When people ask me why they should pay more for a #EV than for a #GasCar, and I tell them that's partially because the costs of #gasoline are largely hidden from consumers, as so clearly laid out in this piece from #Grist :
https://grist.org/accountability/gas-stations-underground-storage-tank-leaks-environmental-disaster/
#ElectrifyEverything #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EnvironmentalDisaster
Whilst billions of EVs on the roadkill network will clean up our local air, why do you believe that billions of EVs (that will eventually have to be replaced) will mitigate climate change?
@Empiricism_Reloaded I think EVs of all kinds — including fleet vehicles, bikes, scooters, and more — play a role in halting the worst effect of the climate crisis. They do not burn fossil fuels, which scientists have shown is the major cause of climate change. And while the tech is far from perfect, it’s a major step in the right direction to keep our planet habitable.
EVs are made from metals & plastics. Mining for metal burns fossil fuels. (Crude Oil) Plastic is made from fossils fuels. Extracting fossil fuels burns fossil fuels.
EVs are made by burning Fossil fuels (resources & power to manufacture)
What about the roadkill network in which fossil fuels are burnt to construct, maintain?
The reason why your statement was misleading (probably not intentional, but..) is because you stated "EVs of all kinds".
