The rise of inexpensive Chinese electric vehicles has upped the pressure on legacy automakers who have turned to suppliers, from battery materials makers to chipmakers, to squeeze out costs and develop affordable EVs quicker than previously planned.
not sure about environmentally friendly,friendlier sure, but a well developed public transit system and biking infrastructure beats any kind of car based infrastructure
We need the incrementally more eco-friendly options as well. Most pickup truck driving office workers won’t suddenly get a bike and change their ways, so a more eco friendly personal vehicle is probably a lot more likely to reduce emissions for that demography.
I don’t have the calculations, but I believe that just continuing to run the car as-is with fossile fuel for the rest of the cars life span would be the greener option, compared to adding a new electrical engine.
Don’t forget working from home. Proven by the lockdown air quality to be the most environmentally friendly option. Remember this when you’re employer is asking you to “return to the office”.
Trains and trans are a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way to transport the masses. It can work to a surprisingly small populations as evidenced by all of the small disparate towns in Switzerland, Norway and Denmark that depend on them.
Of course no solution works everywhere, we can’t depend on trains everywhere but they should not be our first option.
Nooooo anything but more environmentally friendly vehicles that people can actually afford. Won’t somebody think of the profits?
not sure about environmentally friendly,friendlier sure, but a well developed public transit system and biking infrastructure beats any kind of car based infrastructure
You said the Lemmy catchphrase good job
which is?
We need the incrementally more eco-friendly options as well. Most pickup truck driving office workers won’t suddenly get a bike and change their ways, so a more eco friendly personal vehicle is probably a lot more likely to reduce emissions for that demography.
I am not sure that buying a brand new car offsets more than just using your existing car, so there is time to make those people change their ways
I don’t have the calculations, but I believe that just continuing to run the car as-is with fossile fuel for the rest of the cars life span would be the greener option, compared to adding a new electrical engine.
MAGLEV TRAINS OR GTFO!!
way overkill and not needed in most places.
I’m sorry but if maglev trains are an option I want my damn maglev train.
Anyways since we already don’t have public transport we might as well not have magic magnetic levitating public transport.
Don’t forget working from home. Proven by the lockdown air quality to be the most environmentally friendly option. Remember this when you’re employer is asking you to “return to the office”.
Says someone who lives exclusively in a city
Trains and trans are a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way to transport the masses. It can work to a surprisingly small populations as evidenced by all of the small disparate towns in Switzerland, Norway and Denmark that depend on them.
Of course no solution works everywhere, we can’t depend on trains everywhere but they should not be our first option.
The US used to have robust systems of transit, but they’ve largely been demolished
Actually the US has plenty of robust rail connections but they’re almost exclusively used for cargo.
I was referring to trolleys…
People seem to forget that there was a time before cars, where people had to rely on public transport alone.
Most people live in a city. In Australia and NZ it’s around 90%, in China, Europe and Canada for sure over 50%.
I don’t actually, I live in a small town, and I see american style suburbs popping up and it’s fucking disgusting
Man over 90% of the population is most countries lives in a fucking city.
Helping them get off cars would be a massive improvement.
This article is literally about people doing this
I wouldn’t call what’s coming out of China environmentally friendly
https://youtu.be/yOA7qKMcjcE
https://youtu.be/1SEfwoqKRU8
https://youtu.be/oEMtTtUZXEk
Edit: https://youtu.be/qKa8mVOe5so