CONSOOM VEHICLES
So, the ranges on these can be limited on the electrical side, maybe 50 miles, so this can allow people to drive a short distance (like commute to errands or work) on electric, but then if you go further you can rely on gas or if you want to go on a long road trip you can make use of the gas engine. And the "plug in" part allows you to plug in at home (to the grid or solar panels, etc.).
Sounds like the best of both worlds, is there a catch?
What do you think of the debate on gas powered vehicles versus electric or what are good use cases for each?
Just like eating bugs, I see some conservatives are against EVs for various reasons but I'm not sure I agree with them. Bugs are just food, and EVs are just vehicles. For me, I like the idea of having some solar panels and being energy independent. I'm ok with burning gas (not worried about the environment particularly) but it makes you dependent on countries that you may not want to do business with, and hypothetically could run out at some point (so we don't know how long we could rely on gas). EVs run quieter and even if they rely on burning coal at power plants, can't those power plants have good filters on them so there are less emissions than gas exhaust being expelled by cars everywhere?
So don't EVs have distinct benefits, or do you think this is just a ruse for some kind of reason?
Honestly, I really don't think CO2 is as big a problem for the environment compared to something such as... plastic, or India's giant waste problem they pump into their rivers, or everything China, or Africa. But no, it's the CO2. I mean, if the Earth really had such an oxygen rich atmosphere, then pumping more CO2 into it, for algae to eat and turn into oxygen would be nothing but a positive. MPG for cars would go up, people would become somewhat more efficient in everything they do. I honestly see adding more CO2 as nothing but a positive. At least within reason.
For now, I don't think electrical cars are the way to go until we A. get the infrastructure to support them up and running, B. make less expensive, longer lasting batteries, C. find a way to recycle or safely dispose of the batteries from them cheaply(this probably feeds back into infrastructure).
I don't mind the idea of hybrids. Using the benefits of both worlds is a great idea.
Something else I just thought of is it would probably require a massive increase in power production to keep up. So adding that, it would probably cost in the trillions of $ to keep up with demand if every car was electric. This would honestly be such a massive project. And they would probably use shitskins in every category to build it so it would probably fail after a few years. I just don't think it's currently feasible with the ethnic makeup of the country.