xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles

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Now that I've finally gotten an electric vehicle, I'm never going back to an acoustic one.

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Now that I've finally gotten an electric vehicle, I'm never going back to an acoustic one.
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[–] 6 points 6 months ago (5 children)

My reason: the hybrid I have is still working fine and a new car and a new car won't be in my budget for the next 10 years or so. Also iirc about 33% of the energy a typical car will ever use is spend on its production, so it's better for the environment to use a car until it breaks down.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    that's completely fine. If your car works, you shouldn't throw it away, that is wasteful.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children)

    Depends on the car. Waste of resources sure, but it can reduce emissions depending on the car

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Unless their car is scrapped, this only results in another car being on the road.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    New drivers will be new drivers regardless. It will most likely just end up as a stored car or a replaced car of another car

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago*

    a replaced car of another car

    Unless the 'another' car being replaced isn't irreparably broken and just doesn't suffice our MOT requirements, it's probably ending in a 3rd world country and will remain in use there (probably instead a cheap light EV).

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