I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I’d rather hear about things that are actually happening.

  • towerful@programming.dev
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    11 months ago

    While I understand that, you’ve also described the supply chain of building an ICE vehicle, extracting and refining fuel, transporting fuel etc.
    Even if the EV suppli chain is currently terrible, that’s because regulations haven’t caught up yet. It was the same with oil extraction, “why pipe it when you can just have a river of crude oil” mentality. And hopefully regulations are faster to be enforced.
    Anyway, if the end result of a given supply chain is something that goes on to produce less pollution, then that is progress.

    And yes, public transport is always going to be better. Especially if they aren’t ICE.
    Even EV mopeds are great. And the amount of electric bicycles I’ve seen going around is encouraging.

    I agree EVs aren’t going to save the planet. But they are progress, and you can’t convince me that we should continue using fossil fuels for personal transport.