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Indeed, buying a new electric cars like our grandfathers bought their Fords would be totally counterproductive. But I do not think we have to stop using cars to
by geff82 7y ago
Indeed, buying a new electric cars like our grandfathers bought their Fords would be totally counterproductive. But I do not think we have to stop using cars to be quite sustainable - we just have to stop thinking there are only Teslas with their big battery and that everyone needs 500km of nonstop range. Speaking for my family: we currently still feel we need a 7-seat family car with a lot of range, but our second car will be replaced by an electric car with a small battery for sure, as we counted that on about 95% of the days, a 100km range will totally do. Smaller batteries make elektric cars a much more ecologic choice. And we as a society also have to stop thinking that cars have to be the big monsters they have become. We need new offerings, such as the Microlino or the Renault Twizzy.
- bubblewrap 7y ago"our second car" Sorry, but I had to lol about that. Yeah alright, go green on your second car.
- terragon 7y agoMost households have two cars, so I don't understand what you find funny about that.
- bubblewrap 7y agoNot really, no. Maybe in rural America. But in the rest of the world, it is not normal.
- iamnothere 7y agoIt's normal in suburban America and much of urban America as well, outside of the largest few cities. I'm not saying it's good or bad, but it is normal here.
- bubblewrap 7y agoFine - so I am laughing from across the pond, where it is not normal. Not in the cities. In the cities in Europe, you don't really need a car, let alone two. From that perspective, pondering going green on a second car looks a bit funny.