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Re:The US Refuses to Fall in Love with Electric Cars by toomuchtodo on Monday January 24, 2022 @04:15PM (#30064157)
You left out some context from the cited study [1].

> Total annual fuel savings of $12 billion/year relative to Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles translates to an estimated societal payback of 8.6 years to cover the costs of electric sector investments (7.2 years if GHG benefits are included)

That's quite the ROI, and arguably the spending must take place regardless to decarbonize electrical generation and transmission.

[1] https://www.brattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/19421_bra... (Slide 4, Key Findings)

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Re:The US Refuses to Fall in Love with Electric Cars by LinuxBender on Monday January 24, 2022 @05:40PM (#30065078)
Agreed. It will have to be done one way or another I just meant that we couldn't all just switch to EV's today without an overhaul of the system.
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