As is often the case government gets high on the glitz without doing enough research, brainstorming and wondering.
1. The infrastructure should have been considered first or at least simultaneously with actual vehicles.
2. Americans drive because they can. I dare say the majority of Ameticans do not live where there is reliable, frequent, and convenient public transit...most of us live in transportation deserts. If you have lived anywhere in Europe you know that our situation in the US is absolutely ridiculous. Addressing green house gasses would be helped IF we had a coherent, nationwide mode of interconnected public transit access.
3. One reason we don't have the transportation infrastructure that would benefit everyone is because our nation SUBSIDIZES the fossil fuel industry and the automobile industry. We subsidize drivers not to buy vehicles but by subsidizing the roads we travel on. We have not raised fuel taxes for YEARS and those taxes could provide some of the necessary support for EV infrastructure. Too often infrastructure is left up to the market to solve also with government susidies. From my experience and observation there is no coherent long range national agreement and commitment to addressing climate change as it is being impacted by how we move people, goods, and services from place to place.
Finally today I heard a story from Boulder,CO about local efforts to help more low income people have access and funds to purchase or receive really good food from local farmers. I was shocked to learn that our nation subsidizes all the junk food in your local store but the folks growing the food that's good for you are essentially on their own. I guess that constitutes a "free market". They too deserve to be able to live from their work.
At any rate, President Biden and his team need to rethink their plan. They will need a plan that won't be crashed every four years by someone politicizing addressing climate change/catastrophe. That kind of commitment requires public INPUT through a process. Then maybe there would be BUY-IN emotionally that could make the nessary change not only possible but long term.
As is often the case government gets high on the glitz without doing enough research, brainstorming and wondering.
1. The infrastructure should have been considered first or at least simultaneously with actual vehicles.
2. Americans drive because they can. I dare say the majority of Ameticans do not live where there is reliable, frequent, and convenient public transit...most of us live in transportation deserts. If you have lived anywhere in Europe you know that our situation in the US is absolutely ridiculous. Addressing green house gasses would be helped IF we had a coherent, nationwide mode of interconnected public transit access.
3. One reason we don't have the transportation infrastructure that would benefit everyone is because our nation SUBSIDIZES the fossil fuel industry and the automobile industry. We subsidize drivers not to buy vehicles but by subsidizing the roads we travel on. We have not raised fuel taxes for YEARS and those taxes could provide some of the necessary support for EV infrastructure. Too often infrastructure is left up to the market to solve also with government susidies. From my experience and observation there is no coherent long range national agreement and commitment to addressing climate change as it is being impacted by how we move people, goods, and services from place to place.
Finally today I heard a story from Boulder,CO about local efforts to help more low income people have access and funds to purchase or receive really good food from local farmers. I was shocked to learn that our nation subsidizes all the junk food in your local store but the folks growing the food that's good for you are essentially on their own. I guess that constitutes a "free market". They too deserve to be able to live from their work.
At any rate, President Biden and his team need to rethink their plan. They will need a plan that won't be crashed every four years by someone politicizing addressing climate change/catastrophe. That kind of commitment requires public INPUT through a process. Then maybe there would be BUY-IN emotionally that could make the nessary change not only possible but long term.
Excellent points.