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Ukraine--the county literally being invaded by Russia--is an imperialist, war mongering tyrant? Get the fuck out of here with this slop. Could've just left it with the main flags, but throwing Ukraine's flag in there is legit braindead Chinese/Russian trolling.

Is the meme supposed to be a pun/joke about British and their love of tea?

Sodium ion is certainly promising, particularly for large vehicles that have more space for the batteries. I definitely look forward to how that tech progresses and possible becomes even more optimized over time.

I don't think drilling/burning oil is the optimal path. I just don't see another way forward that drastically reduces emissions within a short span of time. Hybrids may not be the answer, but they could certainly be part of the effort.

Additionally, cars are only a few drops in the overall CO2 bucket. We need to fully go into renewables and/or nuclear energy. It is also absolutely critical to figure out how to drastically reduce or fully eliminate emissions from cargo ships and airplanes, as they account for far more emissions than cars do. Lastly, we need to drastically reduce or fully eliminate meat farming, as they produce a fuckton of methane, not to mention the intensive amount of water and other resources it takes.

Anyway, yeah, it's a cluster fuck of crises.

Being an asshole isn't conducive to constructive discussion, either. So, ironic for you to dismiss my opinion in such a haphazard way while ignoring what I'm actually saying.

Of course I am aware of the global effort to find better battery technologies. Yet, outside of sodium ion, everything is largely dependent on lithium ion. Lithium is extremely destructive to the local ecosystems it's mined from.

Lastly, where the fuck do you think the majority of electricity is being produced from in large swathes of the planet? Cars absolutely need to have zero emissions. But, transitioning literal billions of vehicles to EV in a short span of time (~10 years) would require an unfathomable amount of batteries.

The most ideal solution, of course, would invest much more effort into zero emissions mass public transit. But, again, where is all that money going to come from?

The obvious answer is that there is no obvious solution that the public will leap to embrace. And even if the masses do embrace it, they're still handicapped by their income.

So tell me, how the fuck are EVs going to solve the overall crisis that is climate change in a realistic time span at the current conversion rates, that also doesn't destroy ecosystems? Not to mention all the toxic battery waste when tens of thousands of EVs start being totaled/decommissioned once they're mass adopted.

These problems are nuanced and complicated, so I guess I grow tired of people like you finger wagging and acting like they fucking have all the answers.

And we're going to continue ignoring the extreme environmental damage that mining for lithium causes?

I guess my main argument is we either make mass producing EVs far more environmentally friendly or we find a better alternative to lithium.

Yes, because car manufacturers have already been producing them for over 20 years at this point and already have factories that can do it. It's "simpler" in that new factories all over the world aren't required to mass produce.

I mean, he's not fully wrong. You either fucking stick with your goals or you don't. Personally, I think full EV within the next decade is a pipe dream and doesn't actually resolve the fundamental problem. Hybrids are much simpler to manufacture, require far less toxic lithium mining and production, and have a very notable reduction in emissions in the short and long-term.

Why the fuck aren't we pushing hybrids?? It's such a better gateway transition until we get better fucking battery technology than is lithium ion.

100% this. The guy was literally a consultant and a developer. It'd just be bad business for him to outright dismiss AI without having actual hands on experience with said product. Clients want that type of experience and knowledge when paying a business to give them advice and develop a product for them.

I don't think greed is the only answer. There is a legitimate demand for food, and pests are constantly adapting to various pesticides. I think the answer is greed and some other nuance.

As for the DMV thing: You sweet summer child.

Lol, dude, I'm in my early 40s. Go to the DMV and try bribing a government official and report back. Please. I beg of you.