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Why is it that business leaders and owners that so desperately want government to 'reduce red tape' and 'get out of their way'...

are also the first to run whimpering to the government for 'incentives' and 'aid' and 'tax cuts' to get them to do anything that might actually be good for them?

In the ACT, for example, we have about 3.6% of the total fleet of vehicles that are EVs, and about 18% of new vehicle sales are EVs. But what's the bet the number of COMMERCIAL vehicles and vehicles sold to businesses that are EVs is sqrt(diddly/squat)?

And as soon as someone complains, the business council will cry crocodile tears and respond that they need more 'incentives' to change vehicles over, that there 'aren't the equivalent vehicles' (lie, there are).

Matt Palmer
@womble@infosec.exchange

@PaulWay@aus.social you don't get to become a successful business owner without being able to externalise as many costs as possible.

PaulWay
@PaulWay@aus.social

@womble@infosec.exchange I feel that's a very cynical view to take.

Yes, one can argue that businesses that take advantage of the available incentives and tax arrangements are in a better position to survive.

But to me that doesn't justify expecting the government to provide more hand-outs just because something new has happened, or there's a new opportunity.

I also think that companies that can move first and get the edge, to start saving money up front, win in the end over companies that lag behind and rely on hand-outs and tax breaks. There are already generous interest-free loans and other grants for business to upgrade to EVs and reduce their use of fossil fuels. They can do this right now.

Matt Palmer
@womble@infosec.exchange

@PaulWay@aus.social based on the article I linked previously, smart companies already appear to be moving. It reports that Woolworths already has 60+ EV trucks, and planning to move to all 1,200 being electric by 2030.