Electric car charging stations, oh my
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If the electrification was preceded by an "expanding and upgrading the grid and investing in nuclear"-type message, all this :saving the planet" posturing would've been more believable.
As it is this just seems like a money scheme, manufacturers see a public opinion shift and decide to cash in, especially huge groups like VW with a reputation stained by their emissions cheating. Some only make an electric to drag down their average emissions across their fleet. And besides battery production being everything but clean, China is making money on this, so a lose-lose situation.
If they actually wanted to go clean(er) , hydrogen would've been the logical option. Besides using oil or gas to make it, you could use water and electricity (nuclear would come in handy) but i guess there's less money in that...
Considering the one of the biggest changes "for the environment" was the creation of carbon credits, which is just a giant money scheme for corporations to abuse without much tangible result, its always been a scam from the government.
Selling indulgences just like the Catholic church used to do, except now the high priests are a different religion
Hydrogen is terrible. About a third the end to end efficiency of electric, and you pay at the pump just like gas.
Compressed Natural Gas let you fill up at home if you had a natural gas hookup, was cleaner burning than gasoline or diesel, and had the benefit of actually being in production since they were popular as fleet vehicles, though you had to want a Civic or an F150.
The main drawback was the tanks went out of cert after 10 years and were expensive to replace.