• @Pohl
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    27 months ago

    Why would I buy one right now? The tech is immature and overpriced. The benefit is moving emissions from my tailpipe to the coal and natural gas electricity facilities in my area. The extreme size of EVs for sale now means I’m not really cutting my carbon output compared to my compact ice.

    According to the research paper I read a few months ago, based on the North American electric fuel mix, EVs produce about 50% of the carbon per mile compared to ICE pound for pound. The only ICE vehicles that weigh that like a rivian get 12mpg. All that money and your carbon output still looks like a midsize SUV…

    Electric drivetrain is almost certainly the future but I feel zero compulsion to spend my money on these intermediate steps. Thanks everyone who is rich enough or dumb enough to support the development I guess. If you care about emissions, buy a bolt (or a Prius), the rest of the US EV fleet is capitalist dick measuring.

    • Justas🇱🇹
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      17 months ago

      It is a real shame that in USA, a lot of cars, EVs included, are getting bigger. Meanwhile, in China and Europe, cars, and especially EVs, are quite small. I really wish for a return of the mid size car, and EVs could totally make those cars return.