Subj : Re: EVs
To   : Adept
From : Dr. What
Date : Sat Oct 21 2023 08:49:56

-=> Adept wrote to Dr. What <=-

 Ad> I mean, any solution that changes how people move around (including
 Ad> building more lanes for cars or anything involving EVs) requires a
 Ad> large amount of investment.

But it also requires a large number of people who need to go from Point A to
Point B (and probably back) in order to be profitable enough.

In the U.S., because we are such a large country, and because we wanted to
spread out more, passenger rail became unprofitable as more and more roads were
paved.  We even went through a time of spreading out before then with the
Interurbans (think longer haul street cars).

 Ad> But, yes, the solution for, "take more trains" is not a personal
 Ad> choice, in the US, as it is in much of Europe.

Most places in Europe are much smaller.  I think most countries in the EU are
about the same size as just a state here in the U.S.

Then they had the opportunity to re-plan their infrastructure after WWII.

 Ad> But of the extinction events in Earth's history:
 Ad> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinction_events
 Ad> ...evidently there's reason to think that increases or decreases in
 Ad> atmospheric carbon levels played a role.

But there's still a question about cause and effect.  Did the extinction event
happen because of CO2 levels, or did CO2 levels rise because of the extinction
event?

 Ad> Anyway, clearly we have to stop. I tried to stick to straight facts
 Ad> rather than including my opinions, but that was still called
 Ad> propaganda.

When you post facts, I won't call them propaganda.

The problem we have today is that too many "experts" aren't and cherry pick the
facts that support their Narrative, and ignore the facts that don't.


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