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xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles

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Now that I've finally gotten an electric vehicle, I'm never going back to an acoustic one.

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[-] Toribor@corndog.social 14 points 6 months ago

EV's are probably best for an actually realistic scenario where energy infrastructure is destroyed or there is a mass fuel shortage, both things that happen all the time around the world in times of crisis.

But as far as actually apocalyptic scenarios it's hard to beat a bicycle which doesn't require a global supply chain to maintain.

[-] Tuxman@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago

But you need to supply and maintain the chain

[-] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

au contraire my finely dressed friend: push bike with no pedals, intended for toddlers

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

which is quite possibly one of the most accessible maintenance things in the world

[-] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

Well... there are things like tires, tubes and components that would be hard to create.

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