The HackerNews comments are full of pro-oil propaganda.
At the moment it’s looking like the oil propaganda is getting downvoted to all hell, rightfully so. I guess buying votes only works for the first 30 minutes of a posts existence if you are as widely hated as oil is.
I thought when electric vehicles got mainstream it would be a no brainier.
0 to 60 in a few seconds? Don’t pay for gas? Don’t pay for maintenance? Roll your windows down on the road because no fumes or loud engines?
Buuut the propaganda won. “Muh car go BRRRRR real loud”. Coal rolling and keying Teslas in the parking lot (before people realized musk is a dip shit)
EVs are still awful for the environment.
If that were the reason they are opposed to electric cars, your comment would have some relevance. But it’s not. My point was they were trained to hate the concept because it isn’t COOL. Same people who did smoking ads
Fair comment, I see what you’re saying. I have a one track mind when cars are brought up so you’re comment just read as “EV’s good”.
I don’t know why people are downvoting you [email protected]
Because they require a lot of energy to produce? But nowadays, that energy is increasingly renewably sourced?
So how can you say EVs are still bad for the environment?
Thought it was the mining for elements to make the batteries. And then the disposal of said batteries. The fact rare earth metals and lots of parts get shipped all over the world during the manufacturing process.
Also tires, see my response above or google tire pollution.
Tires are a major pollutant. EV’s are heavier so this problem is compounded. We are nowhere near to developing an alternative to tires so this problem will likely continue for decades.
Producing the batteries emits a lot of greenhouse gases, and seems to be responsible for localized pollution as well, but those effects are not quantified as easily as something like CO2 emissions. So yes, in conclusion EV’s seem to be slightly better for the environment than fossil fuel cars, especially the longer they are on the road.
I welcome EV’s because of this and also because (this is a selfish reason) the pollution happens somewhere else, so every EV means less exhaust I’m breathing. But make no mistake, EV’s are not a solution to pollution (They might save the auto industry though ;) ).
Do they think all children are stupid?
No, they know this fact
Sadly not only children.
I find this really bizarre considering Tim Sweeney is a well known conservationist.
Still a billionaire pos, don’t defend those who would grind you down and sell you while laughing to the bank
He still fired 1000+ people weeks after saying the last round of layoffs were the last. BuT hE gAvE aWaY lAnD!
Optics. Any rich person doing something altruistic is purely for optics.
I understand the optics angle but he is donated a significant amount of land. Most in North Carolina’s history.
