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by 634636346 1097 days ago
ICEs have numerous inherent disadvantage over EVs, including more moving parts and higher and more frequent maintenance costs, and are inevitably going to be displaced by EVs, provided electricity is cheap enough (and probably some battery tech advances).

Right now, natural gas is dirt-cheap, plentiful, and relatively clean, and can provide the cheap electricity needed for EVs.
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alwayslikethis 1097 days ago
The trouble with natural gas is that it leaks, and once you account for the leaks, it isn't much better than using coal or oil because of the sheer GWP of methane. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/methane-leaks-era...
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BurningPenguin 1097 days ago
Yes, but many manufacturers didn't particularly care about that. Especially not those in my country. Without pressure from the people and the following laws that were implemented by the government, BMW & Co. would still be happily developing new ICEs.

Also, the most ideal solution in my book would be to do less work, not more. Geoengineering requires quite a lot of work on a permanent basis.

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