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.
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@B26DZ653 days3D
The answer is to stop subsidising and bailing out failing ICE vehicle companies and the oil/petrol industries (including plastics)
@9XNN7QZ2mos2MO
Yes, but through repayable loans that take into account the operational savings you get with electric vehicles compared to those with= internal combustion engines
The government should massively subsidize EV manufacturers directly, in exchange for a minority interest in that company
@9W8J6362mos2MO
No, but the government should be putting that money into infrastructure that makes an electric car a more enticing purchase for consumers
@9V9M4HC3mos3MO
No, I do not think electric vehicles are a solution to our climate crisis. Instead the government should invest and encourage walkable cities and accessible public transit
@9TYSP553mos3MO
Electric, hybrid, hydrogen, also smaller vehicles that are more fuel efficient.
@9TXLQ283mos3MO
Only if it better for the environment in the long run
@carsonmyers 3mos3MO
Subsidies should be given to modes of transport that are smaller, cleaner, and less dangerous than average
@9TNBDV83mos3MO
Yes, but not for high end vehicles or high income earners.
@9TFCZYH3mos3MO
No, because EVs alone will not fix climate change and they are not that much better than diesel cars.
@9SRR9LS4mos4MO
Yes, but also incentivize those who choose to not purchase a vehicle and use public transportation.
@9SNJQRW4mos4MO
No. Electric vehicle’s batteries are produced by environmentally damaging mining and they are not recyclable. Natural gas is safer until there is more research done on EV’s.
@9SLJBJV4mos4MO
Yes…and the compensation should bring the purchase value to that of a fossil fuel vehicle….and needs to include the longer range batteries.
@9RZPX675mos5MO
no, purchasing a conventional vehicle as opposed to an electric vehicle both have similar environmental implications if not more, government should not force private citizens to pay for such tax scams/ Buying an EV is a choice, not something that should be subsidized with taxpayer dollars.
@9RTLWCPIndependent5mos5MO
Yes, maybe not subsidies, but some kind of incentive to make it more affordable
@9RQNPMR5mos5MO
Yes Only if they charge it from power that they produced from alternative sources.
@9RGCB9P5mos5MO
Indifferent. I do not understand enough on the production impacts of EV’s vs gas.
@9RC2QHKNew Democratic5mos5MO
Yes, and people who use transit should likewise be subsidized.
@9RBY87R5mos5MO
The government should subsidize taxpayers who buy ANY form of fuel efficient vehicle
@9RBQSCD5mos5MO
Yes, however make it an income-tested benefit to encourage more uptake by lower-income housholds.
@9RBPBZ95mos5MO
Yes, but only to the extent supported by carbon tax revenue and prioritizing the sale of used EVs.
@9QZGVST5mos5MO
Yes, until every last internal-combustion-engine vehicle is off the road for good.
@9MLGJ6Y7mos7MO
We should be focusing on ways to encourage people to buy them of their own volition, by adding charging stations, subsidizing research in to technologies that the EV sector is currently lacking in.
@9M87WWZConservative8mos8MO
No, the Government should not provide subsidies. Instead, it should offer tax incentives.
@9M6YCXK8mos8MO
Our current technology isn’t ready for electric vehicles or an all electric future.
@9LGDCFV9mos9MO
Many owners of electric vehicles are richer than the majority, so it would basically be paying rich people to buy expensive cars.
@9LDKLCN9mos9MO
No, and heavy restrictions should be brought in to stop the production of dangerous electric cars
No, they should not incentivize personal electric vehicle ownership and should prioritize building pedestrianized cities.
@9L4GGFD9mos9MO
No, the only incentive should be not paying taxes on gasoline
@9KYV9RCNew Democratic9mos9MO
the government should provide subsidies to people with a smaller carbon footprint, purchasing an electric vehicle does not reduce your carbon footprint
@9KTRK6710mos10MO
Yes, but it should not be available for luxury vehicles and should be inversely proportional to income
@9K6HR9K10mos10MO
You're are who you are, a retard for buying those.
@9JWZJD3Rhinoceros11mos11MO
Not at this time. Wait till tech is worked out better
little bit of benefits, but not subsidies related to tax.
@9HN5DCR1yr1Y
Yes, but end them after a set period of time, and prorate the benefits to maintain continued incentivisation.
@9H5ZN2X1yr1Y
No matter what vehicle you own, everyone should be treated the same
No, Electric cars and green energy is a scam created to disrupt and make billions with no net gain to the environment
@9GWYSLW1yr1Y
No, it is just as damaging. Instead provide incentives for use of public transport or hydrogen vehicles.
@9GNXXXT1yr1Y
Absolutely. We should also make sure that there is infrastructure, as well as investment in manufacturing and energy resource plants to make them too.
@9GDD4J3 1yr1Y
No, that money should be used to increase spending on public transportation.
@9FWTCB21yr1Y
Yes, but I would only make it large enough to make them financially competitive within their class of vehicle.
@9FWMZSC1yr1Y
Yes, to convince people to swap to electric vehicles to avoid contaminating the environment even further.
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