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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It's an interesting one, a lot of people really do seem to be arguing cars shouldn't exist which is absolutely insane, likewise there are people who have the equally hairbrained idea that cars are the only option for any journey.

There is no doubt at all that fleet managed self-driving electric cars are at some point going to be a vital part of all transport networks, the efficiency and utility is far higher than any other potential option. Lithium batteries can be recycled endlessly and the construction process can be powered from renewables so long term we're going to get to a point where the ecological impact is negligible.

Of course we should be using other options where appropriate but we don't have a magic wand so we need the utility of small personal transport, if we're going to start switching off oil production systems then we're going to need those vehicles to run on electric - the more we shift to electric the better the support and industrial infrastructure gets and the more refined the technology becomes.