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Made in America: how Biden's climate package is fuelling the global drive to net zero
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this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2023
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Yeah we're gonna continue heating up the planet for a while too.
Sure, but there isn't an alternative. Currently only 4% of US car owners drive an electric car and only 20% of the energy we produce is renewable. Even if we transition as fast as humanly possible, it would take decades.
Right. But it doesn't look like a sudden cut-over; it'll look like oil use dropping something like 5% each year if we require every new vehicle to be an EV.
How soon would the supply chains and manufacturing capacity be ready for every vehicle sold in the US to be an ev?
Something like 3-5 years if it was mandated and people living ordinary lives lived with mid-sized cars instead of pickup trucks with less ability to spot a kid in front of them than a tank.
Given trends so far you'll forgive me if I think even 5 years is way too optimistic.