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Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

In 2022 September 2022 the U.S. Transportation Department approved electric vehicle charging station plans for all 50 states, Washington and Puerto Rico covering about 75,000 miles of highways. The November 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure bill provides $5 billion to help states install EV chargers along interstate highways over five years. Federal funds will cover 80% of EV charging costs, with private or state funds making up the balance. Proponents argue that electric vehicles reduce the use of fossil fuels, and the national network of charging stations will help drivers overcome “r…  

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Response rates from 43k America voters.

54%
Yes
46%
No
48%
Yes
35%
No
6%
Yes, but only if they use renewable energy sources
5%
No, and we should be focusing more on improving public transportation
4%
No, provide subsidies to private companies that compete to build the best network instead
3%
No, and I am skeptical about the viability of electric vehicles

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 @99M7TMV from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but we should be focusing more on improving public transportation.

 @9BCHZ96 from Massachusetts  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and we should be focusing more on improving public transportation

 @9B8X3TK from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but I am skeptical about the viability of electric vehicles

 @9GQXP78  from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only if they use renewable energy sources, and we should also focus more on improving public transportation.

 @9G6TBXB from Kentucky  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and we should ban the sale and manufacturing of electric vehicles. Gas vehicles are more reliable.

 @99MF2Y2 from Washington  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but we should be focusing more on improving public transportation

 @9D7MBVR from Maryland  answered…3yrs3Y

No, let private companies do it.

 @9GBFX5M from Pennsylvania  answered…3yrs3Y

Maybe. Better: do away with all cars entirely except for handicapped and emergency and delivery vehicles.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

EV Startups Crash and Burn in Market Meltdown

Several high-profile companies, including electric SUV maker Fisker and bus manufacturer Arrival, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. Swedish-based battery maker Northvolt became the latest casualty last week, filing for Chapter 11 after BMW canceled a key order.At least a dozen other startups, specializing in electric vehicles or batteries, are at risk of running out of cash by next summer, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of their most recent filings.Even shares of more stable startups, such as Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group LCID -4.39%decrease; red down pointing triangle, are down nearly 50% this year as they face an increasingly challenging outlook. Rivian this week got conditional approval for a government loan of up to $6.6 billion to boost production capacity, but investors are still worried about costs and the prospect that the electric-truck maker might not get the money if it doesn’t complete the deal by Inauguration Day. Many of these young companies have been hammered by cooling demand for electric cars, rising costs and supply-chain obstacles that have hindered their ability to put out new products quickly. Collapsing stock prices have vaporized billions of dollars in market value. A Journal analysis of 54 publicly traded EV and battery startups shows an increasingly dire financial situation. Seven companies have already filed for bankruptcy. Of 36 operational companies with sufficient data for analysis, three-quarters are losing money and 13 are projected to run out of cash by next summer.Other startups with U.S. government support are also faltering. Li-Cycle Holdings, a firm that has promised to turn recycled batteries into useful materials, has an approved $475 million government loan to help build out a plant in Rochester, N.Y.But at the end of September, it only had enough cash on hand to sustain operations for about six months. The Canadian firm, backed financially by miner Glencore, has paused construction on the factory due to ballooning costs. “A lot of these management teams go into it thinking they’re going into the next Tesla, but that proves to be more the exception than the rule,” said Brian Dobson, a managing director at brokerage Clear Street who has followed the sector closely.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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