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[-] Mechaguana@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago

Real problem of evs besides the production process not being super environmentally friendly is the added weight that causes deadlier collisions, is the release of more micro plastics from tires. The fact that they are hard to extinguish doesnt help their case.

I believe that they are still an important tool to detransision from fossil fuels, but I hope the tech improves.

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 6 points 23 hours ago

Agree. From stories around me and the internet, waiting for charger when travelling is also an issue from people's experience. That 20minutes fast charge adds up when there's a queue ahead, which is normal when in holiday, even for petrol station. The article also mentioned terribly maintained infrastructure where he have to change charger to get the desirable charging speed. Also those live in highrise where parking space doesn't have charger, or older highrise that can't fit more charger due to the wiring limitation. Aside from misinformation, there's a lot of problem with using EV that need to be solved, and rich people living in landed house in a country with good charging infrastructure telling others to adopt it is kinda a problem as well.

Also, while EV fire is rare, the fear of it shouldn't be dismissed as misinformation, given an ev truck fire shutting down a highway not too long ago. Kinda like telling people covid threat is there but it isn't as risky as people think, so they should overcome their fear of it. If somehow sodium ion battery or any non-flame-y battery is in use, more and more people will start to use it. EV still have a long way to go compared to decades of development for ICE car, but it'll be there eventually.

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