CurtAdams

@Mars @wrinkletip Hello, what century are you living in? The US gets only 20% of its electricity from coal and dropping fast. In CA it’s 0%.

Aside from that, EVs are so much more energy efficient that an EV using electricity from a coal plant still produces less CO2 than an ICE car.

@TheLastHero @Masimatutu Nah, there’s not much intercontinental transport of used cars. Too expensive and complicated. If the West adopted EVs en mass there would be a lot less gasoline consumption there, and little increase elsewhere.

@SuiXi3D @mondoman712 From the OP: “It’s time to replace *URBAN* delivery vans.”

@Name @Tywele Strict speed limits save lives. Lots of lives. Hoboken NJ has a speed limit of 20mph and it hasn’t had a traffic death in years.

@corm @1993_toyota_camry Sort of? All cars ruin our lives. But gas cars also ruin the planet, where electric are substially better now and will be almost carbon free in 30 years or so. Getting rid of cars in general is very desirable, but getting rid of gas cars is an existential necessity.

@matthewtoad43 @Atemu @Aatube There’s an important political side effect to EV adoption. Carbon taxes have been a heavy political lift, mostly because people don’t want to pay more for gas. Once 51% are driving EVs, tho, carbon taxes will be popular, and that will speed a host of useful adaptations.