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.
Response rates from 514 Australia voters.
48% Yes |
52% No |
48% Yes |
52% No |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9JBYH2Q12mos12MO
No, we should subsidise and improve public transport instead.
@9QX8952 2mos2MO
No, most of the people looking to purchase electric vehicles are already wealthy and don't need subsidies.
@B24STGS1mo1MO
Yes, provided it is not considered a luxury EV and on a limited scale.
@9ZMNRBG2mos2MO
I think there should be subsidies but it should not be limited to the US as other countries have those resources and Elon Musk supports harmful ideologies
@9ZM933G2mos2MO
now these subsidies are starting to look like another form of coercion. If you dont do X .. we'll charge you more.. but if you do what we want we will give you a gold start and some cash back.
Does our government actually know any other way than bullying and coercion via our only means of survival (money) that the system has forced upon us all? Seriously the government every day is looking more and more like a husband who controls is wife. Go look at services australia description of domestic abuse and you see ALL the tactics government deploy and entertain deploying upon its people. Our politicians now seem to be made up of abusers of trust and power.
@9ZLWWTL2mos2MO
No, if your that stupid then you should have to be taxed. The actual environmental impact from an electric vehicle is immense
@9RZM3V95mos5MO
Yes, until electric vehicles become a lower price than their alternatives.
@9RKZCVB6mos6MO
Yes, for now, until electric vehicle prices become cheaper than their petroleum counterparts.
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