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   BenjaminK (benjaminklein@mastodon.nu)'s status on Friday, 21-Aug-2026 22:07:09 JST BenjaminK

   The problem I have with EVs is they still use large amounts of resources in mining and manufacturing, and it still requires the same road infrastructure. It's sort of like saying it's okay I'm having this slice of cake because I was planning to have two, so really I'm cake neutral. We need to move to public transport, bikes and ebikes and only as a last resort EVs.

   #evs #bicycles #publictransport

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     BenjaminK (benjaminklein@mastodon.nu)'s status on Friday, 21-Aug-2026 22:07:11 JST BenjaminK

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     • ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘

     @anne_twain and a significant portion of population don't, and for them a car is a luxury, and they are being sold the lie that their EV is carbon neutral.
     You know what's going to really suck for people with mobility issues? Runaway climate change.

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     ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘 (anne_twain@theblower.au)'s status on Friday, 21-Aug-2026 22:07:12 JST ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘

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     @BenjaminKlein Before you say "we", consider a couple of things:
     A significant proportion of the population have mobility issues and for them, walking and cycling are not options.
     If you could persuade your government to do it, it would take 20 or 30 years to get public transport infrastructure up to a point where it could accommodate a whole population, carrying people to wherever they want to go. EVs are something we can do now, today.
     What you're proposing is a plan that suits you and generalising it to the whole population. That won't work.