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Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 days ago by Sunshine to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why not just ban them now that’s what I’d do.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You'll need time to upgrade the infrastructure and for car makers to switch their products. That usually takes a decade.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Faster if they’re forced.

I’d push for now new models made with gas engines, force them to sell remaining stock and pivot their current designs to utilize electric motors.

The real issue would be the infrastructure / utilities upgrading, but also … if they were forced instead of given special privilege.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

This won't work. A new car easily takes 5 years to develop. A new charging pole might only take 2-3 years to build (don't forget all the necessary tape) but large scale electric infrastructure can't be upgraded that fast. You might need another power plant, new power poles all over the country, new substations*, ... Then there are the legal challenges and the NIMBY crowds. The to-do-list is long and some entries are mindbogglingly expensive, complicated or both.

The big transformer stations are incredibly expensive and sometimes take a whole year to build. You can't crank them out by the thousands.

Don't get me wrong I want to switch to all electric transportation as early as possible too. But you have to accept that some steps just take time.