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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (www.nytimes.com)
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New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.

Electricification is the one thing that could make the price of gas irrelevant for Americans

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[-] ExFed@programming.dev 1 points 15 hours ago

Did you read anything I wrote about electrification? The moment you add a battery it stops reflecting usage.

[-] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 hours ago

How will registration only be fair to those who don't drive much and still make those who drive constantly/ for work pay more?

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