• grue@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Reminder: electric cars are just as terrible for walkability and good urbanism as fossil fuel ones. Keep your eyes on the ball, folks!

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      5 months ago

      The best EV is a ebike! Even better is just be able to walk where you want to go.

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      5 months ago

      I kind of disagree on ‘just as terrible’ noise/space sure, but not being able to smell the petrol is such a biggie for me.

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        4 months ago

        the fact that they don’t sit there going BRUBRUBRUBRUBRUB idling honestly does a lot for comfort in already walkable places where cars end up standing still or going slow a lot

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      5 months ago

      Also still require manufacturing and a big ass battery, unlike our legs which only require the ass.