Electric and hybrid vehicles use electricity and a combination of electricity and fuel, respectively, to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and decrease emissions. Proponents argue that it significantly cuts pollution and advances the transition to renewable energy sources. Opponents argue that it increases vehicle costs, limits consumer choice, and may strain the electric grid.
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@ISIDEWITH12mos12MO
No
@B4PNVRC4wks4W
people with low income have to worry about regular living payments so adding another factor would be too much
@B425JHKRepublican2mos2MO
People have been driving Gas-powered vehicles for century's and there's nothing wrong with it. If someone doesn't want to drive a electric vehicle then they don't have to.
@B559FDR1wk1W
"Almost 4 tonnes of CO2 are released during the production process of a single electric car and, in order to break even, the vehicle must be used for at least 8 years to offset the initial emissions by 0.5 tonnes of prevented emissions annually." (Earth.org). On top of this in most places the electricity used by the electric vehicles is not carbon neutral.
electric vehicles , are hard to maintain because if they were given to a low-income family , they would have to buy a charging system instead of simply going to the gas station and pumping gas into the car
@ISIDEWITH12mos12MO
Yes
@9XCV4LH6mos6MO
Not all people can afford it at the time. There are not enough dealerships around the world to do it anyways. We have had gas and diesel vehicles for a century and more, why would we take them away now?
@9ZTYX3L5mos5MO
We can either as a united nation continue to go down the path of an environmental and economic nightmare and collapse .Or we can at least try our hardest to make sure that our environment and the brave hardworking American people that live in it are safe and ready for the next generation of people.
@9WWCX887mos7MO
Mandating that individuals purchase electric vehicles is counter to the free enterprise system of the United States. I have not seen compelling evidence that the cost of producing electric batteries and charging them repeatedly saves energy in the long run. What happens during a major power outage? EVs will run out of power and transportation will be at a standstill. And what happens when the life of the EV battery ends? Where will those be dumped, as only portions of them are recyclable. Forcing people to purchase and use EVs runs counter to our capitalist society.
@9XZ8G366mos6MO
the disposal of the batteries for electric vehicles will end up being more harmful to the environment than gas vehicles, and the gathering of resources to build these batteries is inhumane
@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
No, the government has no right to interfere in consumer choices or the free market
Most people love their motor veicles like its a home, the government has no right to take ur home or car
@9ZTXK2SLibertarian5mos5MO
The government should not be involved in any way with the free exchange of goods within our borders. The consumers should make the decision as to what vehicles they buy based on what suits their needs.
@B4YSHDG2wks2W
Never, the government shouldn’t have the right to decide what the average citizen does drive every day. It should be a choice of the people, to require to drive electric cars is not only a manipulation of the marked that harms american and european car producers and but it is also an attack to freedom.
@B3K3CST2mos2MO
you shouldn't have to buy a all electric vehicle there are plenty of vehicles that are eco friendly and not all electric or hybrid.
@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
Yes, but only if it includes subsidies for low-income citizens to afford these vehicles
@B55Z7S71wk1W
there shouldn't be taxes on gas vehicles because there bad for the environment because electric cars are just as bad.
@B4V5J3Q3wks3W
low income citizens should utilize public transport if owning a car becomes too expensive. take a train or ride a bike. its better for the environment.
@B4PNVRC4wks4W
it would probably cost too much to get things repaired for that vehicle, unless they were to lower the costs of repairs on those electric vehicles.
I don't think that electric vehicles should be enforced , if the family wants them yes, but will the government provide the funding to them for the repairs in the future
@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
Yes, and require all emission based machinery to transition to clean energy
@B2KJXZS4mos4MO
I want to be able to drive a car I feel like would be me and I don't feel like that the few people that transition into an electric car are really saving the planet that much.
@B2DKMNQRepublican4mos4MO
No, electric vehicles are more expensive and it is also unpractical to have to charge your vehicle for hours when you are driving long distances. Also they suck
@B2MWMKQ3mos3MO
People often don't have the money to afford E-Vehicles or hybrids, and the charging stations all come from fossil fuels anyways, and very little carbon emissions come from cars.
