Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, which allocated millions to combating climate change and other energy provisions while additionally establishing a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles. To qualify for the subsidy 40% of the critical minerals used in electric-vehicle batteries must be sourced in the U.S. EU and South Korean officials argues that the subsidies discriminated against their automotive, renewable-energy, battery and energy-intensive industries. Proponents argue that the tax credits will help combat climate change by encouraging consumers to purchase EVs and stop driving gas powered automobiles. Opponents argue that the tax credits will only hurt domestic battery and EV producers.
@ISIDEWITH7mos7MO
Yes
@9LSTGVR 2wks2W
If you can afford to buy an EV then you do not need subsidies. If you want one and can afford one you will get one regardless.
@9LQXLJ82wks2W
No, electrical vehicles are not very green at all. Disposal of the batteries.............. worse than all other alternatives
@9GWN98Q6mos6MO
Not everyone can afford an EV so why would subsidies be given to the rich to make them even richer. If anything, EV prices should be lowered and help given to people who can’t afford one to be able to have a plan to change in the future.
@ISIDEWITH7mos7MO
No
@9LSTGVR 2wks2W
If I fill my car with fuel I know I can get to my destination, back and then some. An EV can only drive for so long on a single charge meaning a day out is now filled with the stress of worrying how far away a charging station is. What if I want to tow a caravan? The extra weight will shorten my traveling time. They are heavier than normal cars so more wearing on the roads. I've no desire to purchase one and couldn't afford one if I did. A new car to me is around 5 years old already and a 5 year old EV is still way out of my price range.
@9GWN98Q6mos6MO
Poorer people cannot afford EV cars so they should be abolished and focus be put on creating more EV cars and lowering the price. Having more chargers and more available to buy.
@9M3FPKR7 days7D
It depends on how the electricity for these cars is produced so as to not go in the opposite direction
@9M37GWZ7 days7D
No. At present only the rich can afford electric cars. So why subsidise those already with money. Make it so anyone who buys an electric car gets a free installation of a home charging port included.
@9LZBQMQ1wk1W
No, they should improve charging infrastructure to make owning an electric car easier and more convenient.
@9LXWZW5Conservative1wk1W
Yes, a little, but when over half of the population has an electric vehicle, the subsidies should stop.
@9LXV4KC1wk1W
if they do, they need to make electric vehicles more accessible. otherwise this will only benefit the wealthy.
@9LK86HX3wks3W
Yes but limited to UK and EU made vehicles. This may intern stimulate more local EV industry discourage funding to China
@9LFFCYN4wks4W
No, electric cars are not the best solution for reducing our impact on climate change and the government should provide improving funding elsewhere (public transport / safe walking / cycling lanes)
@9LDRMDW1mo1MO
Yes, but also, to reduce the number of cars overall, create a National Transport Service free at the point of use like the NHS
We don't have the infrastructure to have a lot of electric cars, they're great but we need to change it as a whole.
@9L7W9VL1mo1MO
No, electric vehicles do not actually save the environment, they were designed to save the car idustry
@9L4VP4X1mo1MO
I would just provide electric vehicles to every key public-good service, such as food delivery, medical services, waste services, and public transportation. Perhaps in order of whichever service pollutes the most.
@9L2BMDD2mos2MO
By comparison to regular vehicles yes, but public transport / walking / cycling should be most subsidised, additionally e-bikes and e-scooters should be legalised and regulated
@9KQCZLN2mos2MO
I don’t think so. I think there should be an incentive for EVs, such as cheaper prices, but the Government shouldn’t be giving away money that could be used to fix roads, schools, hospitals and homes on individuals who have an EV
@9KMWJFC2mos2MO
Yes, but only if there are suitably fair methods for people across all income brackets to purchase electric vehicles
@9K8XQT62mos2MO
No, because electric vehicles aren't actually green because they require mining and such in order to get the resources for batteries which causes more co2 release than normal cars do.
@9K5BB3S3mos3MO
Should provide subsidies to people who don't own cars as the battery of electric vehicles is unethical
@9JFKDY73mos3MO
Recalculate co2 emissions including manufacturing, use that measure to subsidise low emissions vehicles
@9J3L3H2Conservative 4mos4MO
Yes, but provide greater subsidies to public transport providers and cap bus fares, train fares etc.
