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GM's new EV ad is entertaining for sure. But it also:
Discourages carpooling
Promotes misplaced American exceptionalism
Disregards GM's decades undermining climate science & pollution regs
Fails to note Norway's success is due to progressive taxes & policies
1/n https://twitter.com/GM/status/1356966012646789120
Discourages carpoolingPromotes misplaced American exceptionalismDisregards GM's decades undermining climate science & pollution regsFails to note Norway's success is due to progressive taxes & policies1/n https://twitter.com/GM/status/1356966012646789120
2/n: and pretty much speak for themselves. @AlexCKaufman hits on the head: https://twitter.com/AlexCKaufman/status/1357132938102661121?s=20
and pretty much speak for themselves. @AlexCKaufman hits on the head: https://twitter.com/AlexCKaufman/status/1357132938102661121?s=20
3/n: On, the ad doesn't mention that, from opposing basic science in the 80-90s (e.g. as a member of the climate-denying Global Climate Coalition), to opposing tougher auto-standards until Biden got elected in Nov 2020, GM has been attacking climate/energy policy for decades.
, the ad doesn't mention that, from opposing basic science in the 80-90s (e.g. as a member of the climate-denying Global Climate Coalition), to opposing tougher auto-standards until Biden got elected in Nov 2020, GM has been attacking climate/energy policy for decades.
4/n: Refs 
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Global Climate Coalition member: https://www.desmogblog.com/global-climate-coalition
GM opposition to clean car standards: https://www.ucsusa.org/about/news/new-poll-shows-gms-opposition-clean-car-standards-results-serious-reputational-damage
:Global Climate Coalition member: https://www.desmogblog.com/global-climate-coalition
GM opposition to clean car standards: https://www.ucsusa.org/about/news/new-poll-shows-gms-opposition-clean-car-standards-results-serious-reputational-damage
5/n: On , GM pin responsibility on consumers to decarbonise transportation. What they neglect is that, as Sharpe & Lenton (2020)'s recent study concluded, EV's "tipping point" in Norway has been "clever and progressive tax incentives". The very stuff GM has opposed for decades.
, GM pin responsibility on consumers to decarbonise transportation. What they neglect is that, as Sharpe & Lenton (2020)'s recent study concluded, EV's "tipping point" in Norway has been "clever and progressive tax incentives". The very stuff GM has opposed for decades.
6/n: Ref. Sharpe & Lenton (2020): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2020.1870097
Sharpe & Lenton (2020): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2020.1870097
7/n: So as entertaining as the GM ad unquestionably is, I'll take EV ads that bury fossil fuels over those that 'beat' Norway. https://twitter.com/GeoffreySupran/status/1319279210016378885?s=20
8/n: P.S. To be clear, electric cars can absolutely save Americans (and Norwegians) cash and carbon over their lifetimes. Our MIT study & app show how: https://twitter.com/GeoffreySupran/status/1350206820380516355?s=20
