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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars (apnews.com)

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The study also estimated that gas-powered vehicles cause at least twice as much environmental damage over their lifetimes as EVs, and said the benefits of EVs can be expected to increase in coming decades as clean sources of power, such as solar and wind, are brought onto the grid.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 44 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

I've had an EV for quite a while. It was used when I got it and quite aged now. I had the get new tires and new brake pads a few times. Thats it. In total. For almost 6 years.

Oh the reservoir for the wiper fluid is cracked, but like, I'm going to get around to fixing that. I swear.

A gas powered vehicle is hot and constantly trying to rattle itself to pieces.

Just operating at a lower temperature and not like, violently rattling constantly seems more than sufficient to explain the reduced maintenance.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's because ICE engine work by relentlessly blowing shit up. It's the most primative technology aside from the wheel or the lever.

How it's still the norm after so many years is beyond me. Actually no, we know the dark story of why that is.

But yeah, tiny explosions to move a vehicle is caveman shit.

[–] Tenniswaffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 hour ago

In what world is using complex chemicals for combustion "primitive"? I don't recall cavemen ever having access to explosives of any kind either.

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

That's something I love about my Bolt, the absolute stillness, no shuttering, no annoying noise, just pure acceleration. Someone even asked me "don't you miss the sound of the engine?" Obviously, no, I don't. Some people can be so weird about the things they're afraid of changing.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 24 points 18 hours ago

The many fluids, the heat, the vibrations, the pistons, the belts, the transmission, the exhaust, the alternator. ICE vehicles are controlled chaos!

[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

How's the cost of battery replacement or does roadmaster usually time with vehicle end of life?

[–] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'm expecting to get at least 250k miles out of my Bolt EUV. At that time, if I still have it, and the batteries outlast the car, I'll take the batteries out for a whole home battery backup if they have any capacity left.

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Go for 300k! I believe! 🔋

[–] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago

Oh, I suspect a full half a million is quite possible with maybe just changing out a pack or 2. I think as battery tech progresses, in the future you might be able to purchase a car sans battery and just transplant your old cars battery to the new car. It's amazing what mass adoption of cellphones have done to progress battery tech in my lifetime.