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Electric cars face ‘punitive’ fees, new restrictions in many states
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What? Why would you not want your kids going on a bus that has zero exhaust? School busses that use diesel straight smell like crap and it's absolutely hot af in the south. After reading this quote I was like, this world is so fucked.
Conservatism.
It's just so backwards.
Fear of change, while the world is constantly changing. It’s regressive.
He said he just doesn't want to, ok?
A vehicle powered by electricity alone? Well it just ain't right.
That explains everything
In the city where I live, almost all public transport buses are electric. Honestly for a bus it's so much better than diesel, they're quiet, don't vibrate and ride much smoother
They can also leverage regen due to constant stopping, don't get high drag penalty due to low speeds, etc. seems like good application for EV. Makes no sense as you said.
There's a guy who is definitely has a hoard of incandesant light bulbs in his garage.
To add to that, does anyone here remember those bus fire drills that you had to do once a year?
I remember having to walk a quarter mile away from the propane buses in case they blew. Much more boomy than the diesel or gasoline buses which would only burn you to death!
I'll tell you why; because oil lobbyists paid him to be against EVs and he has no actual reason to be against EVs.
He's a conservative. He wants to conserve his oil lobbyists payout.