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More tolls is how roads will be funded when gas consumption decreases.
Never heard of Jevon's Paradox, have you?
UkraineIsTotallyFucked says
Never heard of Jevon's Paradox, have you?
So you think that more fuel-efficient ICE, hybrid and electric cars will lower the demand for gas enough that the price falls and people will just buy more gas because it is cheap?
So you think that more fuel-efficient ICE, hybrid and electric cars will lower the demand for gas enough that the price falls and people will just buy more gas because it is cheap?
When cars became more fuel-efficient, people started driving more. This is an example of the Jevons Paradox because instead of saving gas from the better mileage, people used it as a reason to drive longer distances or more often, which led to more gas being used overall.
1) EVs are fucked. At best, they have plateaud in market share.
If people want zero emissions ride a fucking horse. Seriously. They're modestly fast in an urban settings. Exponentially cheaper than any EV on the market. Feed is less than gas.
WookieMan says
If people want zero emissions ride a fucking horse. Seriously. They're modestly fast in an urban settings. Exponentially cheaper than any EV on the market. Feed is less than gas.
You ever own a horse? They're not cheap, they need regular maintenance, you can't just have one, you need at least two, or some other companion animal like a donkey or something.
My grandparents had horses when they were young instead of cars, they would never want to go back to that.
I'm in the country. I literally was hanging out with horse people Sunday. Hell weekly, good people. It's cheaper than a Tesla by a large margin. They could ride it into town in 4 minutes if they wanted to go quick.
We have human shit on streets in cities, so what's the difference?
Well, I know how inconvenient they are.
I don't think the EV lovers understand this. A good percentage of the population simply won't buy them, specifically men.
An emissions reduction program by an environmental regulator will lead to a 50-cent per gallon of gasoline increase, according to a report by a state environment regulator.
Last year the California Air Resources Board (CARB) said gas prices would increase by 50 cents next year and every year after in order to reduce emissions.
This is in addition to California’s existing gas tax!
Retirement communities are big on EV golf carts. My parents have one as do most of their neighbors.
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