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Old 7th Nov 2022, 08:48
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Well despite the crowing of the fossil fuel departments, the leasing of land, exploration, construction of mines/wells, mining equipment, transportation, corporate profiteering and subsidised economy fossil fuels industry runs off is FAR more expensive for the public user than installed solar or wind generation. When its all attached to the premises there's no charge for production, transmission and third party profits. For the individual, electric based power that you get from wind or solar is the cheapest you will get, whether its green based on what batteries you store with or what its made of is another thing. But cost wise you will save a lot of cash in the long run with a good setup. Coal/gas/oil prices are too reliant on foreign issues, without climate change in the argument, petrol is expensive because that's what it costs to produce at the moment with Russia removed from production. Inevitably coal and oil will become way too expensive to dig up to be worthwhile, we are probably already there now. Or are we going to get an argument that fossil fuels will somehow last forever.

You cant argue that a powered cruiser is cheaper than a sailing vessel to operate, it's just has more reliable mobility not reliant on weather. Remove the reliability factor by storing energy when its in excess and using batteries when production is low is where it is now.

Then there is the factor that an EV will not drive past you and fill your nostrils with combustion byproducts, so regardless of where the stuff is made or how it is disposed of a petroleum powered vehicle driving past will pump carcinogenic fumes in your face, the EV will not.
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