I’ve seen a lot of posts here on Lemmy, specifically in the “fuck cars” communities as to how Electric Vehicles do pretty much nothing for the Climate, but I continue to see Climate activists everywhere try pushing so, so hard for Electric Vehicles.
Are they actually beneficial to the planet other than limiting exhaust, or is that it? or maybe exhaust is a way bigger problem?
Honestly, the rabid part of the fuck cars crowd are letting perfect become the enemy of good enough for now. The sort of thing they want could never stand a chance of happening. Not anytime soon, not under this breed of capitalism where corporations have a say in the government.
EVs are good enough to slow down emissions to the point where maybe our descendants will have enough time to shift public opinion and get rid of cars entirely. Until then, cars are going to stick around, best thing to do is compromise for now, and use the time bought to have a chance of getting everything you want later.
Man it always surprises how comically aggressive the “fuck cars” crowd are, especially since corporations make an order of magnitude more emissions than individuals, even if in cars. Even though I would beg and plead for good pedestrian infrastructure I’d still be crucified by these guys. It’s because I drive to work to avoid dying walking down the only road from my house with busy 60mph traffic, no sidewalk and rough terrain. It’s NOT the people’s responsibility to walk or bike on neglected, underdeveloped and dangerous “public infrastructure”.
I don’t care if I have the god given right to sue the ever loving shit out of whomever hits me, BECAUSE I’D BE DEAD.
Rant over