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The Potential Pitfalls of Electric Cars, in 5 Charts
« on: January 22, 2018, 10:19:57 am »
The Potential Pitfalls of Electric Cars, in 5 Charts

If we're going to put the brakes on climate change, electric cars will be crucial. At least, that's the general consensus: Get the heck out of that Hummer, and into something without an exhaust pipe. At least seven countries plan to ban the sale of cars with internal combustion engines sometime in the next few decades, and the specter of losing out on markets like the UK, France, and most of all China (the world's biggest car buyer) has pushed the auto industry to mobilize.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-potential-pitfalls-of-electric-cars-in-5-charts/

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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2018, 01:18:53 pm »
Yes, renewable will be important.
Only to the fantasies of those who purchase them.

Electric cars do NOT run on renewables.
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