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We need to go to net zero somehow. With carbon capture or carbon offset technologies near non existing, we have to make the switch sooner or later
Something like only 20-25% of carbon emissions in the US are from freight. The vast majority come from personal transportation. Ditch your car.
Ok, how?
In Americas case you might aswell shout yourself. As you cannot live without a car.
Saying Ditch your car is as good solution as 'Just stop breathing in pollution'.
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Trains.
The vast majority of trains in the US are diesel-powered, although they're about 4x more efficient than trucks. It's tempting to imagine they could all run on electricity, but it's probably hard, as many routes go through hundreds of miles of rugged nothingness. This is quite different from rail transport in Europe.
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Good grief. More Volvos (and Scanias): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq4jpgrMk64 And more Volvos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWKHFiB4XG8 And more Volvos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrkbPwlz_YY And more Volvos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ocC5qdrAOU And more Volvos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dgdk555G0g And more Volvos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3EA6Y5CT2E You really need to stop allowing…
bro you are sending me MARKETING VIDEOS and telling me not to be brainwashed by advertising. i simply tried to look up the number of trucks volvo and freightliner SAY they delivered
As of February of this year Volvo say they've sold over 4300 electric trucks. https://www.volvotrucks.se/sv-se/news/press-releases/2023/fe...
Others sites are claiming over 5000 by the end of 2023, but I can't find any numbers directly from Volvo
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bro you are sending me MARKETING VIDEOS and telling me not to be brainwashed by advertising. i simply tried to look up the number of trucks volvo and freightliner SAY they delivered
i simply tried to look up the number of trucks volvo and freightliner SAY they delivered As of February of this year Volvo say they've sold over 4300 electric trucks. https://www.volvotrucks.se/sv-se/news/press-releases/2023/fe... Others sites are claiming over 5000 by the end of 2023, but I can't find any numbers directly from Volvo
> Since Volvo Trucks started production of all-electric trucks in 2019, the company has sold nearly 5,000 electric trucks in 40 countries around the world. Volvo today offers the industry's widest product range with six electric models in series production that meet a broad range of needs for transport in and between cities. Globally, Volvo Trucks has set the target that half of all trucks sold are electric by 2030.
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the article is an example of an opinion that often shows up in comments. it would make sense to have a rank based on the accuracy of the sentiments of your posted links as well as comments. all of this would be difficult to implement but thats besides the point. for example, if a guy constantly posted articles that explain why EVs can never be viable, and he did that 2010 to 2020 then it would be nice to have some co…
Well, in lieu of a forum implementation automating that, you can already scrutinize a submitter's submission history via their profile. In this particular case, it's their first and only submission, so what you're proposing would do absolutely nothing.
i dont understand why you bring up reading peoples comment history. thats totally unrelated
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"Order now, you get the truck in 2 years" - Elon Musk 6 years ago.
They didn't take orders/deposits until 2022! Also, who cares? Sometimes products take longer than usual. Especially ones that have never been done before, like a practical electric semi truck for chrissake! Plus, they also had to move a lot of people to rework existing models to accommodate supply chain issues from Covid for like several years.
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Compounded by getting rid of natural gas for cooking and heating. It's fine to say that electric is simpler to deliver and more efficient in theory, but our grid is not even a fraction ready for that, and heat pumps and induction ranges are a whole order of magnitude up the tech ladder from boilers and gas stoves, and by going all electric you lose the multiple sources redundancy which is literally a life saver. I do…
My parents just went a week without natural gas. When the power goes out it’s rarely for that long and EVs and generators are alternate sources. Looks to me like electric is more redundant than gas.
Anything less, and you are losing something you currently have. Which is what will hapoen of course. And idiots will tell each other "this is better".
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This is a huge bummer to hear. I have over 100k miles on an ‘18 Model S with almost zero problems. Tires and wiper fluid is all she’s had done, almost exclusively supercharged. As sibling comment said, lemon it.
It's three years old, and was only undrivable for a total of about a week. It does not quality for lemon, and even if it did, I don't have the energy to fight Tesla. I've literally had Tesla service people yelling at me, telling me that I am a liar about the problems my car has been having. There's no way I'm voluntarily talking to anyone from Tesla that I don't have to.
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But the current manufacturing of EVs and batteries isn’t carbon neutral or net zero until well into a vehicle’s lifecycle. It’s still worth doing but we should understand the true cost.
Manufacturing diesel fuel isn't carbon neutral either. At any point in the vehicle's lifecycle.