Comments by "Kenz300 x" (@KJSvitko) on "The Electric Viking" channel.

  1. Too many materials are wasted in land fills and should be recycled. Valuable metals and rare earth materials can be extracted from batteries and and electronics. Manufacturers need to ramp up use of recycled materials when producing new products. There needs to be a market for all recycled materials for them to have value and to make recycling profitable.
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  2. Japan has ignored the climate crisis and protecting the environment for decades. It is crazy that a resource poor island would rather import fossil fuels rather than ramp investments in wind and solar energy production. Those nuclear power plants on the coast are a dangerous liability just waiting for rising sea levels and storms to destroy them. Japan needs more environmentalists. Fukushima is still spewing poisons into the environment with no end in sight. For Toyota and Honda this is their Kodak or Nokia moment. Too little and too late to the party.
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  3. China's economy is much worse than people are reporting. Unemployment is rising. 16 -24 year old unemployment is over 30% Unemployed people are not huge consumers. They do not buy homes. They do not get married or have children. Individuals, foreign corporations and investors are fleeing cities and the country. Numbers reported by the government can not be trusted. Steel production collapse is a good example of the huge decline in the economy. The property developers collapse is starting to ripple thru all its suppliers. Steel is the most visible. More to come. The house of cards built on debt is not sustainable. The Ponzi scheme has been exposed. China's real estate industry is bankrupt. This will impact the rest of the economy and then the rest of the world. There is no 5% GDP. It is a made up number. GDP is 0%. China will export deflation to the rest of the world in 2024.
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  4. China is uninvestable. There is no rule of law. There is no freedom of speech. There is no freedom of movement. Internet activity is monitored. Cameras monitor public spaces. No privacy. Numbers produced by companies or the government can not be trusted. New laws put everyone at risk for arrest for spying. The government manipulates all business and government statistics. State owned corporations are puppets of the government and its policies. Companies and the stock markets are not free and fair. Manipulation and misinformation are everywhere. There is no 5% growth this past year. That is a made up number. The is no growth. 0% The economy is contracting. China's media is all state propaganda and can not be believed or trusted to tell the truth. Businesses need to diversify their supply chains and reduce dependence on China.
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  5. Missed opportunity for Nissan. All auto makers in Japan are moving too slow to go all in on electric vehicles. Nissan, Toyota and Honda are all dragging their feet and trying to slow the transition to all electric vehicles. There is a Climate Crisis. Japan needs more environmentalists. They are living in the past and not embracing the future.
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  6. Toyota and Honda are sleep walking into the future. They are looking to the past and projecting it forward. EV adoption is accelerating every year. Exponential not linear. The only limiting factor is batteries. The number of electric vehicles and types of vehicles and trucks is growing. Electric vehicles are just better. No noise, no emissions, less fuel costs, less maintenance costs and amazing technology. Gasoline and diesel are OLD polluting technology. PHEVs still have a gasoline engine polluting the environment. Toyota and Honda will be late to the party. It will cost them market share, market value and future customers. There is a Climate Crisis. Young people will not buy petrol and diesel vehicles that add to the Climate Crisis. Toyota needs to learn a lesson from Nokia or Kodak. They will continue to lose market share until they do or they will go bankrupt.
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  7. China is uninvestable. There is no rule of law. There is no freedom of speech. There is no freedom of movement. Internet activity is monitored. Cameras monitor public spaces. No privacy. Numbers produced by companies or the government can not be trusted. New laws put everyone at risk for arrest for spying. The government manipulates all business and government statistics. State owned corporations are puppets of the government and its policies. Companies and the stock markets are not free and fair. Manipulation and misinformation are everywhere. There is no 5% growth this past year. That is a made up number. The is no growth. 0% The economy is contracting. China's media is all state propaganda and can not be believed or trusted to tell the truth. Businesses need to diversify their supply chains and reduce dependence on China.
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  8. Adapt, change or go bankrupt. Nokia and Kodak were once leaders in their industries but were slow to adapt to new technology. The problem with legacy auto makers having slow sales leads back to the legacy auto dealers. They try to talk people out of buying and EV an want to put them in a gasoline car. Many people hate going to legacy car dealerships. Many people call them stealer ships for a reason. New car, used car or going in for repairs you always walk out feeling cheated. People have no sympathy for dealers.
