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Maybe EVs are not a comprehensive climate solution??

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[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Are people wealthier because they own an EV, or are people who own an EV generally wealthier?

[–] skvlp@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago (4 children)

”The researchers found that people who purchase EVs tend to be wealthier than average”

[–] ekky@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

In other words: OP is barking up the wrong tree as the EVs have little to no correlation with the non-EV-related carbon footprint of the EV owners.

Unless, of course, if OP is implying that EVs are too hard to acquire for the less wealthy consumers, though I somehow doubt that.

[–] skvlp@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Yes. The owners are already wealthier when they buy an EV, and thus they already have the higher carbon footprint. This is not caused by the EV.

But an EV has a significantly higher carbon footprint than public transport, though.

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