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[โ€“] Pipoca@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

EVs have about half the lifecycle emissions as a gas car, given today's electric grid. Which is better, but not all that much better.

However: 80% of the US lives in metropolitan and micropolitan areas. 20% of the US is rural. You can build better public transit in cities and small towns, and stop doubling down on building shitty-ass suburban stroads and sprawl. But Farmer Joe is never going to bike 20 miles to the nearest Dollar General. It's just not practical, and neither is putting a bus stop in front of every farm.

A car-lite world where Farmer Joe drives an EV to a farmer's market that 95% of people walked, biked or took a bus to seems way better than either the status quo or a car-free world.