Like the millions affected by the pipelines, or drilling, or fracking, or the continuous threat of shutting down coal? Nobody up there thinks of that town full of restaurants, hotels, gas stations etc that benefit from contractors around making lots of money.
I heard all that too. The car had 3mi on it when it was dropped off and never had so much as a check engine light the whole time i had it, and that was a chevy charger i had on the wall
Everybody else in the world is using coal to fire power plants but WE'RE the BAD GUY?? What's wrong with this picture??? Damn good sheep dogs.
"global-comparison-of-the-life-cycle-greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-combustion-engine-and-electric-passenger-cars"Your last statement meaning about companies that went belly up? If that's what you're asking for an explanation of my take is this: New technologies, when they're especially new and especially unproven, have lots of failures - because they're new and unproven and not well understood. I'm not going to try and justify any sort of bad government programs that didn't produce results - because they're not justifiable.
You stated there are studies that show total lifecycle ramifications of gas cars is lower than with electric vehicles. I've found the opposite. Below is a link to one. My understanding is the production of the EV is harder on the environment than a gas car, but factoring in differences in operation (including extracting oil, refining and transport of the gasoline) swings the advantage balance to the EV side.
Progress is being made on numerous fronts to improve the EV ecosystem: New chemicals are looking positive to base batteries on. Coal (which only accounts for 20% of US electricity production) is being reduced. The lifespan of the batteries, I believe, will be longer than what many think. People will often point to an 8 year battery life. That's how long the warranty is - not the lifespan. I've heard anecdotal stories of Teslas with hundreds of thousands of miles on them. Lastly, with home solar systems becoming much more prominent, those systems can be (and in my case is) the basis for charging the car. We cover approximately 80-90% of our daily driving needs without pulling any electrons from the grid.
The bottom line for me is this: I've seen a lot of technological advances in my life (as have we all) and I believe EVs are in a state today where, while clearly not perfect, are on the path for massive advances. I think there's sufficient interest and demand from the market where car companies and the market will keep improving on them...in all areas.
A global comparison of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of combustion engine and electric passenger cars - International Council on Clean Transportation
Life-cycle assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions of passenger cars in China, Europe, India, and the United States, which together account for about 70% of new passenger car sales worldwide.theicct.org
John Kerry said that if USA completely quite using fossil fuels all at once it would not make any difference?????? So why do they want us to suffer and buy oversea fuel which is a bunch dirtier than we make and causes a lot more pollution then we do? If they really cared about the environment we would be an energy independent and exporter of energy. They are causing a lot more harm to the environment by not doing this. Does anyone believe that Russia,China, or any of the middle east country's care about pollution over making money????
I found the website to be very interesting. For a reference I took the video about the Texas grid failure to check creditability. My recollection is that the main causes of the failure were that Texas never connected to the national electrical grid to supply power in these situations and that the pipelines had no trace heating to allow gas and oil to flow when the temperature drops. I am not going to support or condemn either of these facts only that they were never mentioned in the video. Wind and solar were not the problem. I can see how we all differ so much in our political views when information can be presented any way the person who has something to gain wants it to be perceived. Follow the money.I found this quite interesting and I presume we'll researched:
How Much Energy Will the World Need? | PragerU
Mark Mills exposes the reality behind the renewable energy dream. Discover the facts on wind and solar's limitations.www.prageru.com
Would you have any more pictures on mining and running Telsa fuel? Interesting for sure
Been thinking.
AND cool.
Yup, that’s why we all need to interrogate multiple sources of information (including those we may disagree with) and review them critically before taking action!
Near me— you are sure right about this stuff- Not much truth telling out there these days
Sorry to hear that. I too have had a battle not with cancer so much but side effects of the treatments. Colon cancer radiation treatments literally fried nerves in my lower back. First indication was when severe drop foot came on some 9 months after treatment ended. I was in a wheel chair within 3 months with a prognosis of remaining there the rest of my life. My legs quickly atrophied and became what I called those of a 12 year old skinny anorexic girl. Once neurology exhausted their options I spent 2016 going to a physical therapist. The idea being preserving what muscle control I had left. I wheeled in and walked out a year later. Today it's braces and a cane but I'm able to get around and ride the bike. Safely!
