But, I would ask does it make sense for a lot of pretty smart folks to spend their time and money building or buying EVs for more money than ICVs if they were not better in some way or other? That doesn't make "common sense" either. Then there are all the governments and their respective agencies pushing EVs to combat climate change. Could they all be wrong too? If so, this story wouldn't just be in the NY Post and other such, it would be on every news outlet around the entire world!
There are many many smart people in this world. They don't all agree on everything. So many smart people can believe something. And many other smart people can believe the opposite. And they can both find ways to prove through science (sometimes) that their side is correct. And both sides can be right.
We just forgot how to agree to disagree respectfully.
On the other hand, I'm fine with multi-layered approaches and individual choices I just want more choices made available! At some point, I think we need to have some agreement on basic facts like burning fossil fuels pollutes and is bad for our health. Or that no matter what originally caused it, the global temp is rising and that's not a good thing. And releasing more CO2 is going to make that worse. Our solutions may vary, but can we agree there IS a problem that needs to be addressed?
I agree we should do things to make sure we stay healthy. And alive. The funny thing to me is that this is the hill to stand on for so many.
Cigarettes? They kill half a million people a year. 1 in 5 deaths can be attributed to cigarettes. Nobody is standing on that hill like they are for climate change.
What about alcohol? Around 200k deaths a year. I bet the climate guys probably wouldn't touch a cigarette. But they probably go have a drink. Not standing on that hill.
In fact the "science" started saying cannabis was safer than most things. After than cigarettes. Safer than alcohol. And it has all of these great benefits. Not the *** oil. Which does help many. Not medical, which helps many in severe circumstances. Nope, it's safe and ok and be legal. They had science coming out of every orifice imaginable to back up those claims. Those that wanted to smoke it backed it. Those that wanted to invest in it paid for the studies and reports showing all the great, and no negatives.
Years later, we get other reports. But good at all for developing brains. Linked to higher rates of heart issues. Etc.
The science they used to get accepted and the earlier and later negative studies and reports are both right.
Science, like surveys, can get you the answers you desire. If it's not too crazy. Unless you're Tesla or Einstein crazy. I follow the science and accept what it tells me. As a data point. Not as an answer that will never change.
Climate change might be happening because we've done things. Climate change might be happening all by itself. But it's likely a bit of both. Science proves things. And then proves that information needs to be updated when something else is found out. By science.
Here's a past & future electric price chart.
