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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
  • They still put crap in the environment from the tires
  • much of the energy powering them isn't green
  • car culture still creates horrible spaces to live in
  • crashes are still a common, ruinous, event
  • doesn't solve DUI
  • still is expensive to own, maintain, insure
  • car culture promotes isolated, sedentary life, which is bad for physical and mental health

Just off the top of my head. If you swapped all the gas cars for electric cars, you still have all those problems.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

agree strongly on all points except:

  • much of the energy powering them isn't green

long debunked. even coal power to EV is better than gasoline emissions.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Not debunked at all: “Better than gasoline” is a low bar.

Coal is still not at all “green”/renewable/sustainable.