Lori Emersonfinally, Wendell Berry's standards for technological innovation--truly as relevant now as they were in 1987 #othernetworks
Andi H@loriemerson
So EVs are out then? 😉
zombiecide　馬雄@AH_99 e-SUVs are out, e-bikes very much in
Cassandrich@zombiecide @AH_99 We could have EV cars that are smaller and lighter and easier to repair than a 1980s-era hatchback. The reasons we don't are all bad ones.
@dalias @zombiecide
EVs (in UK) should be taxed based on weight / energy efficiency. Manufacturers would then have an incentive to develop battery technology. Its ridiculous having a 2ton EV with a battery that needs as much electricity as the household uses in a month ... like fitting an IC car with a 200 litre fuel tank to do 300 miles...
EVs (in UK) should be taxed based on weight / energy efficiency. Manufacturers would then have an incentive to develop battery technology. Its ridiculous having a 2ton EV with a battery that needs as much electricity as the household uses in a month ... like fitting an IC car with a 200 litre fuel tank to do 300 miles...
@dalias @zombiecide
Also Insurance companies will eventually force EVs to have sectional batteries that can be easily swapped. Instead of 1 huge expensive 100kw battery, fit 10 10kw batteries each costing max of £1k...
Also Insurance companies will eventually force EVs to have sectional batteries that can be easily swapped. Instead of 1 huge expensive 100kw battery, fit 10 10kw batteries each costing max of £1k...
S.Tori@zombiecide I don't know, the shop I bought my e bike from went bust and the new shop I took it to to get serviced said they only service their own brands, and didn't know of a place I could take it. Just the electric parts which hopefully won't need looking at for a while (the bike parts are standard), but still.
@Torithom yeah, I guess it's more 'the concept' rather than many applications