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Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by nine_k on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:29PM (#18594664)
Good but unilateral.

If subsidies for electric cars are removed, then subsidies for ICE cars should be removed.

If subsidies for solar electric generation are removed, then subsidies to coal electric generation should be removed.

Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by foxyv on Thursday December 06, 2018 @03:42PM (#18622013)
Don't forget the tariffs on imported ICE trucks and SUVs.
Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by abtinf on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:44PM (#18594755)
What subsidies do ICE cars have that electrics don’t?
Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by gumby on Monday December 03, 2018 @09:45PM (#18595630)
Cheap extraction leases on public land.

Huge military investment in oil-producing countries and regions.

Building and transport codes built around the needs and technologies of dinosaur burners.

Lack of significant restrictions on emissions.

I don't think you're gonna get back the sum of the decades of subsidies of various sorts that cut the cost of technology developments.

(yes, I know they aren't really "dinosaur" burners but alge burners)

Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by TimesOldRoman on Monday December 03, 2018 @11:35PM (#18596302)
Tarrifs are also a tax.
Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by gumby on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @01:44AM (#18596925)
Indeed but this was responding to a request for a list of subsidies for internal combustion.
Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by r00fus on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:56PM (#18594830)
Petroleum industry gets tons of subsidies. I think there's a reddit out there somewhere with a list of the tax deductions that are specifically for Big Oil. It's like 2 dozen or so.

And that's just the stuff that's out in the open.

All of that subsidizes any ICE car.

Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by abtinf on Monday December 03, 2018 @08:55PM (#18595226)
While I disagree that oil subsidies equate to ICE subsidies, I’d appreciate a link if you think it has good information.

I’ve attempted to research this issue before, but the information I’ve found is very poor. A common problem is grossly inflated figures that include deductions that apply to every business.

Also, I haven’t found a resource that accounts for the full tax load on oil. For example, electrics are not subject to the sizable per-gallon taxes on gas and diesel, which means ICE cars are subsidizing electric’s road usage.

Re:White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, ren... by prostoalex on Monday December 03, 2018 @09:26PM (#18595483)
The oil depletion allowance (curtailed since its glory days) was a major one, at some point allowing the deduction to continue way past the original well investment was recuperated.

As far as the modern state of tax incentives - https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/... and discussion of the current carveouts https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-the-oil-and-gas-industry-s...