It's not just subsidies; it's the batteries. CATL and BYD have engineered affordable LFP batteries. The USA has not been able to develop better batteries. The only option is to license battery tech from China for production in the USA. Until then the USA will be stuck with outdated ICE vehicles.

Don't use antiquated terms like socialism. If you have to define it you've already lost. Instead say private sector and public sector. They don't have the baggage associated with capitalism, socialism, and communism. Those are from the 1800s have been reduced to name calling labels.

Our library system allow you to browse and reserve materials statewide. They use a van to shuttle material between libraries. Librarians in general would like to offer this level of automation and service. They just need funding to set up the web sites. If your state does not have this kind of service you might want to talk to your state reps.

DJB is more than just competent. If you want to learn crypto math his works are the go to source. His group also posts most useful code for encryption and elliptic curve factorization.

Microsoft has plenty of $Bs to loan these guys for the plant. This makes no other sense other than corporate welfare.

The surveillance state is ever so convenient. Would you like a DNA sample, too?

Big pickups are not restricted by EPA mileage requirements. People that buy them just want a sizeable and powerful pickup and don't care about mileage. They expect the feds to keep gas under $3/gallon.

Once battery plants are running in the USA the outlook will improve. Costs will be lower and old NMC chemistries will be replaced. First LFP and later sodium, LMR, and eventually solid state batteries will dramatically change the EV landscape. The USA is a few years behind the state of the art so basing trends on currently available EVs misses the point.

The marginal costs of adding AI and bitcoin to the grid are significantly higher than the average cost. Data centers want to spread their high marginal cost out by raising the average rate. It is totally fair for them to pay at least the marginal cost if not to require them to build their own green power source. It's also fair to raise rates only for commercial customers or just ban them if commerce does not want to take the hit.

Windows can be run in a VM on Linux. Let VMware provide your security and continue to use WIn10 or Win7. VMware Workstation Pro is free for personal use.

This explains what is going on with the President.

If you don't want USPS mail just opt out and don't worry about everyone else.

So far all EV fires have been in NMC batteries combined with poor battery management. Hybrids catch fire more than EVs for the same reason. eBikes built by armatures are notorious for NMC fires. LFP batteries solve the fire problem and cost less.

Generalizing fire safety to all EVs is FUD. The experience in the USA is negative since to date there are very few EVs with LFP batteries. NMC batteries use old technology and will go away as better chemistries go into production.

Even if hydrogen was affordable, cars would be the worst way to utilize it. Railroads would be more sutable. After natural hydrogen extraction comes online it might be feasible. For cars, EVs are by far the best technology going forward.

Economists are paid for by the wealthy. Their job is to say and do things to perpetuate wealth. They almost never relate to issues in a way that helps the rest of us. This makes them biased and unreliable academics as well.