• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I wonder if the ban on new gasoline vehicles will work. Here in the US, my state and a dozen others plan to ban sale of new gasoline vehicles starting in 2035. However neighboring states aren’t and there is nothing restricting use of older cars or interstate purchases.

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      3 months ago

      EVs will just be naturally better by that time (they are already by a lot of metrics). And if the government starts reducing fossil subsidies the EVs will be a lot cheaper too

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        3 months ago

        I hope you’re right, but I’m one of many frustrated with legacy automakers refusing to adapt, with too many people getting weird about chargers, with this entrenched unwillingness to even consider change