Yeller wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:33 am
"not affordable to the average general public" would put it before the model T. The T was built for everyone and the millions that were sold proved that point. EV is a long way from there. As for the infrastructure issues, its way, way beyond charging stations, that electricity doesn't just appear, it has to be produced. In this country they are outlawing the most efficient means of that production, and with dismantling of power plants, there is less dependable power available. With the current push to wind, it is not a sustainable model, Not to crawl down a political mess but wind farms do affect more climate change, more than the experts with an agenda will ever admit too. As for wind being green, what happens to the blades at the end of their service life? They are landfill fodder, not recyclable, not reusable. I don't want to start a debate, just food for thought.
I'm not bashing EV's I love the technology and the technological growth, just not convinced its sustainable for the masses, its not a one size fits all.
As far as the Model T thing goes, how are EVs before that stage? The Model 3 is right in the $60k price range, which is what most of the cars I see on the street are. I'm just saying the technology to make them 100% equal or better than ICE cars in 100% of situations isn't cheap yet.
I'm just curious, HOW is it possibly worse for the environment to produce a wind turbine than it is to build a new coal plant, mine the coal, and then burn the coal? The old plants are being shut down because the people in charge of them were too cheap to keep them up to spec, which is frankly half our problem.
Additionally as reliance on electricity steadily increases (without EVs), we're going to run into all of those problems either way. It can't be used exclusively against EVs, as our houses and everything else rely on that same system. It should be kept in mind but I don't see why that makes EVs inherently worse.
Also, if we put all of our pollution into one place (power companies), then that would make it A LOT easier for the government to step in and put standard regulations down for those companies, right? I mean they're never gonna stand a chance of regulating the pollution of every last car on the street to make sure it's legal, especially not on the federal level. But with the power companies, they have more control.
Additionally, that's part of the appeal of the hydrogen setup...
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