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EVs are not, in fact, "zero emissions" when running. It very much depends on how electricity is produced. In the US for instance, over 60% of electricity is pro
by bambax 4y ago
EVs are not, in fact, "zero emissions" when running. It very much depends on how electricity is produced. In the US for instance, over 60% of electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels [0]. It's hard to see how they're even part of the solution, given the enormous amounts of energy needed to produce them.
And the whole concept of "SUV" is absurd. Most trips involve just one person. It would be better to just use a small car -- preferably an old one, that already exists.
[0] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3
- kubafu 4y ago> And the whole concept of "SUV" is absurd. Most trips involve just one person. It would be better to just use a small car -- preferably an old one, that already exists. This! Building zillions of new EVs and ditching old cars is not some magic recipe for a better world. We should instead limit our consumption in every way.
- dradtke 4y agoTo what? What level of consumption will make all these problems disappear? Going back to pre-industruial lifestyles is arguably worse for the average person than climate change is.