Comment on 1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles

federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• clearleaf@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why did feel a need to poohpooh electric cars for such a weird reason?

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  • federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    if there is no difference in the actual oil extraction and burning, then it does no good.

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• astropenguin5@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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

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  • federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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

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      • federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        then even more oil would have been used

        if the oil is in the ground, it can’t have been used.

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      • federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        unless it actually decreased GHG emissions, it did no good. it’s rearranging the deck chairs.

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