      There is huge international momentum behind electrification and the impact of Trump’s policies will be to cede our technological competitiveness in both vehicles and charging to China.

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        My point is that charging is forging a head elsewhere in the world. Unless he figures out a way to make electric car charging illegal it will continue to surge here because there’s already enough electric on the road to necessitate it.

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          See: trains

          China and most European countries have high speed rail and well maintained networks.

          USA has: one chonky boy pulling like 256 cars on a wonky track

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            Love that analogy.

            I do worry your ‘256 cars’ is a little low.

            Source: I overlook some tracks near America, that currently carries lots of untariffed American stuff.

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      Agreed, a lot of the time I’m in need of a super charger, there’s a line to use it. The demand is there and it’s not like EV owners can easily switch back to gas

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      They have an in. A lot of them are already well established automotive companies who have a headstart on placement of bought politicians, and lobby groups. Tesla’s just happens to be more readily visible just now.

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      5 hours ago

      Yikes who would downvote this comment? Pretty gross how many people love cars more than humanity and the planet.

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        Yikes who would downvote this comment? Pretty gross how many people love cars more than humanity and the planet.

        Well, I did, and its not because I love cars and hate humanity/the planet. Its that this is such an irrelevant comment on the topic and is just looking to derail and invite argument that you yourself are perpetuating with your Strawman you posted here. I don’t downvote because I disagree with an opinion. I downvote when the posts are actively working against topical conversation to the thread.

        That poster did the equivalent of going into a thread about threats to livestock and said “everyone should be a vegan”.

        Oh, I downvoted you too, BTW.