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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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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

That's because ICE engines 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 11 hours 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.