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Their bigger carbon footprint isn't caused by the EV though.
No, it is not. But, while electric vehicles have lower carbon footprint than gasoline powered cars, they have far higher carbon footprint than public transport.
A lot of North America has zero public transit and is very spread out.
Absolutely. Improvements has been made, but there is a very long way to go.
China is comparably big and they don't seem to have this "problem". There is little excuse to not develop public transit. But unfortunately from what I've seen from Not Just Bikes, Amtrak looks like hell to use. So destroying capitalism might be the first thing to do, before any significant and useful developments happen.
Correct, it's caused by being relatively rich.
Cars are luxuries. Electric cars are more expensive luxuries.
So invest in trams, dude?
Yes! Now convince the car fanboys clamoring for electric cars to switch.
By this logic, if a rich dude makes a public railway system then it’s doesn’t matter that the trains are more environmentally efficient, that person is rich so it invalidates everything else
Is the railway system for his personal use? Rail is good if it's public transport (and cargo). There was a tradition, some time ago, of rich people getting their own railways and trains. But now they have jets and yachts.
Correlation ≠ Causation. This study is ridiculous in premise. I hate cars as much as the next guy but please don’t post garbage
Yeah this reads like an article built to make people who don't choose evs to feel justified. What are the real motives of this "study".
I personally own an EV, and also got rid of my gas furnace, and gas water heater, and everything gas. So, wonder who they studied and how
I personally own an EV, and also got rid of my gas furnace, and gas water heater, and everything gas. So, wonder who they studied and how
They probably studied every other person who owns an EV.
Sounds like some lazy thinking.
EVs are here to save the car/oil cartels not the planet. The planet can not sustain the level of privilege exhibited by these EV owners. Even if the EV makes a slight improvement, it's not nearly enough and it's a symptom of much greater waste and privilege. We need to stop pretending that EVs are some kind of sustainable solution for the planetary crisis.
Wtf OP. this is so misleading Why are you peddling this ?
What is misleading?
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