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"The cause of the fire is not known, but the incident has already re-lit the energy wars between the anti-renewable Coalition and the federal Labor government, as conservatives continue to seize on any opportunity to try and demonise any technology that threatens coal."

 

Because obviously conservatives are the only political that can be against EVs

 

Well, whatever other political groups you feel are being left out I'd be interested to hear what the basis of their argument is

 

Yea I know, I'm dancing around politics.

The point I'm trying to make is, despite whatever political group you subscribe to, there comes a point where you're either going to listen to the science and math or you're not.

The science has been pretty clear about where the inefficiencies are, where things are progressing and where things are being held back.

 

why would anybody be "against" EV's?

 

My oil stocks valuation will drop!

 

^this^

Show me the money and I'll show you the truth. Oil makes millions of dollars a day, so any delay in alternatives is money in their pocket.

 

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/09/lego-like-modular-xbus-ev-on-track-for-2025-launch-boss-says/

 

those are cool

 

Yes they are but I don't see them passing US crash testing standards. VW still can't seem to get their ID buzz into NA show rooms, which doesn't say much for the likelihood of seeing this German start ups version of an electric bus anytime soon.

 

well i guess this is good for EV production

https://www.aol.com/biden-admin-quietly-released-study-084528049.html

maybe not so good for petroleum/NG since it shows a trend reversal of revenue inflow...go figure

https://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/subsidy/

 

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Surged to Record $7 Trillion
Scaling back subsidies would reduce air pollution, generate revenue, and make a major contribution to slowing climate change

https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/08/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-record-7-trillion

 

we're not spending 7 trillion of US tax payer money to prop up the O&G sector

lol

 

No the US is not. Worldwide it is that much.

 

That’s not what the article says. Did you bother to read it at all?

 

what i posted was focused on the US...

of course that number is outrageous when you factor in European countries who tried to scale back FF usage way too quickly.

 

no i didnt read much past the 7 trillion subsidy headline because i knew it would be talking about more than just the US market