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  9. Fossil fuels are destroying the planet. Climate Change will impact everyone even deniers and fossil fuels industry puppets. It is making weather events more extreme. Individuals, politicians and businesses need to dump fossil fuels and install solar energy. We are destroying the very air, land and water resources we all need to survive. We must take better care of the natural environment. All government buildings must install solar panels. All businesses must install solar panels. Coal power plants need to shut down and be replaced with solar energy.
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  10. The future is electric. Legacy auto makers from the US, Japan and Europe are moving too slow to transition to all electric vehicles. Legacy auto is leaving the door open for Chinese auto makers to come in and take their market share. There is a Climate Crisis. Young people do not want to buy old polluting technology petrol and diesel vehicles.
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  11. Population needs to be in balance with jobs, resources, nature and the environment. Having a bigger population in any country than the country can support makes no sense. Access to food, water, shelter, energy and jobs should guide population levels. The worlds population is still expected to add another billion people to feed, clothe and produce pollution. Humans are crowding out all other species of plants and animals. Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Having a child that you can not provide for yourself is cruel and irresponsible. We need solutions not just sympathy. Endless population growth is not sustainable on a finite planet. Every country needs to "TRY" to be more self sufficient. When there are not enough resources to sustain a population something has to give. Countries need to focus on quality of life for their citizens and not just quantity of life for cheap labor. Why import fossil fuels when wind and solar energy can be produced locally and solar energy can power electric vehicles. We need solutions not just sympathy.
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  12. Adapt, change or go bankrupt. Legacy auto dealers are a nightmare for legacy auto makers. They gouged customers trying to buy electric vehicles. Legacy auto dealers abused their customers by adding market price adjustments to gouge their customers for EVs They added pricey add ons and other costs to pump up the prices and their profits. Tesla has the right idea. Buy online. No hassle. No sitting in a show room for hours. No salesman BS. No crazy markups. No I have to see my manager BS. With Tesla you can buy a vehicle in 5 minutes or less online. The dealers have no one to blame but themselves. The dealers are dragging the legacy auto makers down with them. The problem with legacy auto makers having slow sales leads back to the legacy auto dealers. They try to talk people out of buying and EV and want to put them in a gasoline car.
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  13. China's economy is in slow decline. The virus lock downs sped it up. Throwing more money at building empty buildings will not fix it. Lower GDP, higher unemployment, property developer bankruptcies, small and medium businesses going broke, local governments running out of cash, local banks running out of cash and individual personal despair of the population will lead to lower consumer spending. This will end up impacting the world economy and the US. China will try to spend its way out of its decline with government stimulus and that will reduce prices of goods produced in China and shipped around the world. Inflation will decline. China is the worlds second largest economy. A slow down in China will slow demand for energy. Steel production has declined and companies are going bankrupt because of the property developers stopped projects all over the country. The property developers collapse will ripple thru out the economy. Lock downs made it worse. Individuals, corporations, bond holders and investors are leaving China. The ruffled feathers about Taiwan are meant to stir up people and have them rally around the CPP and China. They need to distract people from all the economic problems in China.
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  14. Businesses and the government in China are not known for their honesty. Lie, cheat and steal is all too common today. Greed and selfishness is every where. You can not trust people, businesses, or government to be honest and truthful.
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  15. Wind and solar energy combined with battery storage are just safer, cleaner and cheaper than fossil fuels or nuclear energy.
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  16. Xi has killed the "Golden Goose" He has moved the country away from a market economy and back to a planned economy with government owned businesses. Unemployment is rising. Property developers are bankrupt. Banks are running out of money. Local governments are broke. The lockdowns caused many small and medium businesses to go bankrupt. Empty shipping containers are pilling up at the ports. Foreign companies and foreign investors have left for friendlier countries. The risks in China are too high. Every business in China is looking for a way to survive. Killing off the competition is BYD's plan to survive.
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  17. The UK, Europe, Germany and the rest of the world have been too slow to transition to wind and solar energy and all electric vehicles. Wind and solar energy do not need to be imported and can be produced locally in any country. Europe needs to provide more incentives for homes and businesses to install electric heat pumps and get rid of old polluting gas and oil boilers. The move to electric vehicles will also be sped up. There is no good reason to help fund Putin's war by buying oil, gas and coal from Russia. There is a Climate Crisis making weather events more extreme. Time to switch to renewable energy. The future is renewables. They are safer, cleaner and cheaper than fossil fuels. It is time for governments to end fossil fuels industry subsidies.
