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"In the paper, the researchers note that a large-scale transition to EVs would leave many problems related to auto-centric mobility unresolved." Not exactly a
by cbsmith 3y ago
"In the paper, the researchers note that a large-scale transition to EVs would leave many problems related to auto-centric mobility unresolved."
Not exactly a shocking discovery that a product explicitly designed to be an alternative fueled car is still a car.
- uoaei 3y agoAnd yet the fact it needs to be explained in order to proceed in a discussion on the matter says a lot about the cultural normalization of the car. Many do not consider resource consumption in production and disposal, as well as emissions as regards particulate matter (road and tire wear), when engaging in topics like this, so clearly this insight is not as obvious to many as it ought to be.
- cbsmith 3y agoYeah, I get it... I'm just continuously surprised by what constitutes insight. The idea of shifting away from our car-centered urban designs is pretty old; AFAIK the electric car was always seen as a way to get away from the disadvantages of gasoline while still remaining compatible with car-centered urban designs. Otherwise the EVs we'd be talking about would be the far easier to achieve electric scooters or bicycles.
- uoaei 3y agoThe inertia of urban planning is measured in decades, while that of the technologies we are developing today is measured in quarters or years. It makes sense why the market logic dictates the fervor for EVs, since market dynamics are inherently myopic, but if we are to address the issues on longer time scales we need to think beyond a market-supremacist outlook. E-scooters and e-bikes are indeed touted as ways to subvert market dynamics to encourage change in the less-temporary features of our living environments.