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Old 05-04-2021, 11:37 AM   #100 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
There already are; massive ones. The federal government has a $7,500 tax credit, and some states have additional credits that total $10k or more. ICE vehicles have MPG requirements, emission requirements, various restrictions, taxes on fuel, etc. With all of these "incentives for them and disincentives against the alternative" we achieved 3% of vehicle sales.

Yes, there are incentives to buy EVs in the USA but the federal EV tax credit isn't available to the people that need it the most.

It is pretty laughable to say there are incentives to not buy an ICE vehicle in the USA. Gas is cheap and our CAFE requirements are weak and designed to favor larger vehicles and "trucks". Automakers are sitting on lots of fuel efficiency technology because it simply isn't needed to meet regulations in the USA and the average US car buyer doesn't care about fuel economy.

The average new vehicle's fuel economy has only increased 14% since the late 80's and dropped from 2018 to 2019.

EPA's latest Automotive Trend Report (2019)
https://www.epa.gov/automotive-trend...-trends-report
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