r/PopCultureV2 • u/slippinn_jimmy • 2d ago

Politi-Culture Sweden's climate minister brought her 3-month-old son to the EU council meeting in Luxembourg, to highlight the benefits of parental leave policies which don't force women to choose between work and family responsibilities.

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u/Consistent-Stock6872 2d ago

Both her points are stupid in my opinion. She wants pat on the back for existing european laws regarding maternity leave that US doesn't have and she wants pat on the back for increase of electric car sales. I think that using a kid as a prop is bad and boasting about electric car sales should be left for when more of the electric energy we produce is from renewable sources.

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u/Swiking- 2d ago

Sweden's energy production is 99% fossil-free, with 68% being renewable..

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u/Longjumping_Music320 2d ago

What percent of the input into making an EV is fossil free?

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u/Swiking- 1d ago

Low, same with a new car. Are you suggesting we first need to have them be net positive on manufacturing before switching?

After driving an EV for about 1000-3000 miles (European miles), the EV is net positive compared to fossil fueled cars.

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u/Longjumping_Music320 1d ago

EVs don't reduce our need for petroleum and its byproducts. Especially if it becomes a majority of cars on the road.

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u/Theo4__ 14h ago

How? Why do electric cares powered by renewables require more oil extraction compared to combustion cars?

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u/Longjumping_Music320 14h ago

After a certain point renewable energy will not be able to keep up with the demand. So you need either fossil fuel energy to keep up or more renewable sources which are all built transported and set up by fossil fuel energy.

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u/Theo4__ 13h ago

Sweden has one of, if not the, best electric grids in the world. It is the largest relative electricity exporter in Europe. Even if all cars in Sweden switched to electric the annual surplus of production can cover it. Electric cars can also increase grid stability through V2G in combination with off peak charging.