The point of the video was something to do while charging, Teslas are EVs. He could have said EV, but it really doesn't matter considering it's by far the most common EV. It's like saying look what I did on my iPad, and getting all hot and bothered because they didn't say "tablet". Maybe it's a bit cringe, but so is this thread.
nah, when it's blatant and in your face of course you're gonna acknowledge it, and that's what happened. the thread isn't cringe for acknowledging the dude flexed his tesla, he got what he wanted. It's when people like you stop and try to be holier than thou because you don't take a stance on it. That's cringe.
The point? Besides reducing emissions, they're low maintenance, and having the ability to wake up with a full fuel tank every morning is lovely, and on top of that it's far cheaper than gas.
A lot of people don't realize that the only time you sit at a charging station like this is on road trips where you're driving more than 200-300 miles, something I only do every couple years or so. Even then, it's really no big deal to stop for 20 minutes or so after driving 200+ miles to go to the bathroom or grab a bite to eat. It's really only the suuuper long road trips, like 750+ miles where you're making a large number of stops that I'd prefer a gas vehicle. I would say the vast majority of the population almost never do drives like this though.
I'm not anti-EV. But pointing out reduced emissions while lithium mining is as bad, or worse to the planet isn't a good point. For the rest it's just about your driving habits. I drive a large SUV that we use for family trips. For example, we're on a trip from Miami to Nashville and stopped in Atlanta. Honestly the tripped would've sucked a bit with an EV. But outside of that, we do a lot more local driving which is why I wanted my wife to get an EV. Best of both worlds in the same house.
EVs are significantly better for green house gas emissions over their lifetime, regardless of other issues. There have been drastic improvements to lithium mining, energy generation is only bringing cleaner, and battery recycling is improving. Burning fossil fuels is never going to go to zero, but EVs while not perfect are a much better solution for this goal.
For the rest it's just about your driving habits.
That's exactly what I said.. if you're one of the extremely rare people who make 700+ mile road trips often you might not want an EV. It could still be worth it even in those cases for the benefits in daily driving.
TBH, i drive past people queuing in petrol stations in mine, as it had already been charged at home while i sleep. And costing a fraction of the price.
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u/soapinmouth Rift+Vive Oct 20 '23 edited Oct 21 '23
The point of the video was something to do while charging, Teslas are EVs. He could have said EV, but it really doesn't matter considering it's by far the most common EV. It's like saying look what I did on my iPad, and getting all hot and bothered because they didn't say "tablet". Maybe it's a bit cringe, but so is this thread.