@B2LNZ7CRepublican3mos3MO
My counter argument is that they should stick with gas because when making the batteries for electric cars cause more emissions into our earth than moving driving cars. Because when those batteries don't work anymore, they are thrown in a big pit that create a lot of emissions and gas-powered cars don't do that. Once they don't work anymore, they are just scraped, and nothing comes out of them. Just an old stinky smell.
@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
No, not until we find an eco-friendly and humane way to acquire the materials
@B238Q2MRepublican5mos5MO
As of right now we are destroying the environment where we drill for lithium, drilling for lithium is destroying the environment.
@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
No, electric vehicle parts can be just as dangerous to the environment as emissions
@9ZTYX3L5mos5MO
We have a decision to make in America , we can continue the path of being fined by huge oil and gas companies to use their environment damaging products until the end of time. Or we can create a new non monopolistic system that puts the earth and people first .
@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
No, incentivize consumers and manufacturers instead of forcing them
@9ZPQRLJ6mos6MO
The first issue with electric vehicles is that the US is not a producer of any of the materials needed to manufacture these cars, and the main producers of parts and components is China, which US automakers would have to rely on which is not a good idea. The second issue is that producing these parts and sourcing materials is very bad for the environment. Along with this, these cars are charged with fossil fuel power plants which is ironic. People should be able to choose what kind of car they drive.
@9QWTY66 10mos10MO
No, climate change is not the fault of the individual. Instead, improve public transport and limit corporate and government carbon emissions.
@9R9WWV9Progressive 10mos10MO
Yes, but it should be a graduated expectation that begins with incentives and subsidies and availability of charging stations.
@9X6KQH86mos6MO
This is an absolutely amazing take, and would allow for much less hostility by the American public.
@9RB74MN10mos10MO
No. The "Battery EV" experiment should be abandoned, and transition over to Hydrogen (both FCEV and H-ICE).
@9XQ3YBV6mos6MO
Hydrogen cars are extremely inneficient as hydrogen can only be clean if produced with renewable energy, and is less dense than electricity, leading to bigger more expensive vehicles, more electricity consumed overall, and so on
@9QQHP3T 10mos10MO
Yes, but not until we can find a humane way to mine the metals needed for rechargeable batteries.
@9R862HH10mos10MO
Yes, but limited to daily drivers. Vehicles with other intended uses should be examined differently (work trucks, transportation, 911, long haul, etc)
@9YM2YP6Progressive6mos6MO
No, the government should not require all new cars to be electric or hybrid because some of these resources are not available. Some people can only buy gas-efficient cars.
@9XGLGSH6mos6MO
No, more electric cars should be made and cheaper so lower-class families can purchase them to help the environment and help lower gas prices.
@935PNTQ 10mos10MO
Only if there is a readily available supply of EVs, and its been proven it will not strain the electric grid. Offer incentives for trading in a gas vehicle, offer services for and incentives to invent a way to either replace a gas powered engine with EV components, or putting a classic/discontinued model frame on an EV base (crown vic, classic f150s, etc)
@missMoshie 10mos10MO
Yes, but not until we end the massive human rights violations occurring in the production of such vehicles.
No, the government should incentive more investment into sophisticated public transportation systems
@teaghan.mitchellSocialist6mos6MO
No, but there should be tax incentives for businesses that choose to partially or completely switch.
If they can encourage car companies to invent affordable and sustainable electric or hybrid vehicles. Electric batteries have emissions too, so it's kind of pointless.
@9YLTPPK6mos6MO
Yes, especially since electricity can be harnessed in a multitude of ways, like solar energy or a battery
@8DHCWV4 6mos6MO
Yes, but only Hybrid models. This will provide time to prep the Electric Grids for the influx of new electrical vehicles.
@9V7SFCG 7mos7MO
It’s more complex than that. People and ecosystems are dying for these batteries to be produced as well.
