Electric Cars – Efficiently Unsustainable
The electric car = a perfect example of the Jevons Paradox.
Let’s forget for a second that electric cars will still clog streets and threaten bikers. More importantly, they’re still bad for the environment. I don’t care if they save cash and reduce carbon in the short term by promoting an alternative energy option. Even if we switch our dependency to electric cars, the big picture isn’t becoming any more sustainable. Our overall energy consumption will keep on rising. We need to focus our efforts on mass transportation and eco-friendly transportation. Rails, buses and bike oh my!
This video provides the perfect explanation why electric cars are “efficiently unsustainable”…
Jevons Paradox from Peter Smith on Vimeo.
And oh yea, good luck when those old batteries start piling up.
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