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Monthly random discussion - Apr 2024
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This month’s Ask PHlemmy: Like cigarettes, what is widely used and accepted now but wont be in 30 years?
Soft drinks? Too much sugar or chemicals to artificially make them sweet. I really like soft drinks, but they are unhealthy.
all sweetened drinks, really. our 'fruit juices' are mostly sugar. same with 'teas' and premixed coffees. it's insane.
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I hope electric vehicles and renewable energy will take off and the number of gasoline vehicles will be minimized greatly.
EVs are expensive though, and the government isn't doing anything to subsidize them unlike in other countries. Their idea of incentivizing its purchase is to exempt them from odd-even which is practically just giving rich people an excuse to skirt coding and add to their 6 vehicle garage.
If Toyota or Mitsubishi will release a cheap electric vehicle here, more folks will switch to electric. Vehicle brand loyalty here is high. Many Filipinos buy Toyota or Mitsubishi.
Creating public chargers will be so pricy. It'll cost millions. Idk who'll pay for it. But if the rich folks will figure it out, I think it'll need to be staffed to prevent theft and vandalism, unlike some nations where public chargers are unstaffed. I think this expense will be passed on to electric vehicle owners.
The goal will be – There must be no low-🔋 worry when going from, say, Laguna ➡️ Baguio.
I think Big oil here won't just be idle. They may fight the electric vehicle boom to protect their ₱ cow – oil.
Same thoughts but this may not even be possible dito sa PH at least in the near future. Matagal mag-adapt ang PH pagdating sa new tech. Pwede naman mag EV kana now basta ba limited lang travel mo dahil wala pa charge stations. Aside from PH related issues, kelangan din ng improvement sa battery. Nababawasan longetivity ng battery pag mas mainit. Kung gusto mo ng stable at pang matagalan, gas car pa din ang best (or only?) choice. YMMV kung EV (no pun intended).
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