“If electric cars were practical, the government wouldn’t be subsidizing them”
If corn, wheat, soybeans etc. were “Practical” why did the government spend nearly $38 billion in FY 2020 in crop subsidies
If oil and gas were “practical” why did the government subsidize oil and gas producers nearly $7 billion in FY 2020 through below-market royalties for drilling on federal lands and offshore
Same for nearly $4 billion in subsidies to electric utilities by assuming the risks of nuclear power that private insurers won’t provide
Since WW II the federal government has paid out several trillion dollars in subsidies to various sectors of the economy to achieve policy outcomes approved by Congress under both Democratic and Republican presidents. Electric vehicles as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions are one of those policies. Several major auto companies have already announced they are phasing out all gasoline powered vehicles and going 100 percent electric.