I’ve seen a lot of posts here on Lemmy, specifically in the “fuck cars” communities as to how Electric Vehicles do pretty much nothing for the Climate, but I continue to see Climate activists everywhere try pushing so, so hard for Electric Vehicles.
Are they actually beneficial to the planet other than limiting exhaust, or is that it? or maybe exhaust is a way bigger problem?
Not if there are going to be hundreds of millions of them, no.
Why
We need less cars.
Fewer (sorry I had to) but got it that makes sense. I just wasn’t entirely clear on the thrust of your comment.
If I were a fewer man I’d object to that correction.
Lol well played. Honestly, I shouldn’t have made the correction, there’s no way to do that without coming across like an asshole.
Because ultimately the problem with cars is how many of them there are, not what kind of engine they use. If there were only ever, say, 50,000 cars in the entire world we might not even notice the environmental costs. But Google tells me that there are over a billion.
Put another way, a diesel bus carrying 50 people is better for the environment than those 50 people each driving a separate EV car. Not because the bus has less engine emissions, but because it’s a more efficient use of materials and energy.
Ahhh ok I can get behind that. The intention of the comment was just a little unclear to me.
Yes, ideally 0 cars is better. Thats not realistic though