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		mdszy on Jan 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mazda made its first EV artificially slower 'to fe... >goverments give subsidiares 1. pretty sure you mean subsidies 2. not all, wisconsin actually charges an extra tax if you drive an EV

bagacrap on Jan 10, 2020 [–]

That fact about Wisconsin seems crazy so I looked it up and it's $100/yr which I can only assume is meant to recapture lost gas tax revenue. Hardly in the same ballpark as the federal subsidy which is $2500-7500.

mdszy on Jan 15, 2020 | [–]

yes, that is the reasoning, doesn't make it any less bullshit

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