by AdamB » Thu 27 May 2021, 12:20:15
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('REAL Green', ' ') Having an EV and driving more becuase you think you are green and can is just more of the Jevons paradox combined with dubious green behavior. In fact, it can be argued most EV people are FAKE greens who have money so they can buy fancy toys.
Sounds like a wee-bit-o jealousy there RG. I don't think folks buy EVs to drive more, but to replace the CO2 spewing, "carrying a fuel/air explosive under the back seats", OMG how pathetic is the acceleration on THIS thing, device.
I drive my EV less because I charge it slow, it doesn't have a large battery, I drive it fewer miles because of these known restrictions when I bought it.
And Jevon's paradox is just old school peak oil nonsense, it is called the rebound effect now, and it doesn't automatically assume the worst, instead it seeks to quantify how much of a savings happens, rather than assuming none does, or even sillier yet, the problem can only get worse.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Real Green', '
') It really is something in between because EV will make society more resilient on the trip down the ladder of decline but only a little. The car culture and excessive consumerism is the real problem.
Not all of it.
') Too many people living.....