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Originally Posted by Locke
I always find this a funny response. Yes, you're right, electric cars are a thing.
How do you make:
- The plastics for the body?
- The batteries?
- The Tires?
- The Paint?
- How do you generate the electricity to charge them?
- Power the plant that builds them?
- Ship them from the factory to market?
Magic apparently.
Sorry to burst your bubble but the fuel that powers the car is only half of the equation. And thats being generous.
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Yes, you're right. Read my very next post. What bubble are you bursting? What magical view of electric cars do you think I have based on "they've got their own problems and environmental impact"
The question was "fueled by less carbon" not "zero carbon."
As profound as the "electric cars are bad too" crowd think they're being, something doesn't have to be perfect to be an improvement.
I don't believe in magic, but I also don't go around trashing advancements in cancer treatment just because they haven't found a cure. It's missing the point completely. All things equal (including manufacturing, running, and end-cycle processing), the electric car has a smaller environmental impact than a gas-powered car.