Not really no. If the capital that has been invested into EVs over the last 10/15 years had gone into those things we’d be in a much better position than we are now. The choice to go with EVs over rail was always one driven by capital interests and political will particularly in the west were the automotive firms have a firm hold on governments and where the infrastructure money goes. The right now solution is to stop going along a poor path that at its best is a halfhearted fix and move efforts to an industry that can actually meaningfully reduce humanity’s overall impact on climate change.
China isn’t going for EVs because of the interests of capital, but because building rail takes time. In the western, capitalist countries, it’s indeed a consequence of commodification of transit and trying to sell more cars. China is full-throttle on both rail and EVs.
Not really no. If the capital that has been invested into EVs over the last 10/15 years had gone into those things we’d be in a much better position than we are now. The choice to go with EVs over rail was always one driven by capital interests and political will particularly in the west were the automotive firms have a firm hold on governments and where the infrastructure money goes. The right now solution is to stop going along a poor path that at its best is a halfhearted fix and move efforts to an industry that can actually meaningfully reduce humanity’s overall impact on climate change.
China isn’t going for EVs because of the interests of capital, but because building rail takes time. In the western, capitalist countries, it’s indeed a consequence of commodification of transit and trying to sell more cars. China is full-throttle on both rail and EVs.