• gila@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Literally the state of California would have lower CO2 emissions today if Tesla didn’t exist.

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      4 months ago

      You’re assuming unscrupulous companies wouldn’t find another loophole or just pay a fine for going over the limit.

      Don’t get me wrong, Tesla is shit for helping with the loophole, but it’s a degrees of bad kind of thing. Getting fossil fuel vehicles off the road does reduce carbon emissions, but Tesla was exaggerating their numbers. They should be punished for doing this, but doubling up their numbers only works if the number isn’t zero.

      But this is all getting away from the fact that damaging these vehicles has the net effect of people driving fossil fuel vehicles longer. It’s a net harm to everyone.

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        4 months ago

        Unscrupulous companies in this case referring to every car manufacturer, they wouldn’t have a systemic incentive to foster an EV monopoly that is anti-consumer and actively stymies the growth of the local EV sector.