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Comment Re:That's ridiculous (Score 1) 165

Jokes aside if you're stuck in apartments, and pretty much anyone under 50 is, then there isn't really any advantage to an electric car.

I keep my EV in my garage at my non-apartment house. I (with rare exception) never charge it there. I charge at public chargers near my work where it is cheaper. And not all apartments are street parking. Some have parking lots or parking structures that could easily accommodate public L2 chargers.

Comment Re:One less package per month (Score 1) 73

Another good strategy I use to lower plastic use is to find permanent replacements for temporary plastic items that are used frequently. I started bringing my own fork to lunch instead of using and throwing away a plastic fork every day. I bring my own cup for my morning coffee drink instead of using and throwing away a plastic one every day.

Comment Re: I don't know of anyone buying an EV ! (Score 1) 172

It might actually not be. You need to drive a lot of miles to justify the initial pollution 'cost' of the EV battery. If you are driving ten miles round trip into town once a week, your battery will probably die of old age before you put in enough miles to justify it from a pollution standpoint.

Comment Re:I don't know of anyone buying an EV ! (Score 1) 172

But when you finally do drive farther than your battery capacity and there is no charging infrastructure along the way... then what? EVs are great, but for some situations they are not usable. I love my EV, but if I lived in a cold, remote location for no charging infrastructure, there is little chance I would own one.

Comment Re:How to end housing crisis. (Score 1) 138

Tier 2 is NIMBYs enacting zoning laws that all have the effect of restricting housing supply, which they have done successfully for decades.

I hear this all the time, but I've yet to see someplace that built tons and tons of housing and have it cause housing to become more affordable. Manhattan should be the most affordable place to live, yet it's the opposite. Los Angeles and The San Francisco bay area have built like crazy, and they are the LEAST affordable places to live.

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