floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoSamsung’s 20-year-life EV battery runs 600 miles on 9-minute chargeinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square215linkfedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down14
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minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYep, tire pollution is even worse with EVs due to their weight. But overall it’s still much better as you said.
minus-squarevividspecter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoIt would help if cars went back to a reasonable size and not the absurdly large monstrosities that dominate the market today.
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt’s even hard to find an EV sedan. There are like 3 models under $70k. Everyone wants to make SUVs instead.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThat’s the real kicker. Gets especially hard if you don’t want a Tesla. Many of the conservatives who cite heaviness of EVs as a problem didn’t say shit as ICE cars got heavier and they bought F150s to go to Walmart.
Yep, tire pollution is even worse with EVs due to their weight. But overall it’s still much better as you said.
It would help if cars went back to a reasonable size and not the absurdly large monstrosities that dominate the market today.
It’s even hard to find an EV sedan. There are like 3 models under $70k. Everyone wants to make SUVs instead.
That’s the real kicker. Gets especially hard if you don’t want a Tesla.
Many of the conservatives who cite heaviness of EVs as a problem didn’t say shit as ICE cars got heavier and they bought F150s to go to Walmart.