sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square308linkfedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down113
arrow-up1312arrow-down1external-linkCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.uksanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square308linkfedilink
minus-squarenednobbins@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·5 hours agoThe overall technology of EV is better than ICE but that doesn’t mean every EV is better than every ICE. Cars may be better than horses but no horse ever exploded the way a Ford Pinto would.
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 minutes agoYou think no horse ever killed his rider for inexplicable reasons? Living things are unpredictable. I’m not sure that argument holds up.
minus-squarenullspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoGiven that there was significant overlap between when cannons were introduced and horses were phased out of general warfare, I have no doubt that many unfortunate horses have in fact exploded.
minus-squareelephantium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoGreat, now I’m thinking about the Trojan horse but with high explosives.
The overall technology of EV is better than ICE but that doesn’t mean every EV is better than every ICE.
Cars may be better than horses but no horse ever exploded the way a Ford Pinto would.
You think no horse ever killed his rider for inexplicable reasons?
Living things are unpredictable. I’m not sure that argument holds up.
Given that there was significant overlap between when cannons were introduced and horses were phased out of general warfare, I have no doubt that many unfortunate horses have in fact exploded.
Great, now I’m thinking about the Trojan horse but with high explosives.