Replies to post #24205 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[DewDiligence]

Re: TM /EV skepticism

The write-up in #msg-160269292 is a good companion read.

[DewDiligence]

The recharging bottleneck absolutely requires that most private and fleet cars be recharged overnight at the home or depot.

[OakesCS]

I say they’re obviously correct. Only the clueless or dishonest don’t see the problems and those problems come with many costs. Convincing people that those near term costs is worth avoiding the long term costs is not compatible w human nature.

[DewDiligence]

More_on TM’s refusal_to_mindlessly_climb_on_the EV bandwagon (yet):

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/climate/toyota-electric-hydrogen.html

See #msg-160269292 for related info.