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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]90% it’s status and virtue signaling.  And I’m an environmentalist. Most people who own EV fly enough that their commute is noise (esp in new WFH paradigm) [/quote]

Let me guess, you also make that tired joke about getting a diet coke with your cheeseburger meal?

Flying + EV < Flying + ICE

The bottom line is it's a net benefit. Sorry the benefit isn't good enough for you, Mr. random internet stranger, but I really couldn't care less. [/quote]

Well us factually it’s not true. Last estimate I saw was it’s a couple of gallons of gas per person for a 3 hour flight. Those planes are pretty efficient, esp on a per person basis. [/quote]

That's not the point. The point is that REGARDLESS of what your other carbon emissions are, driving an EV is a net benefit over driving a gas car.[/quote]

The point other people are making is that someone living in a large suburban home who flies to go on vacation is just virtue signaling. [/quote]

Right, but they aren't just virtue signaling -- even with their large suburban home and their flights, they're still cutting their carbon footprint by driving an EV instead of a gas car. Which is a much easier change to make if you're getting a car anyway; is the idea here supposed to be that no one should do anything to lower their personal emissions unless they first sell their house and swear of air travel?[/quote]

Exactly. I posted this earlier but it got buried in a quote:

No, it isn't. And this argument is dumb...amounts to if I can't do everything right, don't do anything right.
I have not found a viable alternative to flying, except for cutting down.
I HAVE found a viable alternative for driving...one that contributes less to noise and air pollution in my environment.
I also don't buy plastic or eat meat, even though I have a dog, a child, and a new house.
We do the best we can.[/quote]

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