VeganPizza69 Ⓥ to Fuck Cars@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agoStudy finds electrifying SUVs could actually increase emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify smaller cars and e-bikeswww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up144cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up144external-linkStudy finds electrifying SUVs could actually increase emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify smaller cars and e-bikeswww.sciencedirect.comVeganPizza69 Ⓥ to Fuck Cars@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square11linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareEczpurt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·5 months agoI still believe cars like the Hummer EV shouldn’t exist. It has an enormous pack, like 200kwh or something. That’s enough battery for 3 long range cars, or in this example, dozens of e-bikes. All for a car that is impractical and excessively large.
minus-squareapprehensively_human@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-25 months ago All for a car that is impractical and excessively large. And don’t forget heavy. The Hummer weighs nearly 4,500 kg, or 10,000 pounds, but can still do 0-60 in 3 seconds. F=ma
I still believe cars like the Hummer EV shouldn’t exist. It has an enormous pack, like 200kwh or something. That’s enough battery for 3 long range cars, or in this example, dozens of e-bikes. All for a car that is impractical and excessively large.
And don’t forget heavy. The Hummer weighs nearly 4,500 kg, or 10,000 pounds, but can still do 0-60 in 3 seconds. F=ma