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303 sats \ 10 replies \ @stack_harder 6 Sep \ on: 🚗Cars will get more expensive. Thanks for nothing EU 🇪🇺 econ
EVs can fuck right off. lulled into a honey pot by the fuckwits in the gov, then as soon as they've forced them on enough people, they'll eliminate all the tax breaks and thanks to retarded energy policy, it will then cost more to charge. oh, and then after 5 years the battery will be shit and it will be impossible to resell.
no thanks
I'll stick to my 2013 car which has the added bonus of not being loaded with spyware.
the constant meddling of retarded governments is maddening
ICE can fuck right off. We share the same planet, and the same air. The ICE is not improving air quality.
The oil industry is extremely dirty and funds all kinds of nasty things on the planet. You can make arguments about how clean the power generation is, but we have options here, like home solar for charging. There is no home fracking or drilling for oil, nor would that be good for the planet.
ICE needs to be deprecated ASAP globally. Buying an oil based vehicle in 2024 is buying into a legacy platform.
I agree with you about spyware and government meddling, but this would apply to ICE or EV cars in 2024. Lets agree to fight this, rather than holding legacy, polluting technology that is driving the planet backwards.
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The ICE is not improving air quality.
Modern ICE cars emit hardly any air pollution. We solved that problem with good engine design, catalytic converters, etc. The only real problem with them is CO2.
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Producing excess carbon dioxide, and thus changing the planets thermal properties, is what I would describe as air pollution. :-)
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Oil is not “extremely dirty.” We all want clear air but let’s not panic. Oil is fine when used properly. CO2 is a gas essential for life to exist.
CO2 is only about 0,04% of the atmosphere. If it triples we are fine. If it cuts down to 1/3 we all die.
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You do understand the dynamics of how CO2 works on planet Earth with temperature, and how this in turn effects climates, food and sea levels?
If it triples we are not fine.
This could result in increasing temperatures over the Planet by several degrees.
"Ok great, its cold where I am, maybe its more livable now. ".
This is devastating for ecosystems. Planets, Animals, Food Crop.. unable to exist at those latitudes or under weather.
Freak and random storms becomes more present. Disrupting travel and industry.
We have seen this in the last few years, and it will only get worse as we release more carbon dioxide from its slumber.
Rising sea levels is no joke! This is happening right now.
Look back at the last 100+ years of gasoline. It has been a vector to poison the planet, lead, and now excess CO2.
Tell me that isn't dirty.
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Truly, it is not that bad as mainstream makes you believe. I recommend reading Fossil Future or Apocalypse Never, which debunk a lot of these apocalyptic myths.
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May it be the same as the nuclear "winter" after the war? When scientists forgot that soot could go down and the only influence is a little cloudy day instead of the ice age. I don't negate the existence of the global warming, i've felt it myself this summer with 49 degrees on sun 2 weeks without any rain. The drought is much more probable than it was before. So many springs dissapeared due to it in the last decade. It's bad, dangerous, but still not the end of the world.
Also everyone watches the CO2 level, but what about other greenhouse gases like methane?
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I don't know about you guys, but the energy cost in UK and Europe is getting higher and higher.
if you get it for free from solar pannels they will probably start blasting a tax on that too
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Maybe it's worth it to look at broader trends and statistics? The price you're paying includes labor, infrastructure, tax, and possibly investments into new (renewable) power plants. Inflation also plays a role here.
Here's a nice trend showing how the price of solar power decreased over time:
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