sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square294fedilinkarrow-up1278
arrow-up1278external-linkCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.uksanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square294fedilink
minus-squarenednobbins@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour 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-squarenullspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour 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.
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.
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.