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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I've seen a lot of posts here on Lemmy, specifically in the "fuck cars" communities as to how Electric Vehicles do pretty much nothing for the Climate, but I continue to see Climate activists everywhere try pushing so, so hard for Electric Vehicles.

Are they actually beneficial to the planet other than limiting exhaust, or is that it? or maybe exhaust is a way bigger problem?

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[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago

Yea, I have heard, that's why I'm saying a better solution would be to build proper public transit. Like a political group I'm a part of are trying to get the city to expand the tram network to the surrounding areas in the county. We got them to expand it to the harbor recently and the construction finished like at the second half of last year.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 points 9 months ago

That's what I try to do here, I'm lucky that I'm in Seattle where we're having the largest rail expansion in the country right now. But most of the country is not so lucky. I'll always push for transit, that should be option 1. While waiting on transit, I say EVs are a better alternative than continuing to purchase ICE vehicles - which most of America is still doing. Push for transit, but individually use EVs if you still must drive.

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