Comment on 1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles
federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 11 months ago
is less oil dug up and burned?
A little less yeah, considering that there has been an increase in renewables for grid power, also it’s much more efficient burn oil/natgas/etc. in a big powerplant than in an ICE car, so less is needed overall.
So yes. It does help. But electric trains are still better lol And we need more renewable grid power
less is needed overall.
So yes. It does help
this is what i’m dubious about. just because less is burned in, say, passenger vehicles does not mean any less is produced or burned in some other industry. this article actually says that we made more oil this year than last.
But it does mean less was produced for and burned by the automotive industry
All other things equal if those EVs were ICE then even more oil would have been used for what should be obvious reasons
then even more oil would have been used
if the oil is in the ground, it can’t have been used.
unless it actually decreased GHG emissions, it did no good. it’s rearranging the deck chairs.
clearleaf@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Why did feel a need to poohpooh electric cars for such a weird reason?
federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 11 months ago
if there is no difference in the actual oil extraction and burning, then it does no good.