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Ah yes, good ole American Exceptionalism to save the day. Just waiting for some miracle cure or the ansible to achieve all that we ever dreamed of.

Do you suppose we would do it earlier rather than later if we could? The fact is, there are political forces that are impeding technological change.


Well the difference is: no consumer cares about the brand of cab/bus they’re sitting in


Aren't the iPhone's largely made in China though?


The profits are largely accumulated by an American company in the case of iPhone. To the larger point, a state corporation in China is not subject to same laws of finance as a publicly traded company in the west. That is the gap, China does not have a technological or logistical advantage making electric buses.




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