• MrFlibble4747@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    Won’t most EV users be home charging anyway?

    What percentage are really looking for distance road trips?

    More dumb analysis, FFS wake up!

    • Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de
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      4 hours ago

      This claim was made in every country against EVs. Is there a single one where it held true? Sure, modernizing the net costs money but it seems that even the most buerocratic countries stayed in top of it.

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    18 hours ago

    If we can completely transition away from ice it will be interesting to see the knock on effect of improvements to physical and mental health when we’re all not breathing in fumes all day long. I know it’s only one aspect of how unhealthy car culture is. Edit: spelling.

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      9 hours ago

      Unfortunately all the microplastics from tyres will only get worse due to vehicle mass increasing

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        5 hours ago

        and the brake particulates (nearly as bad) will get much less from regen braking, so swings and roundabouts…

        not an upvote for cars BTW they are horrific and we need to reduce thier use significantly but here we are, voting for Nethyendals that want to make it worse.

  • dan@upvote.au
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    14 hours ago

    I’m surprised EVs didn’t take off sooner in Australia, given the fact that 40% of Aussie homes have solar panels.

    I’m Aussie but am living in the USA now. Last time I visited Australia, I leased an EV from Sixt and it was so much cheaper than an ICE car because they included free Chargefox and Tesla supercharging.