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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by elefantastisch on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:33PM (#34264291)
Grid-powered public transit replacing 80% of trips by personal vehicle.
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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by olivermarks on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:42PM (#34264441)
This is the sort of elitist fantasy nonsense promoted by the WEF that completely disrespects the average person and family.
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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by someNameIG on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:16PM (#34264989)
How is public transport elitist? If anything it's the opposite.
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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by ok_dad on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:15PM (#34264971)
European families seem to do OK using public transit.
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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by ohuf on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:36AM (#34273608)
...only in big cities. Rural areas including the suburbs of the 100k's still depend heavily on individual transport...
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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by mesarvagya on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:43PM (#34265403)
This. Americans are too used to owning a personal car and driving it even though short trips can be replaced by public transit.

I agree US is too big to be covered by public transit, but if we want to win the climate war, US has to cover all its states and make public transit seamless. Once this goal is complete, discourage owning of personal vehicle.

Also a picture comparing car vs bus [1]. Now compare the green house emission between two.

[1] https://www.boredpanda.com/space-required-to-transport-60-pe...

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