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Re:VW brand joins Audi in ending combustion engine development by fogihujy on Monday March 22, 2021 @03:47PM (#26545839)
They still pollute, even if they're carbon neutral. Particle emissions won't go away.
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Re:VW brand joins Audi in ending combustion engine development by Hypx on Monday March 22, 2021 @03:52PM (#26545922)
Particulate emissions can come from the tires. EVs aren't magic on this form of pollution. Plus, you can have particulate filters on the engine exhaust, reducing this greatly.
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Re:VW brand joins Audi in ending combustion engine development by fogihujy on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @03:37AM (#26552123)
I wouldn't be surprised if ICE's powered by biofuel/synthetic fuel could be competitive with electic veichles given enough time to improve the technology. Most likely we are going to see some of that development as EV's simply cannot fill all the niches yet.
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Re:VW brand joins Audi in ending combustion engine development by Hypx on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:48PM (#26563008)
The most ironic result would be ICE powered vehicles outlasting EVs. They could be the vinyl records of transportation.
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