8. Suppose we want regular cars to be gradually replaced by electric cars. There are several kinds of government interventions that could be used to make this happen, or at least to push the car market to produce and sell more electric cars. Explain how a tax could be used for this purpose, and then explain how a subsidy could be used for this purpose.

8. Suppose we want regular cars to be gradually replaced by electric cars. There are several kinds of government interventions that could be used to make this happen, or at least to push the car market to produce and sell more electric cars. Explain how a tax could be used for this purpose, and then explain how a subsidy could be used for this purpose.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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