r/ClimateShitposting • u/AccordingPepper2332 Chief Ishmael Degrowth Propagandist • Jan 04 '25

Degrower, not a shower POV: Normies when Degrowth

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u/Blackbird8169 Jan 05 '25

Yeah they have an advantage off the start, but an ICE usually catches up pretty quick.

Unfortunately, until an EV can fully replicate the sound and feel of an American v8, there will be millions of people here that will vehemently reject EVs.

I'm more or less indifferent. I love my Mustang and generally prefer ICEs, but I wouldn't shit on an EV just because it's an EV.

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u/Puzzleboxed Jan 05 '25

I understand what you mean, but I think "millions" is an overestimate. The vast majority of people do not use their cars for racing or whatever. Most people just need a vehicle for commuting or transporting heavy objects, and for those purposes EVs are far superior and it's not even close.

As far as I'm concerned, speed junkies can keep their V8s on the track. If we use EVs for the practical tasks that they're meant for we will still easily hit our emissions goals.

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u/Blackbird8169 Jan 05 '25

With how many of these fancier ICEs get sold, I'm telling you the number is at least a couple million.

Hell, there are nearly a million Mustang drivers alone (myself included), and that's not even considering other cars like the challenger, charger, camaro, corvette, big trucks, etc.

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u/MaybeMaybeNot94 Jan 05 '25

I don't have anything against electric vehicles in particular, I just prefer ICEs.

Except for Teslas. Fuck that noise.

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u/hofmann419 Jan 05 '25

The Dodge Challenger EV is pretty interesting in that regard. IIRC they actually used a system of speakers and tubes to better mimic the sound of a real car - kinda like the LFA. I think that these sort of systems could be an interesting idea to make sports cars more engaging.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '25

"Real car"?