Here comes the EV backlash By ARIANNA SKIBELL 10/02/2023

[justaprogressive]

The battle against electric cars is turning into a campaign issue for conservative politicians on both sides of the Atlantic, a development that threatens to neuter the climate benefits of moving away from gasoline.

Some European countries and the U.K. have already walked back policies aimed at combating climate change, amid a wave of populist resistance to green initiatives, write Suzanne Lynch, David Ferris, James Bikales and Timothy Cama.

In the U.S., former President Donald Trump and his Republican rivals are ramping up their anti-EV rhetoric, while GOP-led local and state governments such as Texas are imposing fees and other burdens that could make it harder to own an electric car.

The EV backlash is threatening to kneecap an industry that’s largely considered key to weaning the world off the fossil fuels that are playing a leading role in warming the planet. It comes as automakers, battery companies and governments are busy investing billions of dollars into the transition to battery-powered transportation.

[link:https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/10/02/here-comes-the-ev-backlash-00119466|

[sinkingfeeling]

1. How can people rebel against this tyranny that is destroying the world?

[walkingman]

2. Education is the key. Scientifically based education, not opinion based education.

and then force our governments to base their decisions on facts not dollars.

VOTE like your children's live depend on it!

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. The oil companies have billions of dollars

at their disposal to buy politicians (who can be bought for shockingly low prices), pundits, think tanks, and the corporate media. This fight is very one-sided, since all we have is the truth.