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> that doesn't rely on counting chickens before they've hatched. Its simple really. There are 2 problems, both need to be solved. We can't wait on 1 to be solv
by panick21_ 3y ago
> that doesn't rely on counting chickens before they've hatched.
Its simple really. There are 2 problems, both need to be solved. We can't wait on 1 to be solved until we start addressing the other.
And EV now are way cleaner then ICE cars even in West Virgina. If you are in France, Switzerland or a country lie that, they are incredibly low carbon.
> spend on owning, maintaining, and operating my car.
Yes, society would do much better to invest in walking, biking and trains (of various kinds) then EV and to discourage car usage, EV or not.
This is pretty clear to anybody who has studied the issue. Housing and transportation cost combined are a huge part of avg peoples lives, well over 50% in many cases. Better land use and zoning policies, combined with proper transport policy can make this much, much better.
The US ironically has so many access road lanes that establishing a bike network is actually easy. In Switzerland most cities roads are very narrow so its much harder to add an extra mode in.
- Krutonium 3y agoOr in parts of Canada; Where I am all my power is Nuclear, Hydro, or Solar. Literally near 100% of it, with something between 0 and 5% of it supplemented with natural gas generation for dips.
- panick21_ 3y agoYes, Canada the Great White hope for nuclear power. If government in the 80/90s were as smart with their nuclear policy as Canada now we would live in a much better world.