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[–] superfes 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, the carbon footprint calculator I used may not be accurate, but for the same mileage on my car vs an electric car is about 1/2 the carbon... and I assume the electric car's footprint decreases even more over time...

Certainly, electric cars aren't solving all the problems, but reducing my carbon footprint by 1/2 over a 10 year period sounds like a pretty good start.

[–] Cerbero 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one ever addresses the national security aspect either. OPEC can’t fuck with the economy as easily with electronic cars and trucks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yup, as we've recently seen, the federal petroleum reserve really isn't as plentiful as we'd like.