‘It’s literally going to break me.’ Commuting is now unaffordable for some American workers | CNN Business
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Stephen Kaledecker was psyched when he was promoted in December to regional manager at the hotel chain where he works – but his enthusiasm cratered when gas prices started to skyrocket after the US-Israeli conflict with Iran began earlier this year.
  • jtrek@startrek.websiteEnglish
    8·
    14 days ago
    • They still put crap in the environment from the tires
    • much of the energy powering them isn’t green
    • car culture still creates horrible spaces to live in
    • crashes are still a common, ruinous, event
    • doesn’t solve DUI
    • still is expensive to own, maintain, insure
    • car culture promotes isolated, sedentary life, which is bad for physical and mental health

    Just off the top of my head. If you swapped all the gas cars for electric cars, you still have all those problems.

    • Noxy@pawb.socialEnglish
      3·
      14 days ago

      agree strongly on all points except:

      • much of the energy powering them isn’t green

      long debunked. even coal power to EV is better than gasoline emissions.

      • Hawke@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        14 days ago

        Not debunked at all: “Better than gasoline” is a low bar.

        Coal is still not at all “green”/renewable/sustainable.

    • akfdmfckwrl@feddit.dkEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago
      • The production emits a lot of greenhouse gasses, and requires a lot of ressources.
      • Same goes for the infrastructure.
      • EVs perpetuate car dependence, making it difficult to choose green modes transport.
      • The space they take up, pushes everything further apart, making every other mode of travel less climate-friendly, because people have to travel further.

      Better than ICE cars for the environment, in the same way that a commercial plane is better than a private one.