Yes, but for any vehicle that is more environmentally friendly. More research is needed into the actual environmental benefits of electric cars too.
@9HTKK9V4mos4MO
Yes, electric vehicles are expensive to install infrastructure in the home. Plus, the replacement batteries a far to expensive to replace. If you want people to switch electric, then the infrastructure and cost needs improvement. I do wish to convert to electric, but it's well outside my financial capabilities.
@9LVQ9652wks2W
The government should provide subsidies to people who choose to forgoe personal transportation in order to promote funding to public transportation.
@9LPHGDB3wks3W
Should have the full infrastructure to take electric cars before making them compulsory. Or people will lose jobs as no charging points
@9LNCZFD3wks3W
Yes but only once trend analysis and better research has been done and the infrastructure is there to support these vehicles. they are too new for us to project the problems people are going to face and may need financial help to mitigate. Additionally, Those who need to do long journeys can't charge them fast enough.
@9LMKH6W 3wks3W
Electric cars are more harmful to the environment when considering their full life cycle than petrol/diesel cars. More funding should be put into improving public transport rather than promoting e-cars.
There should be levies on buying cars in the first place which make it accessible to all income levels rather than just rewarding the rich who can afford it.
No, invest in more public transport services i.e. trams, buses in rural areas, that are accessible to the elderly
@9HLFHD95mos5MO
The costs associated with electric vehicles is prohibitive, not enough infrastructure, expensive insurance etc. environmentally damaging mining for battery elements. Still not a viable alternative to petroleum or diesel.
@Wigley0Liberal Democrat 5mos5MO
Yes, but only for a small number of individuals who require a car. Everyone else should be banned from owning a car.
@9HCPY8Z5mos5MO
there has been promise shown in bio-fuel and sustainable fuel for ICE's in research and testing, as well as this, there will never be enough infrastructure, focus or money to go electric, the technology simply doesnt exist.
@cormallenLabour 5mos5MO
steadily increasing tariffs on non-electric vehicles instead. Govt needs money to fund new green infrastructure.
@9H2GZD26mos6MO
No this would be the government encouraging citizens to buy a certain product This is not part of a free market economy
@9GQJTK96mos6MO
No however they should give money toward those that want electric vehicles to soften the economic blow
@9GL46K46mos6MO
Depends on how enviromentally heavy the car was to manufacture and run (including diesel and petrol), however alternatives such as Hydrogen and water (and improvements to diesel and petrol engines) should be encouraged among manufacturers and should recieve research grants/funding + some form of subsidie should be given to them (however this is still dependent on how demanding the car is to make)
@9GJ4MT77mos7MO
No as electric vehicles are not an environmentally friendly option due to their manufacturing process especially that of their batteries
@9GDVMLK7mos7MO
Yes, but we should be working to move towards more public transit if we really want to reduce our carbon output.
@9G576MJ7mos7MO
No this would encourage customers to buy electric vehicles and gives electric car dealerships an unfair advantage in the automobile industry
@9G4QK6T7mos7MO
No, electric vehicles are still just as polluting as petrol and diesel, because they require power from powerplants that mostly run on fossil fuels.
@9FZPHCW7mos7MO
No this gives Electric car dealerships an unfair advantage in the automobile industry and Petrol car companies will leave Britain reducing choice for the consumer
@9FXZ4LP7mos7MO
No as this is the government pressure consumers to buying a certain product. This can give the elctric car businesses a unfair advantage over petrol businesses
@9FXS4QJLiberal Democrat7mos7MO
No, EVs are a red herring as long as the plug connects to dirty sources of energy at the mains. More should be invested in developing a hydrogen infrastructure.
Absolutely not. If this was the case, working class people with lower incomes would take the opportunity to pay less tax however don’t have the resources to be able to afford an electric car.
@9FVSZ3V 7mos7MO
Electric vehicles can only ever form part of a solution. Better to invest in other technologies like Hydrogen powered combustion engines.
@9FWZZYL7mos7MO
No, but electric vehicles should be the only ones available for purchase and charging services increased in all towns and cities
The historical activity of users engaging with this question.
Loading data...
Loading chart...
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...
