Comments by "Simon" (@Simon-dm8zv) on "The Diesel Story - How the EU Pretended to Fight Climate Change While Poisoning its Citizens" video.

  1.  @imnotusingmyrealname4566  Until they start regenerating. Euro 7 will be the nail on the coffin for most internal combustion engine cars.
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  2. Wrongggg
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  3. wronggggggg
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  4.  @C_R_O_M________  whole EV and CO2 thing
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  5.  @C_R_O_M________  EV produce LESS CO2, not 0. Apart from greening CO2 also creates the greenhouse effect. That is the problem.
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  6. Well said.
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  7.  @lbochtler  Incorrect. All your questions have been answered years ago in scientific reports. All the data is there and easy to find. Conclusions are clear: electric vehicles are far less polluting or harmful for our planet than diesel and gasoline vehicles. Of course the grid needs to be upgraded but it is more than worth it. Electrification is the only option we have to significantly lower CO2 emissions fast. A vehicle using synthetic fuel literally requires 5 times as much electric energy simply because of physics. It is horribly inefficient - even worse than hydrogen fuel cell.
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  8. Fully electric is far superior and will kill diesel in many applications within the next decade.
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  9. Except that the diesel vehicle produced many times more CO2 during its life than the EV.
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  10. Incorrect. Your numbers are far off.
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  11. Not a scam ar all. You just don’t like reality.
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  12. Nope.
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  13. When you look at CO2 emissions it’s the other way around.
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  14. Not at all.
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  15.  @showmytime9177  Not remotely comparable. Data is clear and has been for years.
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  16.  @showmytime9177  Again, data doesn’t lie. You just feel uncomfortable with change.
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  17.  @showmytime9177 Again, just because you think it is comparable doesn’t mean it is true.
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  18.  @showmytime9177  Total life cycle emissions of an EV are a lot lower. That is just simple data. Price parity is pretty much there so I don’t see any problem removing incentives.
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  19. You have no clue. The world will never go back to fossil fuels. EVs are here to stay. You better get used to it.
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  20. Yes, EVs are a whole lot less polluting indeed.
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  21. ehh it actually does look pretty
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  22. Refineries can be tuned to produce more or less of a certain product. Also, diesel will still be required for many commercial applications for a while.
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  23. EV life cycle emissions are always lower.
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  24. EVs produce far less CO2.
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  25. Lol bullshit obviously the air would be even cleaner if everybody drove an EV.
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  26. You are worrying about recycling but not about CO2 being blasted into the atmosphere by fossil fuels?
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  27. You are wrong. EV is here to stay.
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  28.  @francescober  Yes, it’s all wrong like I told you already.
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  29.  @francescober  You already go wrong in the first sentence. This is literally the most worn-out piece of misinformation on EVs you can find. It’s almost impressive you still think this is the case in 2024. It literally takes 1 minute of googling to find out that EVs in fact produce far less pollution during their entire lifecycle. All the information is out there. Good luck.
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  30.  @francescober  Not true. I spent years reading this stuff as I was skeptical myself too once. All peer reviewed research shows that EVs produce less CO2 during their life. Only difference is the number of kilometers driven to break even. Ranging from something like 2 to 5 years of average driving. Also, there is simply no other choice. Continuing with fossil fuels is not an option as we all know, as the implications will be far worse than a vanishing European car industry (which was largely caused by themselves by the way).
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  31. As long as it is affordable*
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  32. Great choice, you won’t regret the EV.
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  33. You are clueless
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  34. Airplanes run on kerosine, which is very similar to diesel.
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  35.  @C_R_O_M________  It's very simple. You are making two famous mistakes. 1. Nobody claims EVs produce 0 CO2. The whole point is they produce far LESS CO2 during their entire lifecycle. There is plenty of research reports to support this. 2. Of course CO2 contributes to greening. But that is not the point. The problem is CO2 ALSO causes the greenhouse effect. You do realize something like CO2 can cause several things at the same time right?!
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  36.  @C_R_O_M________  "0.04% is nothing and one would assume a very high ECS (Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity) to refer to CO2 as a "problem" (which I sincerely don't see, at the end of the day a warmer world is much more hospitable for all life on Earth than a cold one)." Just because you keep repeating this proves that you have not a single clue what you are talking about. Exactly this subject is climate change noob level 1. A 1 minute google search will explain exactly to you why a small increase of CO2 is a huge problem. Good luck.
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  37. Not true. Electric cars do in fact contribute significantly to lowering CO2 emissions.
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  38. Your anecdote proves literally nothing. Combustion engine exhaust is simply unhealthy, no matter how you spin it. EVs are a huge improvement for the world in many ways.
