• cron@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    Its sounds odd for me that some countries plan banning fuel-powered cars in ~30 years.

    Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think there is much left to ban by then.

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      3 days ago

      It promotes investing into electric cars tight now. Without the bans, some investors might be hopeful to still profit beyond the 30s. But with the ban, it’s clear for all investors to invest in electric cars.

    • alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      I can see how hybrids will probably be a thing for a very long time, for people in very cold and remote places.

      But yeah, the EV revolution is a fact. For any country that has proper electric infrastructure and who doesn’t have protections for legacy car manufacturers, EV’s are cheaper and have lower operating/maintenance costs.

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        3 days ago

        In Canada, the gas model is ~$20,000 the hybrid is ~$30,000 and the electric model is ~$40,000. I keep hearing that EVs are supposed to be cheaper, but I haven’t seen it yet.

        • alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          3 days ago

          Due to protection against cheap Chinese cars.

          In China, you can get an EV below $10K.

          For countries without domestic car manufacturers,.Chinese EV’s are by far the cheapest cars to import.