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EVs and the Simplicity Trope

EVs and the Simplicity Trope

Update: 2023-09-111
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At the core of the belief that EVs inevitably displace conventional cars is the claim that EVs are, inherently, just simpler machines. That means, we’re told, fewer jobs—hence the ostensible reason for the UAW’s anxiety. But the simplicity claim is a canard. EVs entail a complexity swap, not a simplification.
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EVs and the Simplicity Trope

EVs and the Simplicity Trope

The Manhattan Institute