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It took 26 years to remove a simple additive from automotive gasoline in the US. Talk about slow walking a change. Under a similar bureaucracy, it'll probably t
by pastor_bob 5y ago
It took 26 years to remove a simple additive from automotive gasoline in the US. Talk about slow walking a change. Under a similar bureaucracy, it'll probably take a 100 years plus to phase ICE cars entirely
- LordDragonfang 5y agoDepending on how you measure it, the first concerns over global warming and the "greenhouse effect" were penned what is already over 100 years ago (though regarding coal, not gasoline), and scientists have been aware of the growing magnitude of the issue for around half a century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_science#First_calculations_of_greenhouse_effect,_1896 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_scie...
- asdff 5y agoPretty sure 100 years plus is the plan anyhow