Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, which allocated millions to combating climate change and other energy provisions while additionally establishing a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles. To qualify for the subsidy 40% of the critical minerals used in electric-vehicle batteries must be sourced in the U.S. EU and South Korean officials argues that the subsidies discriminated against their automotive, renewable-energy, battery and energy-intensive industries. Proponents argue that the tax credits will help combat climate change by encouraging consumers to purchase EVs and stop driving gas powered automobiles. Opponents argue that the tax credits will only hurt domestic battery and EV producers.
No, we should subsidise and improve public transport instead.
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No, use any funds that could be spent on this on public transit
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Yes, for the time-being, until prices for electric vehicles become cheaper.
@9PSLVTY1mo1MO
Yes, for the time-being, until costs for electric vehicles become lower.
@9PDPBQY1mo1MO
Yes, for the time-being, until costs for electric vehicles are reduced.
@9NKY9G92mos2MO
No, they should give subsidies to those who purchase Hydrogen powered vehicles
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No, electric vehicles are only part of the problem. Use the money to build better cycling infrastructure and public transport instead.
Are electric vehicles that environmentally friendly?
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No, government should not be involved in such a purchase.
@9MYFHGP2mos2MO
Cars powered by internal combustion and cars powered by electricity or hybrids are all still cars. Cars are inherently on a mass scale a very inefficient way to travel and ruin cities. Instead, as I've said earlier numerous times in this test, public transport should be free, efficient, guaranteed as a right and incentivised to reduce the need to own a car and hence decrease pollution, waste and congestion.
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No, fund cycling infrastructure and public transport instead.
@9LMH63K3mos3MO
No, but ensure all vehicles are taxed for road impact and emissions.
@9L7PM6TDavid Pocock4mos4MO
No, this disproportionately benefits the wealthy few that can afford EVs
Sort of, but it depends how much electricity they use
Yes, but electrical vehicles should look toward ethical lithium usage
@9K8TZN2New Liberal5mos5MO
No, just remove the taxes and tariffs that make them so expensive. On the proviso that the manufacturer and licensee have set up and or are directly involved in resource recycling of their product - cradle to cradle.
Instead of directly subsiding taxpayers who buy electric vehicles, the government should invest in infrastructure that would make electric vehicles a more practical choice.
Yes, but better infrastructure needs to be put in place to support electric vehicles, so we aren't powering our electric cars with fossil fuel electricity
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Yes, for now, until electric vehicle prices become cheaper than their petroleum counterparts.
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