World passes 30% renewables milestone for the first time
www.euronews.com
A decline in fossil fuel power is now ‘inevitable’, the report's authors say.
    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techOPEnglish
      41·
      5 months ago

      Honestly I bought an EV, and I don’t think I’ll go back at all. I haven’t had any downsides, it’s been all around a more convenient car

      • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
        20·
        5 months ago

        Me too. And i don’t even have a home charger. Charging has been slightly inconvenient occasionally but never a real problem. I’m never going back to a stinker.

        • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
          15·
          5 months ago

          Home charging is a lifestyle game changer. I hope you get it available to you at some point.

          Can I ask, is the reason you don’t have Level 1 (120v outlet) charging available because you’re renting where you don’t have a garage or dedicated outlet available to you?

        • zeekaran@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          People also never think about how inconvenient it is to go to gas stations. Especially if they shop around for better prices. With EV charging (besides road trips), you never think about it.

    • Taniwha420@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      5 months ago

      I’ll gladly scrap mine and revert to walking and a wheelbarrow if it gets us out of this mess.

      • BlackLaZoR@kbin.run
        101·
        5 months ago

        IMO you shouldn’t decrease your quality of life for the idea. It’s better to push politicians into spending your tax money on green infrastructure

        • vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
          5·
          5 months ago

          Not owning a car increases my quality of life, by leaving money for goods and services that I actually enjoy (and not being quite as crushed by the cost of living). But I get that it’s not viable everywhere.

          • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
            1·
            5 months ago

            If public transport was more reliable I wouldn’t need a car. But since it isn’t I’d be stranded and not able to really get to any large towns. If you live in a city it’s probably much more practical to not own a vehicle.

            Unfortunately if you live in a city everything else is probably much more expensive anyway, especially housing, so you may not get any benefit from not owning a vehicle.

    • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      I have. Hope to pass my GTI to the kids when they’re old enough in a few years. Replace it with the EV GTI coming.

      If for some reason I have to replace sooner, I’m going with a Hyundai Ioniq 5. I’m a sucker for hatchbacks. Cracks people up because I’m 6’4".

      • odelik@lemmy.todayEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        As a former GTI, GTI, and Jetta GLX owner, I was extremely disappointed with the E-Golf. My wife and I have been wanting a better EV Golf variant and hoping the GTI platform pushes VW to do it right. Until then I watching the EV truck market actually put out stuff out that could actually be a week in the woods vechile.

        • Bronzie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          The E-Golf is gone, luckily. ID.3 is the one now. For a sportier version, look at Cupra Born. We picked one up for the missus and it’s a lot of fun!

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        I’ve got a manual GTI and I’m planning on keeping it forever, too. And I’m also 6’4" and love hatchbacks. Are you me?

    • aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      5 months ago

      I’m glad that I made it this far in life without having to buy one. And that my children might not even have the option.

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      5 months ago

      I believe I have already. I just bought my first EV last fall and it’s going great so far. Charging at home is a real game changer. Certainly they’ll be the rule, before I need another

      …. This is my first summer with it, so we’ll see if I still say that after more road trips

      Then there’s my kids. I have two teens, new to driving. So far they have my old Subaru, but we’ll see what happens when they want their own vehicles. ICE vehicles are cheaper, especially used ones

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      I keep thinking that the second hand market for electric cars is going to become reasonable. But it never does

      • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        5 months ago

        Leafs are reasonable now. Some older Teslas. That’s about it.

        The problem is that electric cars are so awesome, they hold their value for EVER.

    • Bluetooth@feddit.dkEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      I’ve been able to make do without a car for over 30 years of my life and i just bought my first car, an EV. With a home charger it’s awesome and off-peak charging I often get a full charge (77kWh) for 1€.