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this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2026
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This is sad, and bad, but if you can overlook that, it's kind of hilarious how reckless this is.
Skepticism of EVs 20 years ago made some logical sense. But once the rest of the world is driving in cars that are fast, quiet, and far cheaper to buy, fuel, and maintain and produce no tailpipe emissions -- which are terrible for kids -- it's obvious that our technology is obsolete. It's just crazy that they're acting as though they can maintain this current status quo, which depends entirely on Americans never discovering how much better Chinese cars are. You can't really keep that a secret forever.
I think they're basically counting on a bail out in a few years when the American auto industry crashes.
I'm also thinking of how reckless it is from a resource perspective. Even if US politics manages to slow the spread of renewables, oil is a finite resource which is becoming harder and more expensive to extract by the year. If your vehicle needs 40 gallons of that stuff every week, you're putting yourself in a very vulnerable position.
LOL.. Because the USA is famous for long term planning. Run out of oil, invade a country with oil.