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by 54351623 2243 days ago
Couple with this the massive glut of used cars thats about to get worse, the fact that many cities are seriously considering long term conversion of roadways to be pedestrian only and all the oil field pickups that are about to get repo'd (pertaining to the cyber truck).

What I'd really like to know is what will happen to Tesla's vehicles if the company goes under? Like will they get bricked essentially? I sincerely doubt Tesla will go under like that but, I'm curious none the less.
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tgsovlerkhgsel 2243 days ago
I wonder if cities will also start designating streets (or as a softer approach, significant amounts of parking) as EV-only.

A city that wants to electrify the vehicles driving there could do that very easily by converting a certain percentage of parking spots to EV-only every year. This will roughly ensure (at least) the same percentage of cars in the city being EVs (since if there's more, using a non-EV becomes extremely unattractive as you can't find parking).

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54351623 2243 days ago
Maybe but I doubt it, I feel like it would be all or nothing in regards to vehicles but who knows, would probably vary a lot. My understanding of the motivation is that it is only partially due to pollution and more to do with livability, comfort, health and that sort of thing.

BYD did just get the largest electric bus order in history from LA https://t.co/YaWN2ZKtBs?amp=1 as part of a green new deal, so you may not be far off in regards to cities moving towards focusing on accommodating electric vehicles.

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dzhiurgis 2243 days ago
Gov should require source-code escrow for certain technology and products...
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