@9V75DN4Republican7mos7MO
No, because the idea of electric cars is very dangerous as when in car wrecks, it is common to have the doors lock up and have no way to open them besides cutting the person out of their car.
@9V3ZMWD8mos8MO
No, people should get their own choice in what kind of care they want people should not just have one choice in choosing an electric car.
@9T8WV9J8mos8MO
i feel like electric cars are not safe whatsoever so i believe that hybrids are the only cars people should be allowed to buy.
@9VYDQRC7mos7MO
No, not until we have the proper infrastructure in place to support such a drastic increase in the use of electric vehicles.
@9V6GDV97mos7MO
I think trying to regulate the use of gasoline and diesel vehicles is a dumb concept. I get the worry for the Ozone, and the atmosphere but they could work on developing more air purification and machines that produce clean air rather than tell a majority of the country they can't drive the cars they already own. Sounds more like a government money grab than an actual helping cause for the country.
No, people should be heavily incentivised to purchase electric and alt vehicles as daily drivers. Enthusiast vehicles should be excluded as they're a drop in the bucket with emissions.
No; more research into alternative vehicle power sources and global environmental impact studies are needed first.
@9SGS2K29mos9MO
Yes, but a date far in the future, Industries and working class people need time to adjust and for prices for those types of cars to come down.
@9GSRZB9 11mos11MO
yes, but it should be a steady build up to it not an all or nothing
@9MMX76R12mos12MO
Yes but there should be exceptions and allowances that make it easier for low-income houses to buy hybrid cars. There should be incentives from the government to do this, as well as more research into renewable energy/electricity.
@9PKKD2C 10mos10MO
incentivise electric vehicles but do not ban fossil fuel vehicles
@B59FGP44 days4D
No. For one the current EV's are environmentally devastating and are not true green-energy. We need to invest more in that sector and look at actual, viable green-energy resources. I also think the government should provide incentives and not penalties for this market to grow effectively.
@B593LRY5 days5D
Yes and no because of how some cars get good mileage and some don't, and also, there is never any charging station in the country.
@B58VMW35 days5D
we should start making electric cars more but contuniue making normal cars and just slowly stop making them.
People should be able to drive gas cars if they want to, other people can drive electric cars if they want to
@B56G3J31wk1W
No, getting lithium (used for batteries) is harmful for the environment and uses a lot of water. Electric cars may sound environmentally friendly, but they're not what you think.
@B56FXYP1wk1W
No. I like the three answers of incentivicing consumers instead of forcing them, waiting until we find an eco-friendly and humane way to acquire the materials, and the government having no right to interfere in consumer choices or in the free market.
@B568RBG1wk1W
Not just no, but absolutely not, gas cars will always be the backbone of the transportation industry. Also, an electric car catches fire, it burns, and it burns for a long time, and that's not the only thing not as good as gas cars.
@B563S4Q1wk1W
The government should instead incentivize walkable cities and fund more urban planning efforts and public transportation (busses, high speed trains) so that the need for cars is not as high
Yes and No. Yes, but only if it includes subsidies for low-income citizens to afford the vehicles BUT ALSO not until we find an eco-friendly and humane way to acquire the materials to do so.
@B55Z4DS1wk1W
No because electric cars are horrible because in the winter they wont start because they run batteries and hybrids wont start because of the way they were made and gas cars are better
@B55XBLW1wk1W
The government should disincentivise own cars in general through fast, clean, cheap, reliable mass public transit.
no its not really nessacary to be adding new cars every year but some cars mostly need to be gas cars to that way stop by the gas station to fill up for some gas
@B54MYN92wks2W
just find an alternative fuel... we are so capable. there is absolutely no point in polluting our world with such a disgusting element.
@B54HSSQ2wks2W
yes, but i don't think it should be by a certain date. I think we should slowly start moving towards electric/hybrid vehichles
@B53ZBJ52wks2W
Not until these vehicles can be made ethically and the infrastructure/technology exists for it to be a direct replacement for Internal combustion vehicles.
