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Re:California to open five natural gas plants to avoid black... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday September 02, 2021 @07:44AM (#28390868)
> 25 y/o Toyota is 10x better for the environment

And much worse on plenty of other metrics. The realistic trade-off is between a new ICE car and a new electric. Imagining a standstill in automotive production is about as unrealistic as shutting down California’s nuclear fleet was.

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Re:California to open five natural gas plants to avoid black... by sasfasaf on Thursday September 02, 2021 @08:38AM (#28391323)
A fairer comparison is comparing the CO2 emissions caused by putting all that precious lithium and rare earths in one electric car vs. putting it in several light trucks.

The workman's hybrid Ford Maverick or hybrid Ford 150 replacing a pure gas powered Tesla is far better for the environment. There's a reason why hybrid technology debuted in massive machines - they're the ones who benefit the most

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