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That kinda skirts the main reason EVs are being pushed which is that ICEs absorb energy very quickly and then spew massive amounts of byproduct out the back and
by tootie 2y ago
That kinda skirts the main reason EVs are being pushed which is that ICEs absorb energy very quickly and then spew massive amounts of byproduct out the back and into the air. EVs are less efficient at storing energy, but vastly more efficient at emissions. And the cost of ICEs are foisted on the entire world and not paid by drivers.
- coderenegade 2y agoICEs can run on pretty much anything, and there are a number of easy-to-make fuels that are carbon neutral or even carbon negative. Case in point: the global shipping industry is in the early stages of transitioning to green methanol as a fuel. They have trials of the fuel underway, new engine designs being made, and every indication is that they're serious about the transition. Modern cars are perfectly capable of running on methanol with minor modifications, and it's certainly more cost effective than buying a brand new vehicle. If we're going to be running the whole shipping industry on green fuels, I don't see any reason why we can't do the same for cars. Doing so is almost certainly a lower emissions path than replacing the whole fleet with EVs, and would still be necessary even if we did electrify most of the fleet, because battery electric just isn't suitable for some tasks. Long haul trucking, for example, won't be electrified any time soon.