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  39. You are clueless. Lithium ion batteries do not off-gas. But points for the originality.
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  40.  @twrcrew8852  Exactly, these vents are designed to open in case of failure. This is not the case during normal operation like 'speeding or long term degradation'.
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  41.  @twrcrew8852  You are simply making things up. Cell degradation does not result in leakage. If a cell becomes damaged (and leaks) for whatever reason this will be detected by the battery management system and the user will be alerted. It is simply impossible to keep driving around for long periods of time with several leaking cells.
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  42. Typical whataboutism. Also, with CO2 tax companies will in fact do a lot to reduce their emissions.
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  43. Wrong and you know that.
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  44. Just because the eco diesels were a scam, this does not prove anything about other technologies. EVs actually make a lot of sense.
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  45. Wrronng. Where do you even get this shit in 2024? All the information is easy to find dude.
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  46. You sir are officially clueless
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  47. Refineries can be tuned to produce more or less of a certain product. Eventually diesel and gasoline will decline and refineries will slowly disappear.
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  48.  @mro9466  exactly. not possible at all
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  49. Stop being ignorant. All data on EV life cycle emissions are easy to find. Good luck.
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  50. EVs do in fact considerably lower CO2 emissions. So no, not similar at all.
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  51.  @Charliegsand  Of course I also factored in manufacturing emissions… An EV only has to last 4 years to make up for it.
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  52.  @Charliegsand  Not at all. Just average mileage per year. The 200k figure is a famously outdated figure. It’s round about 40k miles in total to compensate for battery production emissions.
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  53.  @Charliegsand  Again, famously outdated. You can find many far more recent research reports reporting far lower figures. The battery is by far the biggest chunk of the emissions, but obviously these life cycle emissions analyses cover everything from mining to recycling and everything in between.
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  54. Nope. EVs actually make sense in directly lowering CO2 emissions.
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  55.  @lbochtler  Nope, that is why they actually make sense. Total life cycle emissions are many times lower. Synthetic fuels are a terribly inefficient solution reserved for aviation and possibly shipping where batteries are not up for the task.
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  56.  @Bobo-ox7fj  lol!
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  57.  @lbochtler  It's not the media obviously (they are generally anti EV). It's just ubiquitous scientific research.
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  58. If you crunch the numbers properly you realize that EVs do actually power CO2 emissions a lot. Of course EVs alone won’t save the planet, but they are an important part of a whole variety of solutions.
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  59. EVs make far more sense than any diesel or hydrogen car.
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  60. Wrongggggggg
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  61. What are you talking about. Combustion engines in passenger cars are soon over, no matter how much R&D you throw at it.
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  62.  @Boozna  No matter how you spin it, EVs are a huge improvement regarding life cycle emissions.
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  63. PHEV and EV are far better than HEV.
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  64.  @sesvid  It’s just physics
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  65.  @sesvid  You are right about the unnecessary complexity of PHEVs. I don't like them either. It's just that they are better than HEVs because you can actually charge them, making them a lot more efficient. Obviously pure EVs are the best. Charging is not that much of a problem. There is no shortage of electricity, only a shortage of grid capacity at peak moments of the day. An EV only requires about 10 kWh per day on average, which is no problem for the grid to supply - especially when spread out over the day. Many European countries have been using public curbside AC charging for over a decade in densely populated areas. Works great. You can find plenty of reports on battery recycling. It's not an issue and definitely not a reason to continue with combustion engines.
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  66.  @sesvid  Again, 10 kWh (not kW) per day is nothing. There is no lack of electricity. HEV + synthetic fuels is a terrible solution because this would literally require 5 times as much electric energy. There is literally zero chance this is going to play any significant role for passenger cars.
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  67. If you still think this proves anything in 2024 you are absolutely clueless about climate change.
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  68. you have no idea
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  69. Why do you wonder? You know monthly tax on diesels is very high right?
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  70. Not true. EVs are far superior in emissions.
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  71.  @tysonswing  I was obviously referring to lifecycle emissions. And EV batteries outlast the rest of the vehicle.
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  72. You are confusing warranty time with expected life. Batteries last many times more than 100,000 miles. And yes, EVs do actually prevent loads of CO2 from entering the atmosphere - even in worst case scenarios.
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  73. The switch to electric cars is in no way comparable to diesel.
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  74. They are not a lie. You just don’t like reality.
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  75.  @gonzalvezalvez6572  wrong, data is clear.
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  76.  @gonzalvezalvez6572  Haven’t seen so much misinformation, myths, misconceptions and lies in a single comment in a very long time. I don’t even know where to start.
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  77. Just because you don't like something doesn't mean it must be a conspiracy. Inform yourself.
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