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Your comment seems to take it as a given that this is a bad thing -- can you explain why you think so? The only problem with ICEs, as far as I understand, is t
by b3morales 5y ago
Your comment seems to take it as a given that this is a bad thing -- can you explain why you think so?
The only problem with ICEs, as far as I understand, is their use of petrol and the contents of the exhaust that creates. Assuming we can eliminate that problem, is there a remaining reason that ICEs should be deprecated in favor of electric engines?
- toomuchtodo 5y agoAtlasBarfed’s comment in this thread sums it up well. “It also smells like a lot of the forced hydrogen hype, a FUD, delay/distraction, undermining of EV popular support, etc by the oil industry that once they get a crack they'll drive a truck through.” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29653177 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29653177
- natch 5y agoAlso the maintenance, the cost of which falls on the consumer while providing a pointless cash cow for legacy auto.