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waymo's driverless cars in Arizona are hybrid Chrysler Pacificas. Electric cars still produce greenhouse gases since our grid is not 100% renewable yet. Brake
by bagacrap 5y ago
waymo's driverless cars in Arizona are hybrid Chrysler Pacificas.
Electric cars still produce greenhouse gases since our grid is not 100% renewable yet. Brake dust and asphalt also contribute to local air pollution.
I have already noticed in my own household that an electric car has reduced bicycle usage because it's perceived as less polluting than an ICE car, so for certain borderline trips where we might have previously opted for bicycles we opt for the e car.
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoInterestingly, riding a bicycle has higher greenhouse impact than a car. Because, you see, the human body requires more high-quality food and that has the biggest footprint of any human activity. It's complicated. There's always more nuance than we want to admit. All those insisting its somehow simple because they've figured out one factor (see other comments in this thread) are always being naieve.
- bagacrap 5y agoGonna need a citation on that one. My sources say driving (ice) is 13x as bad as cycling. Electric cars are much better but still worse than cycling and create far greater impact that's not captured by ghg metrics. https://www.bikeradar.com/features/long-reads/cycling-environmental-impact/#:~:text=Using%20the%20same%20estimate%20for,to%20provide%20the%20extra%20food https://www.bikeradar.com/features/long-reads/cycling-enviro....