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EV have nothing to do with almost all of the items you mentioned and the last two are fully covered under 'better battery'. A Gasoline vehicle does the same thi
by agloe_dreams 3y ago
EV have nothing to do with almost all of the items you mentioned and the last two are fully covered under 'better battery'. A Gasoline vehicle does the same things. I get your point, in urban environments they are absolutely relevant and should be pushed for. I fully think NYC would be better without cars. In the rural areas...they are basically unsolvable in any short term less than 30 years. That's just reality.
- dredmorbius 3y agoMinor quibble: because of their increased mass for an equivalent-sized vehicle, factors such as tire-wear and impact effects are greater for EVs. That's a fairly minor point relative to the emissions picture, which is most significant. But nonzero.
- carapace 3y agoCars cause problems, making them electric solves one problem but creates several more and does nothing to alleviate the others. In re: better batteries, we have to ask, "Better for whom?" Tesla has already spun off another for-profit corporation to make money charging people to dispose of their batteries. More exploitive mineral extraction methods are typically cheaper than doing it right. Etc.