• Hypx@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    It’s the result of massive subsidies. When they stop, this market will crash like a house of cards.

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        5 months ago

        Not really. It’s mainly about gaining market dominance on a technology they think is the future. They’ll build them right next to the massive coal plant alongside a million other things they’re subsidizing.

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          Even if its not some altruistic reasons, they still are literally subsidizing this emissions reducing technology.

          Tho they are also going pretty ham on subsidizing renewable energy too.

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            5 months ago

            You won’t be saying that once the market crashes. You’ll realize that there are much better ways of spending that money. Like far more practical emissions reducing solutions.

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              5 months ago

              How do subsidies=crash, and what are more effective emissions reductions solutions than renewable energy and electrifying transit?

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                5 months ago

                You’re better off spending it on stuff like mass transit and the like. It won’t just all disappear at some point in the future.

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        5 months ago

        Or all of the food in the USA. Imagine all agra subsidies stopped. Probably a bigger deal than a EV market disruption.

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          5 months ago

          Well honestly we need to stop with corn subsidies. It is used far too much in our food system. Corn sugar just needs to stop.