The only thing we should be talking about is the climate crisis

Re:The only thing we should be talking about is the climate ... by kgran on Friday April 08, 2022 @10:59AM (#30957828)

>I even own an EV

I don't want to be that guy, but driving an EV (unless you drive some sort of electric bicycle or scooter) is not that environmentally friendly as the manufacturers and marketing people want you to believe. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_impact_on_the_environmen...

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Re:The only thing we should be talking about is the climate ... by jordanbeiber on Friday April 08, 2022 @11:14AM (#30958139)

I’m gonna be THIS guy, though: first - there’s more to our environment than co2.

Prolonging life and reducing negative health impacts are another bonus.

Yes, there is still an environmental cost of the production of EVs but these vehicles don’t emit CO2 or greenhouse gases and so their lifetime carbon footprint is much lower.

For example, a recent Reuters study found that a Tesla Model 3 would need to be driven for 13,500 miles (21,725 km) before it does less harm to the environment than a Toyota Corolla:

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lifeti...

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Re:The only thing we should be talking about is the climate ... by mapster on Friday April 08, 2022 @11:07AM (#30958019)

Another bad faith argument. It is better than driving a CO2 emitter. Full stop.

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Re:The only thing we should be talking about is the climate ... by mwint on Friday April 08, 2022 @11:08AM (#30958040)

If I'm reading that graph right, it looks like driving an EV is about halfway between an ICE car and no car? A 50% reduction seems pretty decent to me.

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Re:The only thing we should be talking about is the climate ... by Eric_WVGG on Friday April 08, 2022 @11:03AM (#30957911)

For real. Get a bicycle.

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