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[-] shasta@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

EVs also help with the brake disc "dust" since a lot of the braking is "regenerative breaking" done by the electric motor and does not use the brake pads at all. They require less maintenance, and have fewer parts in them, so fewer manufacturing materials. With very few exceptions, they are also smaller vehicles with more safety features which should result in fewer pedestrian casualties.

Obviously having no vehicles at all would be even better at solving these issues, but that's not practical for our current reality. Maybe in 100 years.

I will say that "autopilot" features should absolutely be outlawed and cause nothing but trouble to everyone.

[-] SolarMech@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

100 years is ambitious only if you want to remove all of the cars. There are plenty of milestones that can be attained fairly quickly :

  • Smaller cars. Less energy, materials, etc. Safer for other road users (you don't get hit on your vital organs, better vision for the driver and everyone else since pedestrians can easily see over the car).
  • Less car use is available now, if we just empower the alternatives (make bike usage safe, make public transport good enough)
  • No more cars in cities. Bikes + trains mostly do the job, you can rent a car if you leave the city, or park it at the outskirts.
  • Even smaller cities used to be liveable without a car. This could be brought back, but that's probably a tough hill to climb.
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