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Re:EU lawmakers approve effective 2035 ban on new fossil fue... by im3w1l on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @09:18AM (#34789604)
Two other options: Taxes that slowly ramp up until fossil fuel cars become unaffordable. Quotas for how many fossil fuel cars are allowed to be sold (bid on the right to sell one, pass on cost to consumer).
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Re:EU lawmakers approve effective 2035 ban on new fossil fue... by TheLoafOfBread on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @09:24AM (#34789695)
So you will again damage your voting base without offering a way out (Expensive ICE or expensive BEV?) and give populists ability to raise up.
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