I was ignorant to (or at least forgot) the fact that our government subsidizes fossil fuel. I learn so much on this forum and once I dig a little deeper outside of these posts, I realize that there are probably many folks like myself that are unaware. Here's a portion of what Google AI returned when I asked "Does the US government subsidize gasoline":If the fossil fuel subsidies ended, the savings on EVs would be painfully obvious while also saving trillions in tax dollars.
"Yes, the US government provides subsidies to the fossil fuel industry through a combination of direct tax breaks, such as deductions for drilling costs, and indirect subsidies. These subsidies are estimated to be worth billions of dollars annually and include both explicit financial support and implicit costs, like not pricing in the environmental damage from pollution."
The details are even more disturbing.
Also, I have difficulty reading comments on Facebook for the Scout ads. Like this one..."Nice looking vehicle. Now all it needs is an iron block turbo-diesel engine". The original Scout was ahead of its time as an SUV and look at where the SUV market is now. I applaud Scout Motors in having the vision for the new Scout. It may be a little ahead of it when it rolls off the production line for the first time, but hopefully some of the misinformation and negativity of EVs will have settled by then. I'll keep my old Scout for its ICE but looking forward to have an EV as my daily driver. I think the ICEs will still have there place in the future and I currently plan to hold onto my 79 Scout for the nostalgia and maybe even a restoration.
Thanks to those in the forum who educate and enlighten.