/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10651987
I can't tell if this is bait or not.

I'm not shitting on electric cars. I'm shitting on Tesla fanboys who think that a car that has three times as many faults per 100 vehicles than the industry average is worth anything more than a novelty toy for the rich. Coal is also the primary form of fuel for electricity production. Want to know what the most polutting fossil fuel is? Coal. Your Tesla might run on electricity but it's fueled by coal which is around 7-10 times more polluting in terms of particulates in the air and 2-3 times more polluting in terms of carbon release than oil. That is to say nothing of the massive amounts of environmental damage caused by the procurement of rare metals needed to build a Tesla compared to a normal car.If you truly want to be environmentally friendly, buy a 2nd hand petrol car.

>inb4 muh renewables
Renewables are fucking garbage at the moment. I should add I work in the power industry. Renewables cannot function with the reliability of a conventional fossil fuel generator because of our inability to store energy. Battery technology is very complex and dangerous when you're looking at storing and distributing huge amounts of charge. The best shot we have right now is nuclear for clean, consistent and reliable energy production but thanks to fear mongering from both the fossil fuel industry and environmentalists (weird fucking duo) nuclear doesn't even get discussed anymore despite in the 50s it was the golden child for the world's energy crisis.

I hate Tesla fanboys.