ohhhh... I remember that soooooo well ... 5 billion dollars building a power plant, right down to low power testing, politicians pulled the plug, literally ... cost to Long Islanders 5 billion dollars, take over of LILCO of which none was their fault but it was spun that way (of course)
sure, there's lots more. Here is just a sample.
www.motorbiscuit.com
www.theguardian.com
sure, there's lots more. Here is just a sample.
EV Car Batteries Destroy the Environment and Violate Human Rights
An appealing aspect of electric vehicles is that they are better for the environment than gas-powered cars. However, not everything about electric vehicles is eco-friendly, for EV car batteries harm the environment. They also violate human rights.Millions of electric car batteries will retire in the next decade. What happens to them?
The quest to prevent batteries – rich in raw materials such as cobalt, lithium and nickel – ending up as a mountain of waste
the Chinese won't care about coal fired plant pollution,
Electric Cars Are Not Necessarily Clean
Your battery-powered vehicle is only as green as your electricity supplierwww.scientificamerican.com
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I’m not gonna argue there’s not a market in big cities and metro areas, there is; if one does all of their driving within say a 30-50 mile radius they may make sense.
I’m not gonna argue there’s not a market in big cities and metro areas, there is; if one does all of their driving within say a 30-50 mile radius they may make sense.
But the false premises that they’re better for the environment, or safer, or more “carbon neutral” is pure baloney. I don’t care if EVs are for sale, who cares… but don’t try to force them on the entire population as the only allowable option when the data is clear that it’s a limited alternative at best, with a very very small (~2-4% maybe?) target demographic in a sane world.
When I said incentives it’s the whole picture… there’s still solar and other incentives that would play into the “green” delusion and support EV purchases. That’s all.
Not many people think beyond what their Tv tells them to think. Pollution over the Hill or across the oceans does not exist because, 1) out of sight out of mind.sure, there's lots more. Here is just a sample.
EV Car Batteries Destroy the Environment and Violate Human Rights
An appealing aspect of electric vehicles is that they are better for the environment than gas-powered cars. However, not everything about electric vehicles is eco-friendly, for EV car batteries harm the environment. They also violate human rights.Millions of electric car batteries will retire in the next decade. What happens to them?
The quest to prevent batteries – rich in raw materials such as cobalt, lithium and nickel – ending up as a mountain of waste
the Chinese won't care about coal fired plant pollution,
Electric Cars Are Not Necessarily Clean
Your battery-powered vehicle is only as green as your electricity supplier
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This is exactly why my friends avoid taking them, fear of what you saw. They'll offer stupid low money for them on trade, or tell the customer "sir in all honestly you'll do a lot better selling it privately." My buddy Bill took a Tesla on trade and ended up sending it to auction after the GM of the dealership questioned him on why the car was on the lot for so long. He lost money sending it to auction to free up space and cash.
What a shame.In contrast, legacy automakers and non-Tesla startups saw a 71 percent surge in EV registrations through September, with 183,750 registrations among 22 brands.
The Chip Shortage Can't Stop EV Enthusiasm
Despite production slowdowns, electric vehicle sales keep climbing -- though Tesla sales are lagging.jalopnik.com
Yep exactly!
That is correct, the problem with Shoreham is that they built it knowing full well that there was no way to evacuate Long Island given the available road network. Just like the Japanese built the Fukushima plant on a well known fault line not that much above sea level. There are places you can built nuclear plants and places you should not. Long Island is a should not place. However, wind and water power would do well here. A Russian nuclear scientist who worked at Chernobyl and was involved in the clean up wrote an interesting book on the problems with the Soviet nuclear industry, his point was that we have to have nuclear energy but plants should be built underground. For him to say that, shows you the risk involved in that industry.
No kidding that Tesla model 3's are the most popular vehicle in Vancouver. I live here, I see 'em everywhere.
If Elon's investment strategies are any indicator, maybe the great Tesla EV is already losing momentum...
Opportunity!If Elon's investment strategies are any indicator, maybe the great Tesla EV is already losing momentum...
Tesla sinks on Elon Musk stock sale
There is a writer on Jalopnik who doesn't even like vehicles, not sure why he got hired. He always complains how the USA doesn't have tons of high-speed rail, and how alot of places don't have everything you need within walking distance.
