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Originally Posted by mtdjed
I agree with the above. Unlike others, I believe that transition to Electric Vehicles can happen rather quickly. Government mandate and incentives can speed the conversion.
But that is the easy part. Battery technology will improve and support longer rides. But that neglects the requirement to generate the electricity to charge the EV batteries which is still highly dependent on fossil fuels.
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Yup, not too long ago the government mandated seat belts. There was a LOT of heated disagreement and endless debates over all sorts of nonsense about them. Now 50 years later they have saved an estimated 500,000 lives and are averaging saving about 20,000 per year now, with having only reached 90% usage compliance. But, auto manufacturers spent(d) a lot of money lobbying and fighting the change.
The government mandating things, in my not so humble opinion, is the only way to get the predatory capitalists to change things so that their products are better for the people instead of better for their bank accounts.
Our auto industry is steeped in being very conservative when it comes to changes - they do not like to make any changes that are not necessary - Edsel was a learning experience.