Custoslibera

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Custoslibera, (edited )

My frustration comes from the fact that hybrids exist and are not used nearly as enough as they should (all cars should have been mandated as hybrids a decade ago) and this would reduce the downsides of electric car production.

I’m not defending ICEs here, I just think the overall environmental credentials of electric cars at this point in time isn’t as good as hybrids.

I fully expect this to change in the future but I’ve got entire fleets of vehicles which are less than 5 years old being replaced by electric and that makes no sense.

Also cars generally are just a terrible solution to mass transport. We already have the most environmentally friendly option known to man. Bicycles and trains.

Edit: for further information on hybrid vs electric see this analysis:

www.carboncounter.com/#!/explore

Custoslibera,

I’d argue trains are the solution for most city applications.

Rural areas can keep ICE’s if cities of tens of millions dispense themselves of cars.

Custoslibera,

I have no interest in lobbying the US government on this.

Custoslibera,

If you can, use public transport and ride a bike.

If you can’t, using the same private vehicle for a long time, while not ideal, is acceptable.

Buying a brand new electric car to replace a relatively new ICE is not a great solution.

Custoslibera,

Hmmm what future do I want?

Custoslibera,

I have no interest in lobbying the US government because I’m not American.

Custoslibera,

Yeah. America isn’t the world.

Plenty of countries have functioning public transport.

America is not the exception, you can survive without cars.

Custoslibera,

Sounds like a lot of assumptions on your part about what I think.

Custoslibera,

I stand by what I said.

We should have less private transport regardless of if it’s electric or ICE.

Arguably action on climate change warrants a significant reduction in car use generally to stop our extinction.

Custoslibera,

I disagree strongly about the US not being suitable for public transport.

There are large cities that could introduce effective metro services and that would be a vast improvement.

Rural areas can remain ICE/BEV.

Custoslibera,

The fact that the implementation of public transport is poor is not a criticism of public transport.

Custoslibera,

No I don’t.

In that context private transport meant cars.

Custoslibera,

It really depends on the new model of car you choose to replace your outgoing one.

This was the website that I have been thinking of:

www.carboncounter.com/#!/explore

You can see some electric cars are far worse than a hybrid as an example.

Custoslibera,

I found this analysis quite interesting:

www.carboncounter.com/#!/explore

Custoslibera,

Which ones?

Custoslibera,

It’s to be expected I suppose.

Too many people think upgrading their car to electric is ‘doing their part’ but when they are replacing a vehicle less than 5 years old with an electric car they also intend to replace within 5 years, they haven’t helped anything.

Also people don’t want to feel like the action they took is actually unhelpful.

They like greenwashing and want to feel good about their choices. Applying critical analysis to a complex problem like climate change is hard compared to buying a Tesla.

Custoslibera,

The bicycle is one of humans greatest achievements.

Custoslibera,

Oh I’m reasonably confident if we got rid of cars that’d be a good thing for the climate.

If there was plentiful mass transit the need for electric cars is reduced greatly.

Cars are terrible forms of mass transport and societies need to deprioritise them in city planning.

The idea that we can just keep doing what we’re doing and replace all ICEs with BEVs and it’ll solve climate change is not really the full story.

Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll go back to my mouth breathing.

Custoslibera,

My dude. The capitalists are not the people who made those devices. Workers made those things.

Custoslibera,

I’d recommend posting a tangentially political meme at some point on Lemmy.

The amount of people who will come out of the woodwork to tell you ‘don’t post this’ and ‘don’t make things political’ will really be eye opening.

People don’t want to address systemic issues and think not talking about them is a viable solution.

Custoslibera,

Blasphemy.

Custoslibera,

If it’s too spicy for the group chat it’s too spicy for Lemmy.

Custoslibera,

Of course I know that account, it’s me.

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