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[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Even the cheap ones accelerate faster, ride smoother, and are quieter. You don’t have to get oil changes, and the brakes don’t wear down as fast. Plus I can recharge at home, which is loads cheaper than buying gasoline.

And this is all with a relatively ancient Nissan Leaf, the new vehicles are all far better.

Oh, and let’s not forget that even very small air quality improvements have noticeable improvements in lung health! Humans were not meant to be breathing gasoline fumes or combustion exhaust.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

My government just added a controversial extra tax on EVs because they tear up the roads and cause additional particles, because they are really heavy and most of them have a better than usual torque.

You can really see how road quality went to shit after EVs became mainstream.

Making batteries is also a really ugly business and far from environmental.

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

That is not even remotely why they added a tax on EVs. The reason they added the extra tax is because they make a ton of money by taxing gas and as EVs are gaining popularity they're starting to see their tax revenues plummet. There is a nugget of truth in that some of those tax revenues are used to pay for maintaining the roads and that EVs do still put wear and tear on the roads, but it's not that they're destroying roads any more than any other car does.

If you're seeing a drop in road quality it's because your government isn't paying to have the roads maintained like they have in the past, not because there are more EVs driving around.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

*Puts on Rammstein - Amerika

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago

I live in an area where half the vehicles on the road are pickup trucks and giant SUV'S. A KIA EV2 isn't doing any added harm to the roads here.

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I can't find anything on such a tax?

I feel like there has been an uptick in pro oil bots in the past week. Oil is a pretty ugly business too? What is wrong with you people.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Bio gas and diesel are also renewable.

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

If you are a moron, ya, it is.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

With average EU energy mix total carbon footprint of a biogas car is still only 3/4 of an equivalent electric vehicle after 10 years of use.

Additional weight of the vehicle and the costly battery production matters.

With average US east coast energy mix the EVs carbon footprint would be double that of a biogas car after 10 years of use.

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You are a mouthpiece, I'm going to assume everything you say is a lie or grossly misrepresented. Post your sources, bootlicker.

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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Evil nordic bot coming at you.

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