boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhy Americans aren’t buying more EVsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1121
arrow-up1101external-linkWhy Americans aren’t buying more EVsarstechnica.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square161fedilink
minus-squareLordSinguloth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down6·5 months agoBecause the most environmentally friendly car, is the one you already own. Producing ev is heavy strain on the climate. This change won’t happen overnight. Ev needs to be better and cheaper if it wants to defeat the ice market.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoWe have to switch at some point. We can’t just keep making ICE cars and saying the next generation will be electric.
minus-squarebuzz86us@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoIt already is better and cheaper, but we have regressive tariffs on the country producing them.
Because the most environmentally friendly car, is the one you already own.
Producing ev is heavy strain on the climate. This change won’t happen overnight.
Ev needs to be better and cheaper if it wants to defeat the ice market.
We have to switch at some point. We can’t just keep making ICE cars and saying the next generation will be electric.
It already is better and cheaper, but we have regressive tariffs on the country producing them.