In 2022 September 2022 the U.S. Transportation Department approved electric vehicle charging station plans for all 50 states, Washington and Puerto Rico covering about 75,000 miles of highways. The November 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure bill provides $5 billion to help states install EV chargers along interstate highways over five years. Federal funds will cover 80% of EV charging costs, with private or state funds making up the balance. Proponents argue that electric vehicles reduce the use of fossil fuels, and the national network of charging stations will help drivers overcome “r…
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Yes
@9FTG3ZFRepublican6mos6MO
Electric vehicles have no truly proved to be the better alternative to gas vehicles. They are not reliable for long travel and are not any better for the environment. If someone thinks an electric car is good for the environment, that lithium battery says otherwise. Spending money on more charging stations would be a waste and could go towards other resources that matter
@9GCY2RM6mos6MO
More science is to be done on the topic. Also either way the earth is being destroyed and action needs to be done starting sonehwerre
@9GCTVQW6mos6MO
I agree that resources could be way better spent on public transportation and that lithium batteries are not environmentally friendly, but it's still better than a mobile metal box directly pumping CO2 into the atmosphere.
@9GVV5356mos6MO
Electric vehicles will not do enough to reduce our emissions. If we are serious about reducing emissions, we need to drastically increase the effectiveness of our public transportation systems, which drastically more efficiently transport great numbers of people with fewer resources required.
@9FPLZ3Z7mos7MO
There is not enough lithium in the entire world to transition all the cars in America to ev's. It would be a massive infrastructure project that would only serve as a show to appease a vocal section of the population. The money would be far better spent investing in other more sustainable green energy research projects. Beyond that, even if our entire transportation infrastructure turned electric it would only be a band aid if we failed to address fossil fuel power generation. Electric vehicles are still almost exclusively powered by coal and gas burning power plants.
@9FFKSZ77mos7MO
There is not enough lithium in the entire world to transition all the cars in America to ev's. It would be a massive infrastructure project that would only serve as a show to appease a vocal section of the population. The money would be far better spent investing in other more sustainable green energy research projects. Beyond that, even if our entire transportation infrastructure turned electric it would only be a band aid if we failed to address fossil fuel power generation. Electric vehicles are still almost exclusively powered by coal and gas burning power plants.
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No
@9FPMD5H7mos7MO
I think that EVs are the future so it will be more beneficial to start building them now so that we can readily switch to a more climate-friendly future of vehicles. It would be irresponsible not to start building EV charging stations to prepare for the immense amount of EVs that will be build in the next 5-10 years.
@9FFKSZ77mos7MO
Conservation of mass and energy. Carbon burned far away or within your car to make it go is still the same amount of carbon (accounting for different efficiencies)
@9GCJK7Y6mos6MO
I think a better alternative for now would be hybrid vehicles with smaller gas engines to charge the electric motor/s. And most of our electricity comes from coal power stations.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
Yes, but only if they use renewable energy sources
@9GWK8SS6mos6MO
This will naturally happen as energy providers transition production towards renewable sources, but level 2 chargers can be directly connected to solar arrays, removing any pressure from the grid.
@9FFKSZ77mos7MO
Burn oil in a car or in a power plant it is still carbon in the air. Distancing ourselves from the issue does nothing to resolve it.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
No, and we should be focusing more on improving public transportation
@9HPGYG34mos4MO
If we change more public transportation to electric vehicles we can help just a little bit more with pollution.
@9GC5Y4B6mos6MO
While public transportation is a good alternative, there is no denying that there's been a steady rise in electric vehicle purchases, and some areas do not have enough charging stations.
@99MLDSM1yr1Y
I question how viable electric cars will be given the breakdown of international trade. It might be harder to acquire those materials. We should also be more focused on environment solutions we know will work regardless of technological advances like public transportation. Car culture is a big problem in America. There are other ways to harness our independent spirit.
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No, provide subsidies to private companies that compete to build the best network instead
@9GWK8SS6mos6MO
Over a decade later, the private market still has been unable to assign a standard charging port or make a common payment system. Without government intervention, the Supercharger network would still be closed off to Tesla products, leaving all other manufacturers stuck with a subpar product.
The government needs to do more to build infrastructure than provide incentives for building charging stations.
@9FPMD5H7mos7MO
I think that this would create a monopoly for the company that would be put in charge of creating these. We can see this right now with Tesla superchargers that have been endorsed by 4 major car companies saying that they will switch to Tesla's specific plug and the government has already given money to Tesla to expand their network.
@99M7TMV1yr1Y
Yes, but we should be focusing more on improving public transportation.
@9B8X3TK1yr1Y
Yes, but I am skeptical about the viability of electric vehicles
Yes, and we should be focusing more on improving public transportation
@99MF2Y2Independent1yr1Y
Yes, but we should be focusing more on improving public transportation
@9BHQL291yr1Y
No, and we should ban the sell and manufacturing of electric vehicles.
@9G6TBXB7mos7MO
No, and we should ban the sale and manufacturing of electric vehicles. Gas vehicles are more reliable.
@KYYCCCLibertarian1yr1Y
No, leave it to the private sector
@9BF64VQ1yr1Y
Yes, but leave it at the state level.
@9B8NV9XProgressive1yr1Y
Yes, but we should also be focusing more on improving public transportation
@9J92TWT3mos3MO
Yes, but only if legislature is to be passed mandating the use of electric vehicles. The Government cannot expect to force its citizens to change their way of life without making proper accomodations.
@9GQXP78 6mos6MO
Yes, but only if they use renewable energy sources, and we should also focus more on improving public transportation.
@9D37C5XIndependent9mos9MO
Yes, and provide subsidies to private companies that compete to build supplementary networks
@9C5RFYP11mos11MO
No, leave it to the free market
@9C3TVML11mos11MO
@9BWJ8LJ12mos12MO
No, and ban electric vehicles
@99YTQ5W1yr1Y
Yes, but also improve public transportation
@9B2GBS91yr1Y
Yes, and improve public transportation
@9GBFX5M6mos6MO
Maybe. Better: do away with all cars entirely except for handicapped and emergency and delivery vehicles.
@9J5NV35Independent3mos3MO
No, the government doesnt build things, this is a private business function based on supply and demand.
@9CJ6CB63mos3MO
There are actually government corporations and agencies with the funding to do so.
No, not until electric vehicles occupy a larger sector of the American automobile market
@9BBYBHL1yr1Y
No, leave this to the free market.
@86ZDHQ7Independent1yr1Y
Yes, of course you should the government is giving $7500 tax breaks so they should build more stations
@99VF57S1yr1Y
Yes, but we should focus more on improving public transportation
@99P9DY8Republican1yr1Y
No, this is a state issue
@99BX3H5Constitution1yr1Y
Does the government build gas stations? It should be privately built but prices for use should be monitored to ensure it isn’t monopolized
@9992T231yr1Y
No, electric vehicles are not currently a safe alternative to conventional vehicles. Not all electricity comes from safe sustainable or carbon neutral means. Harmful waste pollution and byproducts come from making batteries in these vehicles equivalent to many years of exhaust emissions by gasoline and diesel engines. Most electric vehicles also use batteries that contain rare earth metals.
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