The technology is available now. Tesla satisfies the high-end. Leafs and Bolts satisfy the mid-range. Chinese econo-boxes for the low-end.
2035 is too far out. This could have been implemented 2025.
2035 is too far out. This could have been implemented 2025.
This is going to result in a voter backlash if they really try to force it through. And that backlash could very easily result in a backlash against climate policy in general, especially if the left follows their normal habit of responding with even more strident moralizing rather than compromising with a more incremental approach.
The government shoves its "moralistic" views down the population's throats. But doing the same with material goods is somehow wrong?
We're now starting to see affordable EVs (e.g. Bolt EV/EUV) but one of the ways they keep costs down is making a trade-off for slower charging making road trips painful (and limiting their mass appeal).
And while costs are coming down, demand is also shooting up as multiple countries/areas roll out EV mandates and incentives. The high[er] demand is offsetting low[er] costs.