Comment on Japan automakers play catch-up in EV race
WallEx@feddit.de 1 year agoWhere is the comparison to the solar panel? I’m comparing methods of propelling, you are comparing solar panels and?
If you can use the energy more efficiently and choose not to it’s not sustainable (or at least not very smart)
Hypx@kbin.social 1 year ago
Because it is solar power ultimately powering it all. If you don't care about the efficiency of that step, you don't really care about all of the later steps. It is still green energy and still cheap.
The problem with BEVs is that while it is efficient in one respect, it is insanely wasteful in others. As a result, it is an unsustainable idea and functionally just greenwashing.
WallEx@feddit.de 1 year ago
So it’s the same if you have to build 5 times as many solar panels to do the same thing? It’s just not.
Hypx@kbin.social 1 year ago
Now we're in the "pro-BEV bullshit" zone. Batteries won't magically solve all transportation needs, nor solve the energy storage requirements of the grid. Alternatives still have to exist anyways, and the total lifecycle efficiency of BEVs isn't that special. In a lot of cases, avoiding excessive use of batteries will save you energy. So pursuing alternatives will not need radically more solar panels.
WallEx@feddit.de 1 year ago
Where did I say batteries were perfect?