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You happen to have any examples of positive externalities non-EV cars have that EV cars do not have?
by beefield 8y ago
You happen to have any examples of positive externalities non-EV cars have that EV cars do not have?
- reaperducer 8y agoNot the OP. And this is not for cars, specifically, but we're a very long way away from electric fire trucks, ambulances, and construction equipment. Also, I'm not sure what the OP is on about with this: not taxing them for ruining our health and climate, for a start Since electric cars aren't taxed, either, that's just playing with numbers.
- douglasisshiny 8y agoI believe the op is suggesting that there have been significant deferred costs associated with burning fossil fuels.
- sbierwagen 8y agoWhy can't you electrify ambulances? They're specialized taxis, many short trips, spending a lot of time parked. Only time you need long range is for patient transfer between hospitals. Fire trucks only make short trips, and (ideally) have a tiny capacity ratio. Ditto for construction vehicles, which rarely travel long distances, often want to be heavy for greater traction, and can have surprisingly low power output. (The Cat D5K2 weighs 20,000 pounds but only has a 105 HP engine: https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/dozers/small-dozers/1000001276.html https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/dozers/smal... )
- reaperducer 8y agoWhy can't you electrify ambulances? I can't speak for Norway, but in the United States it is very common for Ambulances to travel difficult roads and sometimes non-roads. They have heavy-duty engines for a reason.
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- TylerE 8y agoDon't confuse power with torque. Big diesel engines run at super low RPM, so have low HP but high torque (since HP is just torque * RPM * a constant).
- jsight 8y agoIn business terms, we may be a long way from electric fire trucks, ambulances, and construction equipment. In terms of the technology, I don't see anything stopping those from happening right now.
- CamperBob2 8y agoWell, for one thing, anything that incentivizes the development and deployment of better batteries and power conversion technology will have massive benefits for us all. Renewable energy is more about storing power than generating it.
- rootusrootus 8y agoHow about modern society? The fact that we're even in a technological position to make EVs to begin with? It's all great to hate on cars, but the world we have today is absolutely dependent on them.