Sure we can produce enough batteries for everyone to have an EV, and for grid storage too. The main issue is we have fallen a bit behind on the tech, on the chemistry.

Not that we shouldn't do that sort of thing, but to have any chance of this not being an absolute shit-show that causes an unprecedented global disaster, we need to do a hell of a lot more than just plant trees.

Basically everyone needs to do what China is doing in terms of renewables and storage build-out. The scale is unimaginable for most of us in the West. The biggest projects we ever did are tiny in comparison.

That's very doable with current EVs. In fact about a decade ago Bjorn Nyland used to tow a trailer that size in the middle of the Norwegian winter, with an old Tesla.

A few hours journey is no problem, even in cheap EVs. Here, for under the equivalent of $25k before tax, you can get an MG that will do 3 hours of non-stop driving at motorway speeds. I've done it in March, in the rain and the dark. It's only when you push out to 5 hours that you need to stop and charge, but personally I need a comfort break anyway.

Banks are highly regulated for the rich. Lots of laws to protect them and they are highly enforced.

There are substantially fewer laws to protect you and me. And they are barely enforced. When Republicans are in charge they aren't enforced at all and when Democrats are in charge the banks will drag out the enforcement action until voters inevitably put Republicans back in charge so they can get a slap on the wrist.

You may have noticed a lot of fines against Banks and financial institutions and might be wondering why since the guy in charge of the department of Justice is corrupt as fuck and the supreme Court is even more corrupt. Okay maybe not more corrupt but I mean that's a high bar.

This is the game we play. Voters go back and forth from Democrats to Republicans never actually learning a damn thing. And as I mentioned above Republicans do not enforce laws against anyone who goes after regular people. Democrats do but the court cases take so long to complete that they can just hold out until a republican is in charge of the punishment.

The most famous example is Microsoft antitrust. They just waited till Bush Jr was in charge and settled everything then and they didn't even get a slap on the wrist they got a reward. They gave out tens of millions of dollars of software that cost them nothing because well it's software to schools. Schools who they have been trying to force their software on for decades...

You cannot separate your economic well-being and future from politics but for some reason Americans try to. They try to make trade offs for nonsensical social issues. And I'm not talking about civil rights that's something else.

As more people get EVs, other people start to realize that they will work for them. They work for almost everyone, except for people with *very* unusual and special requirements. As for used, the situation isn't ideal at the moment, but here the standard is an 8 year battery warranty and repairs/replacements after that period are possible, so it's on a par with buying a fossil. Actually probably slightly better, as there are some really unreliable combustion engines on the market. JLR is notorious for them.

No, they are cheaper to buy. Both new and used, cash or credit.

Even in the best scenario we will need solar panels to provide shade. In Europe they have been found to increase crop yields significantly by reducing the damage that extreme heat does. They are good for animals too.

The cars are cheaper than fossils here, and that's not including the cost to run. Charger installation doesn't cost much and pays for itself in the first year.

We do need to make sure everyone can charge at home.

Most people don't need to rewire their house or plug in every night.

It depends if you live in a first world country with decent infrastructure or not. For me the convenience alone would make me never want to go back to fossil.

Probably not for .NET. Microsoft has been using AI to find bugs in its products for months now, hence the high number of patches through Windows Update. Doubtless they have already thrown it at .NET.

The Linux kernel is in the middle of this at the moment.

Their noise cancelling is apparently good. The actual cancelling bit, not the overall sound. But it's also massively over-priced and there are better options, especially when it comes to comfort.

We already have better options. EVs are just better all round than fossils in almost every scenario. Better to drive, cheaper, faster, more convenient.

Most EV drivers would never go back to a fossil. At this point it's just denialism.

All the NIMBYs objecting to solar farms and wind turbines being build on their precious "green belt"... It's all going to die off in the heat and be replaced anyway. That ideal vision of England is dead, literally. It can't survive the heat, and neither can many of the NIMBYs. Tens of thousands of extra deaths this summer, and it's only the start.

Maybe we can turn fatalism into something positive.

We are gradually taking civilization away from the common rabble. Don't worry though it won't happen to you because you're special. It's only ever going to be those other people over there.