(March 8, 2019 at 12:45 pm)Drich Wrote:(March 8, 2019 at 12:13 pm)pocaracas Wrote: I understand why people like you are the reason that the world is going to turn to crap in the next 10~20 years.
Do you think paying a bigger tax is going to fix it then you just go ahead and pay al gore his money and see what happens.
Paying taxes on pollution is a way to discourage pollution.
But there is another way: regulation.
Some cities in Europe are now no-go zones for highly polluting cars.
Until 2030, diesel cars will be all but banned, while internal combustion engine (ICE) cars will be prohibited from entering the cities.
At the same time, France has decreed that, after 2030, no new cars with an ICE can be sold, while the UK has postponed it to 2040. Most of Europe will come along shortly.
Will the US come on the tail?... it shouldn't. You guys have Tesla and a bunch of other manufacturers working on EVs and on advancing battery and charging technologies. You guys have everything, but the willpower to do what's right.
