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[–] 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)
  • [–] [S] -1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Even with the rebound effect?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yes. It is such a massive reduction, and the rebound effect is not that significant economy wide. Not to mention that we are continuously reducing fossil fuel based electricity, so every year the gap grows larger and larger.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Fossil fuel companies and car manufacturers have been trying so hard to find any and every reason to say EVs are actually not better, despite all data saying to the contrary, and almost everyone that purchases one staying with them.

    First it was range anxiety, then it was batteries are bad for the environment too, then it is but they take more carbon to manufacture, I guess now it's rebound effect. All the macro data we have shows them being a massive reduction. This is just more propaganda from oil and gas and companies like VW

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Just like solar panels, eventually they offset the construction costs.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Yes, and the difference is massive.

    There is an increase in emissions during manufacturing, but it takes less than 20,000 miles of driving before hitting the break even point.

    After 10 years of driving, an EV will have caused less than half of the emissions of a similar gas powered vehicle.

    https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/electric-vehicles-contribute-fewer-emissions-than-gasoline-powered-cars-over-their-lifetimes/

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago*

    Holy mother of oil propoganda. OP is not here in good faith at all.

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