@B53MNLZ2wks2W
No. Although the government should encourage the transition to electric or hybrid vehicles, it should focus on investing in clean energy so the electricity used for electric vehicles is environmentally friendly.
@B53HF3W2wks2W
Yes, but it should require all emission-based machinery to transition to clean energy, and we need to make sure it includes subsidies for low-income citizens to afford these vehicles
@B537KKK2wks2W
We would have to find a way to effectivly get rid of the Fuel cars, and ways to discard of them. then figuring out where to discard batteries once they give out.
@B536K6Z2wks2W
No. Electric cars are horrible and some of them are dangerous to drive. Better keep the regulae fuel cars theyre more fun to drive
@B52DVR22wks2W
No, everyone does not have the financials to buy an electric or hybrid car. Forcing regular people to take out a car loan when the government and major businesses are responsible for the degration of our environment is not right.
@B4ZWNVYProgressive2wks2W
All vehicles/machinery should transition to clean energy. I believe there should still be options for cars that resemble cars before electrics, but using a healthier, cleaner source.
@B4ZRY3Q2wks2W
No, but increase incentives to do so and push for better manufacturing processes that are less harmful.
@B4ZCR9Z2wks2W
electric cars are lame, and they will eventually produce just as much waste that is even worse for the environment, once old batteries need to be replaced what are you supposed to do with a dead battery?
no we should focus on public transit instead as it would reduce fuel emissions and help create jobs in communities.
@B4Z46K22wks2W
We should research ways to have eco-friendly vehicles and offer incentives for switching, but we cannot issue an ultimatum and take away an entire subset of vehicle.
@B4Z3MH2Progressive2wks2W
I'm ok with hybrids but don't like purely electric cars, because they're basically one giant battery which you can't replace if something goes wrong.
@B4YFH7H2wks2W
No, adding an exact deadline could lead to cutting of corners to make the dead line and cause a big risk. Also the required energy to go full electric would break the economy.
@B4Y6DPH2wks2W
buying a electric car is hard in our economy and its not practical, its a good idea but you cant force a whole population to do that.
@B4Y4PPM2wks2W
Yes, but I believe that if you already own a gas car that you can keep it until it no longer works, I just think that maybe mainstream producers like take Honda or other companies should switch to electric at some point in the next 100 years
@B4XZM2C2wks2W
making the cars electric to help the environment is like putting a small dot on a wall your painting it only helps a little while the factory's that create them produce more carbon emissions.
@B4XM9CD2wks2W
Yes, but provide stimulus checks for people that's in the lower class to help them be able to afford them.
that's impossible for at least another 10 years there's not enough electricity being generated for that.
@B4WY66L2wks2W
Yes, but only enforces hybrid vehicles, impose tax on unclean energy methods, except nuclear power, and include subsides for low-income citizens.
@B4WV8GV2wks2W
electric cars are for sissys and and are for weak minded inviduals js drive as power cars no really to be soft
@B4WD3323wks3W
It should encourage new cars to be fuel efficient but mostly invest most funding to developing sustainable neighborhood design and light rail networks to move away from car transportation.
Yes, but also providing facilitation to find an eco-friendly and humane way to acquire the materials. As well as support for low income(no penalty for individuals just dealers)
No, the technology isn´t advanced enough in battery storage and our electric grid could not handle the demand.
@B4VVB8R3wks3W
Yes, but public transportation infrastructure should be highly prioritized over cars, and eventually cars should have so little demand that this issue won't even matter.
@B4VQ98Y3wks3W
No because what happens if you can't Afford cars that are high and expenses unless the government pays for it
@B4TV45S3wks3W
Electric vehicles are not as environmentally friendly as most people think they are. Instead, there should be government research for new kinds of fuel that are environmentally friendly and affordable.
Neither electric nor regular vehicles are not the safest. Both have issues. One can be hacked, the other pollutes the earth. Neither of these vehicles are not good for us or the earth. I think the U.S. needs to go back to the drawing board for this issue.
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