It seems to me lately the number of people pushing anti-EV or anti-battery narratives is increasing.

I keep stumbling upon more and more social media posts where people seem to reach the conclusion that EVs are either a scam or not viable. Mostly they use one or more of the following opinions to justify that:

  1. the energy used to recharge batteries comes from fossil fuels
  2. the metals used to make the batteries are mined by kids in the congo
  3. the total carbon footprint of an EV is higher than an ICE

And other similar stuff that i dont rlly wanna get into.

The thing that I dont understand is how can narratives like these keep gaining traction when the only, ONLY thing we know 100% for certain about all this is that oil is going to eventually run out (and not so late according to current estimates). How can anybody believe it would not be beneficial for us to start working in alternatives to oil NOW instead of… Idk waiting until it almost runs out and then we start killing each other for the last drops of it or smth.

I tried to talk some people into this point of view but somehow I cant convince anybody who already thinks the other way this shit makes me so frustrated sometimes.

  • lostinheadguyBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    For the love of all that is holy, use the search function! The sub has had this conversation at least twice in the past two weeks!

  • mrbigbusinessBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    “I keep stumbling upon more and more social media posts…” This is because that’s how social media works. Once you interact with one (positively or negatively, doesn’t matter) the algorithms will keep pumping more and more of that content at you.

    Then content creators see that “hey, having a shitty take on EVs gets views”, they just make more of that content. It’s a circle of stupid.