Here's the latest rumor that's spreading like wildfire among the right-wing rubes here in West Virginia. They're certain they're "in on the scam".
"Electric cars pollute just as much as regular cars because all the pollution from cars comes from the brake pads. Electric cars have brake pads like every car so they pollute just as much."
Sigh. This is, of course, ridiculously wrong in two different ways but it's the latest "the liberals are scamming everyone" rumor here in West Virginia.
@shuttersparks 🤨 🤣
Oh gods that's.. just too ridiculous to be true.
@trinsec Of course it's not true. It's doubly untrue. Not only are brake pads not the source of pollution that matters, CO2, but conventional brakes on an EV are only used for hard stops and panic stops. EVS use regenerative braking that generates electricity and recharges the battery every time you apply the brakes.
@Nazani @shuttersparks @trinsec There is still a long waiting list to get an EV. Demand has only slowed a little bit, while demand for new gas cars has tanked.
We went with a plug-in hybrid due both to lack of availability of EVs and the thin charging network.
@andytiedye @shuttersparks @trinsec I will probably get a hybrid, too. For local use I'd be fine with an EV, but there still is a possibility I would have the need to drive through parts of the US where charging stations are scarce.
@Nazani @shuttersparks @trinsec Plug-in hybrids can run as EVs for local trips, and switch to gas when they need to. Seems like the best of both worlds.
@shuttersparks @trinsec But-but enslaved children are mining the minerals.. or some other excuse. Bottom line, many just can't afford an EV, & inertia is powerful.