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Has Tesla peaked? And what would that mean for the climate?
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Wait'll the photo I attached becomes the big batteries....then try and repeat your sentence about it being the ultimate solution..
The problem is just humans in general..we consume WAY too much. Changing from oil to lithium and thinking it's good for the environment is just leaning into more lies and lobbying. There is no solution but to stop, and that will never happen.
I want horses and carriages back.
are you sure that you replied to the correct comment?
Counterpoint, their is a very big difference between burning oil and an infinitely recyclable metal that does not inherently release carbon and only ever has to be mined once before it is used forever. It’s not a solution to say the inherent waste of using a massive vehicle to move a single person in a crowded environment, but from the perspective of preventing the vast destruction of climate change, replacing things that inherently output carbon to things that don’t is a solution.
Again, there are plenty of other methods of transport like trains, trams, bikes, etc… but it is simply ridiculous to claim that buring oil is just the same as not buring oil.
I just said bikes and public transportation, my dude. Bikes are powered by your legs, and at least where I live, buses and commuter trains are connected to the power grid, which (again, where I live) are powered mostly by nuclear, wind, and hydroelectric energy.
Electric cars are the solution for individual movement, but not with lithium batteries and not with non-renewable power plants. Both of these will change at some point.
I'm surprised they didn't bring up the anti-electric talking point of "what generated the electricity for those electric cars? Check mate!"