this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
19 points (91.3% liked)

Electric Vehicles

3143 readers
84 users here now

A community for the sharing of links, news, and discussion related to Electric Vehicles.

Rules

  1. No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
  2. Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
  3. No self-promotion
  4. No irrelevant content. All posts must be relevant and related to plug-in electric vehicles — BEVs or PHEVs.
  5. No trolling
  6. Policy, not politics. Submissions and comments about effective policymaking are allowed and encouraged in the community, however conversations and submissions about parties, politicians, and those devolving into general tribalism will be removed.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
whoopThereItIs
pushpush
[email protected]
cosmic_slate
19
Cadillac unveils sleek, all-electric ESCALADE IQ with a big battery, big range, and a price tag to match (electrek.co)
submitted 1 year ago by whoopThereItIs to c/evs
15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Electric SUVs are no better than gas trucks. The weight and shape of the vehicle require an unsustainable amount of energy. Furthermore, they give rich people the moral validation that keeps them trashing the planet with a good conscience.

[–] dual_sport_dork 7 points 1 year ago

They also weigh even more than an equivalently sized combustion powered truck, and really do a number on road surfaces. Because they weigh so damn much the kinetic energy involved when the Karen driving one inevitably hits something is also immense, even more than a fuel burning truck of the same dimensions. Bear that in mind in case you ever find one plowing through your living room.

The vast majority of people who think they "need" a truck do not, in fact, actually need a truck or large SUV.