And I thought Americans were carbrained, holy shit.
(To be fair, he’s not wrong in that this is intended to keep the auto companies and the government nice and fat – but the obvious response to this is to agitate for better public transit, not railing against an environmentally sound policy.)
I’ve been to Mumbai, and 1km is fine for us Europeans, but depending on their location, it can be a life-threatening experience due to the intense traffic, pollution and heat.
That sounds really dangerous. Someone should ban fuel there to make it safer.
Unfortunately fuel being burned in other countries is still heating up their environment.
Also idk if you’ve heard, but India isn’t exactly a rich place. A lot of people can’t afford EVs. Despite the fact that yes, the Indian market has cheap options available. But my man in the tweet has been nursing a Hyundai i10 for 15 years. He ain’t exactly trying to spend money on cars.
The entire policy is designed to hurt poor people that are car dependent (if you look at the photo of the street in his other tweet, you’ll see why he isn’t walking the 1 kilometer. There’s no sidewalk).
If the government also gave him a good public transit option with AC, the fuel ban could easily be justified. As it is now, rich people will buy newer cars and poor people will be criminals, or take on debt they can’t afford to get buy newer cars.