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Originally Posted by a_Username
If you thought command-and-control, then you probably failed that class!
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That depends on the class's professor. If you had Obama's professors you would have received an "A" in that class for that answer.
Capt Awesome is right, it's gov't interference that's causing the problems. It's no more complex than that. The only way the gov't should get involved in trying to get the private sector to pay for the R&D themsleves, is to offer up a HUGE pot of gold if they are successful instead of subsidizing ideas that have previously failed. And use the gov't as the guinea pigs, not us. Simply tell the Big 3 if they can develop an EV for their fleets that will reduce the current cost per mile with a lower cost per mile while retaining (or besting) the current reliability. Do it like the military often does, submit specs to private sector companies and if they CHOOSE to try and meet or beat those specs, guarantee the best EV's company an exclusive contract for say 15 years. So that company will make a huge profit and the rest of us will see how well the EVs work and save money for the gov't and thus people will embrace them in greater numbers than when the Federal gov't decides to "nudge" Americans into them (that was Energy Secretary Chu's exact choice of words).