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> The impact Tesla has on climate change is so small as to be complete negligible. How are you defining impact? I think it's reasonable to conclude that Tesla
by geertj 4y ago
> The impact Tesla has on climate change is so small as to be complete negligible.
How are you defining impact? I think it's reasonable to conclude that Tesla caused the global move away from IC cars to EVs. According to the EPA, 27% of carbon emissions are from transportation [1]. I realize that there's other types of transportation than cars included in that number, that we still need to generate the electricity in a carbon neutral way (Tesla is contributing here as well), and that we also need to address the other 73%.
The only way I can see your comment to be true is if you narrowly look at the number of Tesla cars that are exclusively powered by solar today. But that's a very narrow view that misses the broader picture entirely.
[1] https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emis...
- danaris 4y ago> I think it's reasonable to conclude that Tesla caused the global move away from IC cars to EVs. I agree—but that's "caused", past tense. The shift has begun and is continuing, and Tesla no longer has much influence on it. If every one of Musk's companies went belly-up tomorrow, the fight against climate change would not be harmed.
- threeseed 4y ago> I think it's reasonable to conclude that Tesla caused the global move away from IC cars to EVs No it's not. EU regulations are arguably more responsible. They forced all car manufacturers to transition to EVs.
- geertj 4y ago> They forced all car manufacturers to transition to EVs. That happened after Tesla had proven the model though, primarily that you can build an EV that has sufficient range and that people find desirable.