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Average canadians need to stop supporting gas stoves and ice vehicles....
I saw a huge truck the other day when getting some groceries. There was a handicap tag hanging from the rear view mirror. Then a maybe 5' tall old lady starts trying to get into the truck. It just defeats me that this is the culture we are fighting against because it's so stupid in the first place.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this took place in Alberta or Saskatchewan.
Prepare to not be surprised!
My wife and I make over $150k combined income in Canada. We genuinely wanted an EV. The cheapest EV was $48k msrp for the base model. Interest rates were at 6%+. We could have bought 2 ICE vehicles for this. We settled on the cheapest plugin hybrid since it was all we could afford. And it’s too expensive.
Chinese EVs when.
True however you can use that experience to discuss the issues you faced with ev adoption with your mlas and mps. As they’re not doing enough in assisting the greener transition. A woman I heard has regretted not speaking up for an apartment building meeting about the proposed charger install concept when so many residents came out to oppose it, there was no one who said something in favour of evs. However she later got an ev and has ever since had trouble accessing the busy public charging stations around her. We need more support from the people and the government on bevs.
Contacting MPs is futile. They don’t respond or even read the messages they receive. If you try calling in, they keep you on hold for 30+ minutes and then let you record a message. The issue is intertwined with our economy so no amount of messages from people is going to make a difference. Most of the country has less means and they certainly have other things to get mad about other than affordable EVs. It’s a luxury.
nothing is futile, convince other voters that the MP isn't listening and shouldn't be your representative anymore. if your mind is set for giving up on government action, then support third party organizations that build ev chargers and teach people how to run and maintain them and stuff. i agree that we need more accountability for elected officials, but to get electoral reform you still need your MP to vote for it. i don't think it's good to completely give up on participating as a citizen within a state, though we still need some direct action as a form of direct democracy outside of established structures and systems
Ah yes the “do nothing” when our future is at stake with climate change. Everything we need will become more expensive than it is now if we do nothing about climate change today.
People making the false dichotomy of “affordability vs climate action” both can be done.
We need to increase the pressure on ev adoption to lower the costs for everyone and which will save everyone money in powering their trips to work not to mention the less repairs evs require compared to ice vehicles.
You’re beyond shortsighted if you think massive pressure on MPs from EV enthusiasts will help save the climate. I don’t think further conversation is constructive. Take care.
You're not suggesting any solutions that you personally think are better to perform you're just saying "do nothing". A lot of sealioning in your words. Sounds a whole lot like nay saying against necessary action, you're just a bystander who covers for the liberals and conservatives. The status quo is not good enough.
But they still got lots of ice up there.