[readyman]

>You build out HSR, local transit, and EV capabilities out all at the same time

And the critique is that the US is not and cannot do so. These are political problems and our politics are dominated by the interests of capital, not the interests of our society.

[seanmcdirmid]

The statement “EVs won’t seriously do anything about global warming” is explicitly a global one, not limited to the USA (or you could have said US warming).