"Electric Vehicles are Actually Worse for the Environment than Internal Combustion Cars"

[Irving]

Because they have an economy and population large enough to control a market share large enough to keep it alive? Because they don't care as much about moving to the next technology, and they think that if they are the only ones, then they can have all the coal for way cheaper?

Those are of course just guesses.

[Gman]

They're building new coal plants all over the world. It's probably because they're good at it since 70% of their power comes from coal.

[Irving]

The more countries that swear off coal, the more available and cheaper coal will be for China. It's not a bad plan economically. It's not like they'll have to be behind on the technology curve just because they use coal.

[Jer]

Oh, so the numbers of EVs is what makes a country better. Or are you suggesting that communism is working? ;-)

China has 1.1 billion more people than we do, so it's not a reach that they have "more".

Did I say China was better? I said they're embracing EV and this adoption will accelerate the advancement as well as related technologies while we grunt and marvel at how useful fire is.

You ever see the air quality in China? Eesh. The average lifespan will be 35 before long.

[davsel]

IF Global Warming was real, and IF CO2 was a pollutant, and IF high capacity batteries were safe, and IF EVs could go 500 miles on a 15 minute charge, and IF oil was in short supply, and IF EV sales were not subsidized by taxpayers, I just might consider the switch.

Never gonna happen without a Govt boot to mandate it.

Just say no to the PC hype and enjoy your patriotic American muscle car as you roar down the open road, frightening small animals and children, and Kool-Aid drinking, Elon caressing, soft headed, bed wetting, pinco commie princesses who blew their cash on a failing company who bilked millions from the moron masses.

[Jer]

IF Global Warming was real, and IF CO2 was a pollutant, and IF high capacity batteries were safe, and IF EVs could go 500 miles on a 15 minute charge, and IF oil was in short supply, and IF EV sales were not subsidized by taxpayers, I just might consider the switch.

Never gonna happen without a Govt boot to mandate it.

Just say no to the PC hype and enjoy your patriotic American muscle car as you roar down the open road, frightening small animals and children, and Kool-Aid drinking, Elon caressing, soft headed, bed wetting, pinco commie princesses who blew their cash on a failing company who bilked millions from the moron masses.

If CO2 was a pollutant? You should test that theory by letting your vehicle run in a confined space to trap the exhaust. Maybe... I dunno.. your garage? Be sure to live stream the "research" and let us know when to tune in. I'll be sure to catch how it unfolds.

If high capacity batteries were safe? If that's a requirement then I guess cars as we know the today would be out of the running too.

Insulting people who don't believe with your outdated opinion doesn't make you any more right.

[ray1970]

I don?t think carbon dioxide will kill you. You should be more worried about CO than CO2.

[ray1970]

Also, killing yourselves by breathing exhaust is way more difficult these days. Catalytic converters pretty much cut about 98% of the bad shit out. You?d want to try it with an older vehicle that doesn?t use a catalyst.

[davsel]

If CO2 was a pollutant? You should test that theory by letting your vehicle run in a confined space to trap the exhaust. Maybe... I dunno.. your garage? Be sure to live stream the "research" and let us know when to tune in. I'll be sure to catch how it unfolds.

If high capacity batteries were safe? If that's a requirement then I guess cars as we know the today would be out of the running too.

Insulting people who don't believe with your outdated opinion doesn't make you any more right.

Um, I'm pretty certain CO2 is what plants crave. Obama's EPA and the UN designated it as a pollutant for global political purposes - doesn't make it so.

Gas cars do not use the same batteries as electric cars - thought you'd know this. I have yet to read about a gas car's battery spontaneously combusting and remain burning for a period of days. Plenty of articles related to EV battery safety issues.

"outdated opinion" is a term often used by high-minded progressives, and nope, facts make me "more right" whatever that means.

[MrPrena]

I don?t think carbon dioxide will kill you. You should be more worried about CO than CO2.

Both.
Monoxide will most likely kill first than dioxide.
Probably it may happen inside the pressured places like submarine, airplanes or spaceships or such.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/124389.html