Thank you for that reference.

Im dutch and growing up they were a rare sight here. But nowadays you see them everywhere (also because they were given place to nest probably). I even once saw like 30 of them together in a field. So I guess theyre doing well world-wide.

Incel

There simply isn't enough resources to make them cheaper.

There isn't enough dug out of the ground to supply enough ev to everyone who has a vehicle.

Electric vehicles cannot replace the vast majority of commercial uses.

There isn't the infrastructure to charge all these ev.

There isn't a way to charge most of these ev.

There isn't enough green energy available so we would be using fossil fuels to charge a vehicle so they don't use fossil fuels.

As much as I agree we need to move away from fossil fuels there needs to be a lot more planning and thought before this kind of thing actually occurs.

The storks brought it onto themselves

Those precious mineral mines are already operating with "slave bussines model". I really hope that bigger demand is going to shine more light on these fuckers exploiting poor countries!

For the US readers, by “poorly,” he means ill, not of limited means.

Bold of them to assume we'll have an equally affordable and efficient replacement in 12 years. Right now, EVs are incredibly expensive and have issues regarding recharging. It takes a while compared to popping gas in a tank and also charging stations are few and far between. And those are two issues I can think of at the moment.

In South Africa, because we are so backward, EV's come with a huge extra tax. So we are screwed either way.

Wow. I really love this story... Why was the party fun?

So why aren’t ICE cars as expensive

Amazing. Remember to reach out, someone out there cares.

Now we can expect a boom in baby deliveries

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Kindness is underrated

I'm not advocating for moving the goalposts at all. We should attempt to push it down to 1.5 and then zero.

The article says many people offered to do it without payment, and some even gave them a flat screen and snacks, so presumably it cost her nothing.

Idk if that is uplifting. With current electric cars good luck going far for holidays. Its basically taking mobility away. And recharging takes so long. Imagine if everyone has an electric car and tries to go on holidays.

They're doing it way too fast. Also they're still not addressing the lithium pollution problem. Moving around pollution is nice for big cities but in the end it will bit us back in the butt

And impossible to repair yourself

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Considering the timescale and adoption rate, serious governments should have enough time to invest heavily in energy.

Yep a lot of the time this is basically the job. Can be great.

The thing in this scenario is he doesn't know they are being payed to be there. It creates a position where if they can't do the work, then he's going to lose his only friends.

I don't know what disability support sector is like where they are but this story is very far from ideal.

Why is this uplifting news exactly? Some people don't actually have enough money to buy/lease an electric car, or even have access to usable public transport

Aussie disability worker here. Fuck8ng LOVE my job. Everyone deserves to be happy.