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copacetic ( copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de ) M to Automotive Industry@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 7 months ago

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

www.theguardian.com

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‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

www.theguardian.com

copacetic ( copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de ) M to Automotive Industry@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 7 months ago
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Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say
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  • bearboiblake [he/him] ( bearboiblake@pawb.social ) 
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    Here’s a hot take you won’t find elsewhere: EVs are shit anyways, and not a good solution to our problems. The real solution is more investment in public transport and green hydrogen fuel cells, but it’s too hard to generate profits from either of those under capitalism, because the infrastructure costs required would be too great to be privately funded and public services are basically non-existent these days.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk ( SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ) 
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      Green hydrogen. Yes, the Easter Bunny drives a car powered by green hydrogen.

      • bearboiblake [he/him] ( bearboiblake@pawb.social ) 
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        Are you trying to make the claim that using renewable energy to perform electrolysis of water to generate green hydrogen is somehow fantastical?

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    They blame the politicians. While there is some truth in it, it is also childish.

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