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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·2 days ago“he should have done more to “advertise” his agenda, including accomplishments that he said could bear results years after he left office.” Yeah no. An accomplishment that maybe kinda sorta happens 4-6 years from now isn’t actually an accomplishment and everyone knows that. “Look, I know we don’t have EV infrastructure NOW, but man… in 2030…” No. It doesn’t work like that. You threw billions at the project and accomplished fuck all. That’s not a win. $7.5 billion for charging stations. 0 built 2 years later. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/05/congress-ev-chargers-billions-00129996 Or maybe it’s 7 in 4 states? https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/03/28/ev-charging-stations-slow-rollout/ Would you believe 214 in 12 states? https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-75-billion-buttigieg-1ddcd6ee193fc1847e5401c95c016ec3 Or, you know, Trump just shuts it down: https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5289922/trump-transportation-department-ev-charging-halt
“he should have done more to “advertise” his agenda, including accomplishments that he said could bear results years after he left office.”
Yeah no. An accomplishment that maybe kinda sorta happens 4-6 years from now isn’t actually an accomplishment and everyone knows that.
“Look, I know we don’t have EV infrastructure NOW, but man… in 2030…”
No. It doesn’t work like that. You threw billions at the project and accomplished fuck all. That’s not a win.
$7.5 billion for charging stations.
0 built 2 years later.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/05/congress-ev-chargers-billions-00129996
Or maybe it’s 7 in 4 states?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/03/28/ev-charging-stations-slow-rollout/
Would you believe 214 in 12 states?
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-75-billion-buttigieg-1ddcd6ee193fc1847e5401c95c016ec3
Or, you know, Trump just shuts it down:
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5289922/trump-transportation-department-ev-charging-halt