If companies do not get a hard deadline to change, they won't. In fact, the eu car lobby actively fights against this change that objectively would better lives by not huffing petrol fumes.

[–] StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca -3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They'll change if the profit is to be made elsewhere. Also the threat of liability can help.

[–] Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The problem is that new ideas are generally not as profitable as existing ones, even if they are a benefit to society. Volkswagen's innovations are diesel gate and subsidies demands for petrol cars.

[–] StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

Governments have both the ability to punish and reward. I'm simply trying to promote the latter. Now, one thing I loath is using taxpayer funds to help companies make money, so the research and implementation of a better way has to include an equity stake, or outright ownership.