• Claude Rains@sfba.social
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    1 year ago

    @fresh The Answer, at least historically, is consumers buying foreign cars. That’s one reason VW’s took off in the 1950’s-‘60’s. Of course, that’s been foreclosed by EPA & NHTSA regs. But EV’s would avoid EPA regulations. IDK what it would take on the safety end.

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      1 year ago

      But, like you said, the foreign makers are also making big cars to comply with our corrupt pro-corporate regulations.

      EVs are looking to be both more expensive and more dangerous. I have zero hope that they will be an improvement in any way except emissions.

      We need weight and size based taxation to discourage big cars. More than that, we need to move away from car dependence.