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The unfortunate reality is that EVs are still quite expensive for some applications and it's pretty critical that the world is able to move things and people ar
by idiotsecant 3y ago
The unfortunate reality is that EVs are still quite expensive for some applications and it's pretty critical that the world is able to move things and people around for the system to function. There are plenty of people that need the inexpensive transport that ICEs provide. We all know that there are externalities that cost doesn't account for, but until they are accounted for the choice between an EV and an ICE is not really a choice at all for billions of people.
- Qwertious 3y agoIf we cared about inexpensive transport, then we'd build out more trains and public transport. Most people use cars because the public transport in their city is somewhere between shitty and nonexistent.
- tourmalinetaco 3y agoDepending on the location, such as the US, most people use cars because they don’t live in cities at all.
- idiotsecant 3y agoThis is true in high-density to medium-high density situations, like most of the east coast. I challenge you to describe such a system that works for eastern Montana. The US is very large, and a lot of important things are done in places where the density is insufficient to support a greyhound route, let alone high speed rail. Not everyone lives in a city, and if they did the nation would cease to function.