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I like to think “prepping for dummies” is about getting ready to deal with dumb people.
It is not an age thing. Every century has had people trying to make a difference. Including boomers.
Thank you.
Ageism doesn’t help when there is a class war going on.
EV design right now is just about the worst thing if you want to survive an apocalypse. Those things are practically impossible to repair. Disposable cars that depreciate rapidly.
A post apocalyptic EV is gonna be some scrapped together dune buggy powered by lead acid batteries and a simple DC motor. It will be lucky to get 40 miles of range, rather than 400, but that’s okay because there won’t be any roads left.
Why lead acid batteries? Because you can rebuild them with minimal tools.
EVs have a toxic supply chain to make the batteries. EVs are position car companies in a climate conscious world. Instead, we should work on public transportation
Same with wind turbines. The amount of oil needed to create and lube them for their 20 year lifespan is absurdly terrible for the environment. The only actual answer is nuclear.
Recently in Australia supporting nuclear was considered right wing because leading up to election our most conservative party wanted to do it, while our less conservative party was talking about investing in solar/wind/etc. it became an either/or conversation by default.
I don’t see how we can make progress when even just talking about energy is such a politically charged topic.
You can use soybean-based or canola-based oil for that.
Cargill, Shell, and GE Prolec make it for transformers.
I’d have to consult turbine manufacturers to see if entire gearboxes can be filled with it and still achieve the same performance, but there is contemporary evidence of using plant-based fluid alternatives to mineral oil.
Making the jump for turbines seems like a matter of political and/or corporate will
You should also note that most of the particulate emissions from cars are from tires shedding microplastics, and because EVs are heavier, their tires wear down faster.
Particulate emissions suck (especially like 6PPD for fish) but they are ultimately local pollutants, not global the way CO2 is. There are multiple variables to optimize for, and right now, EVs are better than gas vehicles.
The BETTER solution is obviously to get people out of personal vehicles as much as possible, and probably not enough, but there are bigger fish to fry. We have to do the most consequential things with the least cost, ASAP.
This guy gets it! 😘 ❤️
I’m Gen X. We couldn’t get our voices heard. Some of us (generally, the bullies and the ones with the biggest voices who made the most noise and disturbance) fell for the bullshit. Dear all subsequent Gens, please get counted in every local, regional and national election.
Elections do not matter. Kill your masters.
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