re: Ever wonder why governments are pushing hard for electric vehicles?

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It’s about being able to turn off electricity remotely. Can’t do that with gasoline.

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it is so much bigger than this. what about electronic money and no hard cash? what may the (un)intended consequences of that? changing the way credit "scores" are formulated?

this makes the power brokers more powerful, and takes away the majority of the control of the people. another unintended consequence is that the entire country becomes only as powerful as the power grid.

these moves are stupid on so many levels.