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NNadir

(33,477 posts)

6. Rich people who did very little to accumulate wealth driving an electric car on a planet...

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Sun May 20, 2018, 02:41 PM

May 2018

...where billions of people lack access to clean water or even rudimentary sanitary facilities.

WHO: 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation

I'm just beside myself with thrills...or maybe not...since I actually know something about the environmental impact of electric cars.

This is actually worse than Musk worship, and Musk worship is a horrible feature of our ongoing descent into obliviousness.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex depart Windsor Castle [View all] HAB911 May 2018 OP

Mmm..mmm..mmm...bye you two ..have fun & have a blessed long happy life Wwcd May 2018 #1

My favorite car when I was a kid. XKE Jag So classy .. and electric to boot! YOHABLO May 2018 #2

Mine too, although I never rode in one. Hoyt May 2018 #3

My favorite too! napi21 May 2018 #5

my fave too KT2000 May 2018 #4

Rich people who did very little to accumulate wealth driving an electric car on a planet... NNadir May 2018 #6

I'm curious HAB911 May 2018 #9

The demise of the ICE is another one of those popular beliefs that is not connected with reality. NNadir May 2018 #10

and thanks for responding! HAB911 May 2018 #11

You will never find anyone who is more enthusiastic about nuclear energy than I am. NNadir May 2018 #12

Isn't the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car Jane Austin May 2018 #7

It is, but most countries have allowances localroger May 2018 #8