Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
That's all fine, I just don't feel that if you are directly comprising the cost of 2 things, you should interlude taxpayer funded rebates to make the numbers match. If you want to make the statement "EV's have reached cost parity with ICE vehicles"I feel like that should be free of rebates.
I also don't really agree with rebates as structured. The only people who can afford an EV are the well off, so people who can't afford them have their tax dollars handed to people wealthier than them. I'd like to see rebates go away for anything over $30k.
If the goal is to reduce emissions as much as possible while adopting a limited amount of EV's, it makes far more sense to target the largest users, not the ones who drive a short distance every day. But that would mean giving money to businesses who put on lots of miles, and transit.
|
Fair points, but unfortunately we are looking to accelerate adoptions of new technologies, and the people who will be adopting are the affluent. It's not really a choice of supporting the poor or supporting the rich, its a choice of supporting a new technology or resigning ourselves to the status quo.