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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]why don't you pressure the county to give a refundable tax credit that would make the EVs comparable in price to the alternative gas car that a consumer would buy?  That would only be....what....$20K?[/quote]
It’s interesting to contrast this with bicycles. The county spends millions a year to install bike lanes that get used by a few hundred people. They county will not invest a single dollar into promoting consumer EV uptake by residents, despite being the future of transportation. But will commit to spending hundreds of millions on EV buses? They’d get more bang for their buck taking the money from bike lanes and allocating it to EVs and then asking people to pledge to ride their bikes more often. [/quote]

I find the push for EVs kind of goofy while they 1) can't be powered quickly, 2) don't have the greatest range, and 3) are still, by and large, very expensive cars.  I mean, advocating for tax breaks for EVs is really advocating for tax breaks for the wealthy.  Not a good look for an uber-progressive county.

At least bikes and use of buses is more affordable.[/quote]

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