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In reply to the discussion: Trump Is Losing a Second War. The Iran debacle is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels [View all]Johnny2X2X
(24,383 posts)6. Reddit is full of threads about EVs right now
A lot of people are making the switch. And the people who already have made the swtich are generally very pleased with their cars.
Of course, the same jack holes are out there pushing the RW talking points about EVs;
They have a higher carbon footprint. They don't.
They are more expensive to charge than gas is. They aren't.
Home owners insurance goes up because of fire risk. It goes down because EVs catch fire at 1/60th the rate ICE vehicles do.
The electricity is produced with coal anyways... We're moving to clean energy in my home state and doing so quickly, 50% of the electricity in this state will have no carbon out put by 2030.
EVs have come a long way i just the last few years. They make sense for anyone with a garage IMO.
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Trump Is Losing a Second War. The Iran debacle is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels [View all]
applegrove
22 hrs ago
OP
When we stop using fossil fuels, all this goes away. All the oil powers are the ones doing ALL of this.
Scrivener7
21 hrs ago
#3
I love apartment living, but this is one area of drawback. We don't have enough roof space to power
Scrivener7
8 hrs ago
#48
Just wait until you see Exxon's profits for this quarter and you will know....
Ol Janx Spirit
20 hrs ago
#8
Yes, they do exist--which is great--but only in very limited capacity at the moment, and scaling...
Ol Janx Spirit
17 hrs ago
#28
All those things are true, but the oil industry is still looking at a long time horizon...
Ol Janx Spirit
15 hrs ago
#37
Which is one of the more urgent reasons to rapidly develop EV technology: anything...
Ol Janx Spirit
9 hrs ago
#47
The gasoline that was at $2.79 now selling north of $4.50 with NO CAPITAL COSTS to them.... ALL PROFIT
dave99
11 hrs ago
#45
Thanks for the OP. We really don't hear much about how TSFs war on renewables and EVs is making
wiggs
19 hrs ago
#17
Renewables are democratic (small-d). And the future, but petro corps and certain countries will
wiggs
19 hrs ago
#18
The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop
usonian
19 hrs ago
#19
I wish the blockade on fertilizers would result in a move to organic agriculture
MadameButterfly
14 hrs ago
#39