As long as there’s a nuke involved. Hopefully it actually goes off and we get people to actually realize climate change is real.

Size isn’t this issue (it is certainly an issue though). Instead they’re wildly over complicating what should be a far far simpler vehicle.

Now see hear Mr. WHOPR, there are shareholders who need RETURNS.  Get out there a poke things

EVs *should* be simpler. But so far they’re trying to tack on every goddamned gizmo and secondary tech they have stuffed in drawers.

I’d counter I’m pleased they aren’t dropping 600+ hp in a family hauler just because EVs make it possible.

Exactly. One thing I’ve said is that the internet is taking us back to the 18th century. Music, art, plays are live events to experience. Can’t copy, clone, pirate those.

They’d also be a lot lighter if they weren’t 5 ft high hoods over V8s for groceries.

Suburban curb weight 5,824 lbs.

And you missed the last one

Certainly valid questions. The scenario I see geoengineering solving is mitigation of catastrophic consequences rather than ‘permission’ to continue. But how you draw that line is obviously the issue.

Geoengineering’s one feature we usually don’t consider is how to turn it ‘off’. Physical shades in the atmosphere would at least allow for a quick ‘off’ - as compared with aerosol particles so high up we can’t remove them for example.  We need big solutions, with big effects - but the effects, being less than linear…

rare doesn’t mean zero risk

100 ish per year isn’t zero

If a new feature in cars reduces accidents, then yes, cars without that feature will see comparatively higher rates.  Doesn’t mean higher, just in relation.  That’s entirely how insurance rates work.

eh, if we were driving sensible Sedans I’d have more sympathy, but with monster SUVs the main conveyance, EVs aren’t that much worse especially driving sanely.

I suspect below the minimums the cars sell fine.  a 50K Toyota is just broken in, not really *needing* a warranty at that point.

There was an Air Disasters episode expressly about missing screws that literally made the plane unflyable and all lives were lost.

So because ‘some’ goes up, it must mean all does? I’d be all ears to hear how you determine that.

Science and physics say otherwise.

zip ties man! ‘Southern’ ice road ‘solutions’ might also be worth of a PeopleOfWalmart website all it’s own