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It's true of EVs, too. https://getjerry.com/questions/what-percentage-of-new-car-sales-are-electric https://getjerry.com/questions/what-percentage-of-new-car-s
by ForHackernews 4y ago
It's true of EVs, too.
https://getjerry.com/questions/what-percentage-of-new-car-sales-are-electric https://getjerry.com/questions/what-percentage-of-new-car-sa...
> In the U.S., the numbers for 2021 showed battery EV sales take up 3% of sales, with hybrid cars taking up another 5%.
The climate crisis is only going to keep getting worse.
- sidewndr46 4y agoI don't even remotely see how hybrids factor in. Yes there are "plug in hybrids" but no one is required to plug them. Other than that they burn fossil fuels. That's it.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoJapan is still on track with other nations in terms of transport emissions going to net zero because they went hard on hybrids and efficiency. Hybrids are cool, as are small efficient cars, but EVs are the future.
- sidewndr46 4y agoAgain, how could hybrids matter? The power comes from a regular combustion engine. It's just burning fossil fuels to propel the vehicle.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoBecause they're more efficient?
- sidewndr46 4y agoSo what? Even if I cut my car's fossil fuel consumption in half, I'm still burning fossil fuels. Actually forget half. Let's cut it by 99%. I'm still burning fossil fuels. You still have a carbon footprint. "It's more efficient" is not good enough. It has to be zero or negative carbon production.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoSo you will accept nothing less than 0 carbon tech, right now, in a world where there's lots of inefficient uses of fossil fuels we could replace and save money? Seems a bit extremist. Also, ICE and hybrids can run on e-fuels. Not ideal as they still have local pollution and arent very efficient but entirely possible without adding fossil carbon to the system. EVs (and bikes and trains) are better though.