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2026-03-10 15:44 UTC
@GreenFire@mstdn.social Good point, but I still think they have some culpability. Intentionally pushing back against pollution controls and efficiency standards. Continued super-sizing trucks & SUVs to abuse the truck-size loophole in CAFE standards. Macho truck guy marketing. Ceding the small car industry to foreign competitors. Ceding EVs to foreign competitors.
All to maximize short-term profit at the expense of affordability, the planet & perhaps the very survival of their own companies.
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@GreenFire@mstdn.social 2026-03-10 16:05
@MarkBrigham@universeodon.com The auto companies certainly have a troubled history in terms of delaying climate action, but it sure would have helped if their consumers would have pushed them through their purchasing choices imo so I don't blame them entirely. I believe that if the union workers would have seen stronger demand for the EVs they were building that would have helped to convince the American electorate to have supported Democrats' efforts to transition off of fossil fuels a lot more.