Comments by "Matthew Nirenberg" (@matthewnirenberg) on "EV vs ICE #1,300 Mile Euro Trip - Part 6 - The Big Summary" video.
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@chrism8705 However that's only container ships, naval vessels and commercial airliners (95% of all air and seas traffic). Private Jets built post-2010 run on biofuels and are a lot cleaner than many like to admit. The giant mega vessels and all heavy industries are where 99% of emissions come from - but the govt's will never touch these due to corruption and self-interest.
Planes that move the public are on the way out as they let people travel. France is already banning short flights (even if they're greener than that many people driving the same trip).
The current ASEAN target to "reduce emissions" is focused on banning private jets (except corporation owned and govt ones - i.e. this exempts all of them) and banning private yachts (i.e. ANY size bluewater capable (38ft+) vessel (power, sail or motorsail)) in the name of "saving the environment.
The real reason they're going after yachts is there's many sub-60ft bluewater capable yachts that are cheaper than houses (buy 2nd hand "good bones" and refit then enjoy) and 100% off-grid (water, power, etc.).
Its this independence that the govt don't like, so all the "carbon neutral/negative" yachts get lumped in with mega ships and the little-guy loses out and is stuck in the 15-minute city. Remember when people were going "off-grid" in the USA and the govt's were rapidly banning doing so because they want to keep everyone under their thumb? That's still happening - the closing of public land "for future generations", the expanding cities building over the good farmland, the banning farming, etc. all designed to get everyone into 15-minute cities.
Ideas already being floated globally are to restrict yacht ownership (even for sub-60ft ones) to those who already have them by increasing the regulations around sailing and traveling abroad on yachts, as well as to ban the construction of new yachts, or to just refuse to licence new people (no licence = no yacht or sailing).
Many of us hoped that those with multiple citizenships and yachts would be able to travel in "green" yachts indefinitely however that's now looking like it won't be permitted as the 15-minute city terror is likely to bring ALL travel to an end (maybe we'll have to pick which countries 15-minute city we live in).
To anyone who says this stuff isn't happening - attend the meetings (there is some public access), watch the official clips from the WEF, UN, COP, local govt, etc. and then look at what govt's around the world are doing. In the UK, parts of the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, etc. 15-minute cities are being crafted and "tested" (i.e. being made - remember there's nothing more permanent that a "temporary" thing when the govt is involved).
In Queensland, Australia there are two 15-minute cities being built against the wishes of the people who live in the towns "chosen". In Victoria, Australia, ALL developments are being built as 15-minute cities and they all have one road in, and one road out (really great in an emergency but absolutely perfect for keeping everyone contained).
Throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK and parts of the EU, the 15-minute city tyranny is being enforced - lower speed limits (that keep reducing each year "for safety") and "traffic calming" measures (road works for zero reason, road closures, narrowings, speed humps, one-car wide zig-zag in the middle of the road to severely congest and slow traffic, etc.).
The monitoring & control that is the surveillance state is already well deployed in the "western" world - surveillance cameras at every intersection/street-corner, super cam's that do red light, speed, rego, ANPR, tracking, phone detection, passenger detection, etc. are all being rolled out everywhere and on every bridge (usually mostly hidden between the structural ribs underneath the bridge but just angled so they can monitor everyone and fine over the slightest little thing). All this BS blowing all our taxes to achieve 100% tyranny - it sucks that everyone is paying for their own demise.
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@Sp_75-76 It actually was like for like (ignoring the super expensive EV and the super cheap ICE vehicle). No normal person is regularly stopping for breaks in quick succession. Its 100% normal to drive 3-5hrs then stop for a 30-45 minute break (maybe its just because I live in a huge country and long drives are a normal daily occurrence).
If you're charging, why wouldn't you charge to 100% - you don't go to the servo and only partially fill an ICE vehicle, you stand there for two minutes and fill the tank completely.
Without taking any sides, the real question that is commonly missed is "what is YOUR time worth?". People forget that the time spent charging is time you could be doing other things but for many who are regularly out and about, that means time wasted. If an EV could be charged fully in 2 minutes a lot more people would consider them. The other issue is you can carry a jerrycan of fuel and top up anywhere, you can't do the same for an EV. If you're a tradie like most people (carpenter, sparkie, plumber, locksmith, technician, etc.) you can't afford to waste the time charging during the day - that's a heap of work (and money - easily thousands of dollars) missed.
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