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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why can't the War Powers include manufacturing affordable electric cars? [View all]
Russia is gaining in Ukraine, and we don't want a hot war with Putin. But why can't war powers help dissuade us from war? We manufactured tons of military equipment in times of war. Let's push an act to force car companies to help us avoid the fallout from Putin's aggression. Why should he and the fossil fuel industry benefit? It's never our turn.
Biden could and should do something to force the production of affordable alternatives to those gouging us for monetary and political gain.
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Why can't the War Powers include manufacturing affordable electric cars? [View all]
SleeplessinSoCal
Jun 2022
OP
200 miles is not the max charge for the Lucid Air, it has up to a 520 mile range
Celerity
Jun 2022
#21
They should make EV cars selling for under $15k that meet all safety standards with union labor
MichMan
Jun 2022
#15
You could take the batteries from one all-electric car and make 10 plug-in hybrids.
hunter
Jun 2022
#23
Absolutely. it's having government act for the benefit of people when the wealthy do nothing but hur
SleeplessinSoCal
Jun 2022
#28