• @HonoraryMancunian
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    381 year ago

    They also reduce noise pollution

    And reduce the propping of petrostates

    And can be fueled, in theory, almost anywhere there are buildings (including your own home/work)

    And that fuel can also, in theory, come from fully sustainable sources

    They also help normalise the usage of renewable energy (this is a factor that shouldn’t be overlooked, imo)

    • @skyspydude1
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      71 year ago

      You don’t even need buildings really, depending on your definition of a building. I’ve seen some really cool remote solar canopy setups, and they’re not connected to any sort of infrastructure. Just a big umbrella with ~20 solar panels+micro inverters, and a couple of EVSEs on them. It’s not DCFC, but it’d still get you 10-20MPH of charge when camping or something.

    • ciferecaNinjo
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      01 year ago

      When you buy an EV, it does not replace the gas combustion engine. The old car is shipped to Africa where it lives on for several decades more. The avg age of a car bought in Africa is 21 years old. So the EV just adds an additional harmful planet parasite.

      They also reduce noise pollution

      The noise pollution is exported to Africa.

      And reduce the propping of petrostates

      Petrostates get propped up by consumers wherever your car ends up.

      They also help normalise the usage of renewable energy (this is a factor that shouldn’t be overlooked, imo)

      I don’t see how EVs are needed for that. If everyone hypothetically switched to bicycles, renewable energy would still be the goal.