• iAmTheTot@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    I mean, that’s a pretty good reason. I’m not too concerned why they do a good thing, as long as it’s done.

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      11 months ago

      Not to mention that they are the world’s biggest manufacturing power, so whatever they make for themselves will likely also benefit the rest of the world.

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        11 months ago

        If they really wanna make me pro China, make ME energy independent!

        Cheap solar panels Cheap batteries Cheap ebikes Cheap ecars

        That would cover half my yearly expenses!!

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      11 months ago

      Electric cars aren’t a “good thing” though.

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        11 months ago

        You might get up votes if you accompanied a controversial opinion with a reasoned argument. However, making only broad, unsubstantiated statements is a waste of bandwidth and everyone’s time.

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          11 months ago

          You might get up votes if you accompanied a controversial opinion with a reasoned argument.

          Ultimately I agree that they should include the argument, but adding a reasoned argument has very little affect on the use of the vote buttons as “agree/disagree.”

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        11 months ago

        China is also the world leader in sustainable public transportation solutions

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        11 months ago

        They’re a “better than ICE cars” thing. I’ll take whatever improvements I can get

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        11 months ago

        I assume you mean that they’re not a positive for our environment, even so they’re much better for our local environment, which is still one better than petrol and diesel cars imo.

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        11 months ago

        Why not? This has been researched many times, and the results are consistently that it is a good thing already, and getting better, in regards to overall co2 produced

        They’re also far more efficient than fuel cell too

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        11 months ago

        When coupled with electric buses and high speed trains, they’re plenty fine. We’re not going to reach a level of infrastructure anytime soon where all travel can be accomplished through public infrastructure, even in China where they have ten times the public transport infrastructure of the US.

        Electric cars by themselves aren’t a good thing, as in, the USian belief in “an electric car for every person” is insane and if they convince even half the world of it we’re going to destroy the other half mining minerals, but using electric cars to supplement sustainable infrastructure and support areas yet without access to public transit is a necessary step on the path towards sustainability.