Big Oil's Using Fortnite, TikTok, And Twitch In Effort To Convince Kids Fossil Fuels Are Cool
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Shell knows young people are worried about climate change and hopes some Fortnite maps will fix that
    • BossDj@lemm.eeEnglish
      14·
      9 months ago

      If that were the reason they are opposed to electric cars, your comment would have some relevance. But it’s not. My point was they were trained to hate the concept because it isn’t COOL. Same people who did smoking ads

      • Moneo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Fair comment, I see what you’re saying. I have a one track mind when cars are brought up so you’re comment just read as “EV’s good”.

    • FrankTheHealer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      9 months ago

      Because they require a lot of energy to produce? But nowadays, that energy is increasingly renewably sourced?

      So how can you say EVs are still bad for the environment?

      • Prior_Industry@lemmy.world
        English
        32·
        9 months ago

        Thought it was the mining for elements to make the batteries. And then the disposal of said batteries. The fact rare earth metals and lots of parts get shipped all over the world during the manufacturing process.

      • Moneo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        9 months ago

        Tires are a major pollutant. EV’s are heavier so this problem is compounded. We are nowhere near to developing an alternative to tires so this problem will likely continue for decades.

        Producing the batteries emits a lot of greenhouse gases, and seems to be responsible for localized pollution as well, but those effects are not quantified as easily as something like CO2 emissions. So yes, in conclusion EV’s seem to be slightly better for the environment than fossil fuel cars, especially the longer they are on the road.

        I welcome EV’s because of this and also because (this is a selfish reason) the pollution happens somewhere else, so every EV means less exhaust I’m breathing. But make no mistake, EV’s are not a solution to pollution (They might save the auto industry though ;) ).