▲ 523 ▼ EVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK (www.carbonbrief.org) submitted 1 month ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] auzy1@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (8 children) And there are so many people "triggered" by it permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (4 children) I had a coworker go on an insane rant about his hatred of EVs after somebody mentioned Teslas. I wound him up even more by saying I'm fine with EVs just not ones built by Nazis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Well done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] percent@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago 🤔 I've never even thought about researching the people who built any vehicle I've ever purchased. Where do you start? permalink fedilink source parent [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago lol nice, snowflakes triggered permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago tyfys permalink fedilink source parent [–] one_old_coder@piefed.social -2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Poor people who cannot afford EVs or have no mean to charge one are triggered, but fuck them I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago Poor people can't afford cars in the first place and yet suffer most from all the negative side effects of cars. I see it where I live, the more deprived areas of town have less than 40% of households owning any cars. The rich side of town mostly have multiple and will be driving through the poor areas. Idling in their SUVs in traffic for ages generally. Ruining air quality for the people who live there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] percent@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago Some (but not all) hybrids are worth looking into, if within budget. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (4 children) I had a coworker go on an insane rant about his hatred of EVs after somebody mentioned Teslas. I wound him up even more by saying I'm fine with EVs just not ones built by Nazis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Well done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] percent@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago 🤔 I've never even thought about researching the people who built any vehicle I've ever purchased. Where do you start? permalink fedilink source parent [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago lol nice, snowflakes triggered permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago tyfys permalink fedilink source parent
[–] percent@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago 🤔 I've never even thought about researching the people who built any vehicle I've ever purchased. Where do you start? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago lol nice, snowflakes triggered permalink fedilink source parent
[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social -2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Poor people who cannot afford EVs or have no mean to charge one are triggered, but fuck them I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago Poor people can't afford cars in the first place and yet suffer most from all the negative side effects of cars. I see it where I live, the more deprived areas of town have less than 40% of households owning any cars. The rich side of town mostly have multiple and will be driving through the poor areas. Idling in their SUVs in traffic for ages generally. Ruining air quality for the people who live there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] percent@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago Some (but not all) hybrids are worth looking into, if within budget. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago Poor people can't afford cars in the first place and yet suffer most from all the negative side effects of cars. I see it where I live, the more deprived areas of town have less than 40% of households owning any cars. The rich side of town mostly have multiple and will be driving through the poor areas. Idling in their SUVs in traffic for ages generally. Ruining air quality for the people who live there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] percent@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago Some (but not all) hybrids are worth looking into, if within budget. permalink fedilink source parent