It’s better to transition private cars now because that’s going to take years in and of itself and it’s relatively easy and fast to swap out the centralized power plants for greener options later. Swap out one dirty power plant for a green plant and everything electric connected to it is instantly greener in turn.
Even if the US went all in on public infrastructure today, it would still take decades
Not giving any money to Musk though, there are other options.
You’re so right…using electricity to drive here in Texas is so much less carbon intensive than gasoline powered engines it’s not even close. Switching to an EV instantly makes a huge difference in your carbon footprint
Or is this whole thing just about making up arguments and then attacking them to sow division between people who would otherwise be united against fossil fuels?
Even he is pro-fossil despite his ownership of one of the largest EV manufacturers. I really don’t think his motives are entirely clear. Looking at the Cybertruck I would argue that he’s actually trying to destroy EVs, just as he caused distraction from public transport with his Boring company project. In my opinion, he definitely belongs to the second group, who is arguing and even doing things in bad faith.
It’s better to transition private cars now because that’s going to take years in and of itself and it’s relatively easy and fast to swap out the centralized power plants for greener options later. Swap out one dirty power plant for a green plant and everything electric connected to it is instantly greener in turn.
Even if the US went all in on public infrastructure today, it would still take decades
Not giving any money to Musk though, there are other options.
You’re so right…using electricity to drive here in Texas is so much less carbon intensive than gasoline powered engines it’s not even close. Switching to an EV instantly makes a huge difference in your carbon footprint
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Can you point at one person who thinks that?
Or is this whole thing just about making up arguments and then attacking them to sow division between people who would otherwise be united against fossil fuels?
@bstix Elon Musk
Even he is pro-fossil despite his ownership of one of the largest EV manufacturers. I really don’t think his motives are entirely clear. Looking at the Cybertruck I would argue that he’s actually trying to destroy EVs, just as he caused distraction from public transport with his Boring company project. In my opinion, he definitely belongs to the second group, who is arguing and even doing things in bad faith.