It's also a totally off-base response when we were talking in this thread about a vehicle (the Volt, or even the Prius) that doesn't need that infrastructure anyways.
Like, let's just be fine with the "half-measure." If all drivers switched to a (strong) plugin hybrid tomorrow, emissions would be down significantly without any real need for this supposedly-blocking-progress infrastructure.
That we couldn't even get there underscores my point above. There are forces working against that. We should identify what they are and fight them.
Unless we're just still being climate change deniers. I guess we are.
Mine got totaled in an accident, and I was going to replace it with a new used one, only to find GM is not selling replacement parts for key things that are starting to go wrong on them. And being dicks about warranties.
So I'm driving a Polestar2 now. Which is fine, it's fun. But road trips suck.
It's nice but not worth the price to buy it new, not even close. I got mine used and quite depreciated.
And with the tariffs against Chinese vehicles it's been removed from sale in North America (for new vehicles, only available used) and it's questionable about how well I'll be able to get it serviced in the future. The local Volvo dealers apparently have a chip on their shoulders about Polestar and won't touch it, either.
Like, let's just be fine with the "half-measure." If all drivers switched to a (strong) plugin hybrid tomorrow, emissions would be down significantly without any real need for this supposedly-blocking-progress infrastructure.
That we couldn't even get there underscores my point above. There are forces working against that. We should identify what they are and fight them.
Unless we're just still being climate change deniers. I guess we are.