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[-] eleijeep@piefed.social 85 points 1 day ago

Americans will do literally anything to continue burning fossil fuels.

Electric carts have existed for decades, and don't cause noise or air pollution.

[-] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Electric cars do cause air pollution. A lot of the pollution cars produce is from tyre dust.

The funny thing about this article is that small cars have existed since forever but Americans always go for the larger, for inefficient cars.

[-] platypode@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 day ago

Most people don’t have a spare electric drivetrain in their garage, though.

[-] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago

Do you think most have a gocart?

[-] platypode@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago

No, but most in suburban America have a gas powered lawnmower

[-] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

A lot have gone electric the last decade actually.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

Might just have the old gas powered one laying around then.

[-] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I have a human-powered one. Cuts just as well, and lawn-mowing days are leg day

[-] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 22 hours ago

Put that engine in your car and every day can be leg day. Call yourself Fredrick Flinstone.

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

The first cars were actually electric.

[-] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
[-] BonsaiBoo@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago
[-] quinkin@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

And the second Breakin'.

[-] Switorik@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

We can't afford new cars. I mean some can but most of us buy what's barely affordable.

[-] eleijeep@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago
[-] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

Good for 3-8 year olds that's because of a weight limit of 70 pounds.

[-] Switorik@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately, those are not street legal in my state.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

The pink Barbie car isn't street legal either

[-] Switorik@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Depends on what state. Pretty much anything that moves is legal in west Virginia.

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