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It amazes me how many naysayers are always on these threads about electric vehicles. It seems to me that the transition is inevitable. Slowly but surely electr
by zizee 5y ago
It amazes me how many naysayers are always on these threads about electric vehicles.
It seems to me that the transition is inevitable. Slowly but surely electric cars are becoming cheaper and more capable. It is really hard to imagine that they will not soon be cheaper than ICE cars.
But they just seem so much more convenient and nicer to be around that diesel and petrol cars. No more breathing in exhaust fumes! No more petrol stations! Less servicing!
For a site that supposedly caters to forward thinking technologists, there sure are a lot of people refusing to see the obvious conclusion to the current trend.
- ffggvv 5y agoyeah just breathing in the coal plumes used to be power the increased load on the already unstable energy grid
- pornel 5y agoLarge-scale power plants burn fossil fuels more efficiently than ICE engines. Electricity transmission and charging losses aren't that big, so I'd expect it to be still a net emissions win for EVs. Plus they don't emit NOx right next to you. If your grid sucks, consider installing solar panels and charging your car yourself. Lithium batteries are already used to aid power grids. Mass adoption of EVs and smart grid could actually help by providing storage for wind and solar.
- ffggvv 5y agowhat about hybrid engines?