[lysp]

> where the CCP has the power to Build Stuff, at scale.

Not just that, they can mandate large changes.

If you try to do that in a western country, you'll have fossil fuel lobbyists, car manufacturers and a whole range of other vested interests putting pressure on the country's government not to make that change.

[throwawayqqq11]

Maybe as small "ease of mind." I expect the CCP to get as corrupted as western governments, and because of a lacking democratic spirit, id bet my money on china becoming a stable dictatorship like north korea, focused on sustaining the existing power structure than wellbeing of its citizens, like the lobbies in the west do.

Democracies might be slow and misguided but in the long term, they are the best shot to correct previous mistakes.

But who knows. Chinese leadership was very smart in the past, maybe thell find a new way.

[kelipso]

Haha, the evolution of these comments about China has been a source of entertainment for me.

[distances]

You have a very interesting view of the world if you see China currently as less corrupted than the Western democracies.

[dkiebd]

You forget the citizens who can't afford to change their cars. Of course a dictatorship can just say "too fucking bad".

[swasheck]

I don’t get the sense that this is a problem in countries where accumulation of wealth and property as a show of power and success is the ultimate goal

[ZeroGravitas]

EVs are cheaper to buy and cheaper to run than equivalent ICE cars in China.

[dkiebd]

Which is not what I said. Buying a new car is an upfront cost that not everybody can afford to pay.

[aurareturn]

Most people in China don't have cars. They use public transportation, buses, mini electric motorbikes that can be on sidewalks, and ride hailing.

So if they can't afford to switch from ICE to EV mandate, they still have options to get around. Though I think if a person had enough money to buy an ICE car, they should have enough to switch to an EV in China.