▲ 248 ▼ UAW strike could disrupt EV rollout. Environmentalists support it anyway. (www.politico.com) submitted 2 years ago by the_medium_kahuna@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ElectricAirship@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) EVs don't save the environment, they save the car industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago EV != car. And even those have a use case. Having good EVs is necessary to wean off fossil fuels. permalink fedilink source parent [–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago No one thing 'saves' the environment, it's beyond fucked at this point but EVs sure as shit is part of the solution and you can piss off with your perfection being the enemy of good stance here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Car industry isn't going anywhere, regardless. Plus, do you really think vehicles with less maintenance and longer lifespans is going to save the industry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If the alternative would be cutting production by 95%? Yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago What gives you that idea? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago EV != car. And even those have a use case. Having good EVs is necessary to wean off fossil fuels. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago No one thing 'saves' the environment, it's beyond fucked at this point but EVs sure as shit is part of the solution and you can piss off with your perfection being the enemy of good stance here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Car industry isn't going anywhere, regardless. Plus, do you really think vehicles with less maintenance and longer lifespans is going to save the industry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If the alternative would be cutting production by 95%? Yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago What gives you that idea? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) If the alternative would be cutting production by 95%? Yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago What gives you that idea? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago What gives you that idea? permalink fedilink source parent