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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
Gotcha! Missed what you were getting at there. Yep, agree with all of that. >Because EVs are here to save the car industry not the planet. Especially this. I've already made the point that EVs are almost like Rai Stones - an immobil
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
Very true. One of the best measures we could implement is a CO2 levy on imported goods.
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
You repeat my point. It has been decided that EVs are good for society, and they are being mandated. Thus their widespread adoption will not be because "customers want them".
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
>become completely independent in terms of energy in the next decade or two By buying a load more solar panels from China? :D
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
>EVs waste a lot less power than ICEs after the motor. I'm talking about electrical transmission losses. The worst-case is for high-current, domestic loads, where about 15% of the power from the electrical power generator is lost.
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
>They're up if you compare whole system emissions for the car vs. Emissions at a ff plant. The sleight of hand is in the definition of "emissions". If you mean CO2 - then no, not really. If you are powering your EV with a
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
>Europe can ramp up electricity generation fairly easily as there is plenty of untapped potential left. Really? I look forward to heating my home with electricity this winter. All of those headlines of European countries facing blackouts
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
Sorry, do you think that this cartel will consist of sellers and buyers? >China won’t go to Congo to “buy the state” and uses the Congo’s resources without the approval of the other members. That's more or less how it works at the
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
>you are not considering the difference in efficiency between a power plant and a car with an internal combustion engine. The well-to-wheels analysis for an EV powered by a largely fossil-fuelled power grid is not good. Transmission and
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
It can't be long before people realise that EVs will be more expensive to both purchase, and to fill with "fuel". As such, EVs are very successful. They part people with large sums of money to keep economies moving, and limit
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
Wait till you hear about the new Lithium Cartel!
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
>Sounds good Why? The OPEC cartel has the express purpose of controlling one particular commodity, to further their own political and economic ends. >Russia aren’t included Why would they not be? Russia has the fourth-largest reserves
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
>20-40% want to buy an electric car now What would that number look like, if there were no EV mandate? After all, the first link you presented shows that the second-highest reason to buy an EV, at 34%, is "Rising penalty on ICE&quot
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
>So? Regulations mandate features that would otherwise not necessarily be desirable, or purely economical. Let's not pretend otherwise, including EVs.
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
"The market has decided it wants EVs!" "Legacy auto will be caught short by the EV revolution!" B*llox. EVs will be mandated, we will like them, and some will profit hugely.
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by jryhjythtr 4y ago
It's been true for a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_in_China#/media/File:Chin... Why are you surprised? China in particular has enormous reserves of coal (or at least, reportedly). How d