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  18. Lithium prices have dropped to very low levels. There is more lithium being produced than is currently needed or can be sold.
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  19. Europe and Germany in particular have been to slow to transition to wind and solar energy and all electric vehicles. Wind and solar energy do not need to be imported and can be produced locally in any country. Europe needs to provide incentives for homes and businesses to install electric heat pumps and get rid of old polluting gas and oil boilers. The move to electric vehicles will also be sped up. There is no good reason to help fund Putin's war by buying oil, gas and coal from Russia.
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  20. China is too aggressive with its people, its neighbors and the world. This aggressive behavior has consequences. This is bad for China and the world. It is much better to get along with others and solve differences by trying to develop a win - win solution. Win - lose solutions are bad for people and the planet. We all need to get along and quit trying to lie, cheat or steal to get ahead in life. China has poisoned its air, land and water resources abusing its people, nature and the environment. Xi has killed the "Golden Goose" He has moved the country away from a market economy and back to a planned economy with government owned businesses. Foreign companies and foreign investors have left for friendlier countries. The risks in China are too high. Supporting China's excess manufacturing capacity is bad for the world. China's huge subsidies to their manufacturers are meant to hurt any competitions and give them out of business. Free and fair competition is not understood or practiced in China. The rest of the world needs to stand up to their unfair subsidies or loose their own manufacturing base.
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  21. Wind and solar energy are safer, cleaner and cheaper than fossil fuels. Cheaper WINS !
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  22. Climate Change will impact everyone. It is making weather events more extreme. Individuals, politicians and businesses need to dump fossil fuels and install solar energy. We are destroying the very air, land and water resources we all need to survive. We must take better care of the natural environment. All government buildings must install solar panels. All businesses must install solar panels. Coal power plants need to shut down and be replaced with solar energy.
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  23. @R DOTTIN An all electric Beatle would sell well in many Asian, South American and African markets where an inexpensive, reliable vehicle is needed.
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  24. Wind and solar energy combined with battery storage are safer, cleaner and CHEAPER than fossil fuels. The UK, Europe, Germany and the rest of the world have been too slow to transition to wind and solar energy combined with battery storage and all electric vehicles. Wind and solar energy do not need to be imported and can be produced locally in any country. Battery storage is key for base load power. Europe needs to provide more incentives for homes and businesses to install electric heat pumps and get rid of old polluting gas and oil boilers. The move to electric vehicles will also be sped up. There is no good reason to help fund Putin's war by buying oil, gas and coal from Russia. There is a Climate Crisis making weather events more extreme. Time to switch to renewable energy. The future is renewables. They are safer, cleaner and cheaper than fossil fuels. It is time for governments to end fossil fuels industry subsidies.
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  25. Nuclear energy is too costly and too dangerous. The Fukushima and Chernobyl disasters are still spewing poisons into the environment. Who will pay to safely store this nuclear waste FOREVER.
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  26. Adapt, change or go bankrupt. Legacy auto dealers are a nightmare for legacy auto makers. They gouged customers trying to buy electric vehicles. Legacy auto dealers abused their customers by adding market price adjustments to gouge their customers for EVs They added pricey add ons and other costs to pump up the prices and their profits. Tesla has the right idea. Buy online. No hassle. No sitting in a show room for hours. No salesman BS. No crazy markups. No I have to see my manager BS. With Tesla you can buy a vehicle in 5 minutes or less online. The dealers have no one to blame but themselves. The dealers are dragging the legacy auto makers down with them. The problem with legacy auto makers having slow sales leads back to the legacy auto dealers. They try to talk people out of buying and EV and want to put them in a gasoline car.
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  27. Wind and Solar energy combined with battery storage are safer, cleaner and cheaper than fossil fuels or nuclear energy.
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  28. Battery storage is a great solution to balance the grid. Peaker plants are too slow and too expensive. Climate Change is making weather events more extreme. Floods, droughts, fires, excessive heat and low water levels in reservoirs and in ground water storage are becoming more common. We must stop adding more fossil fuels to the climate fire. India, China, Japan, US, Europe, Indonesia, Canada, Germany and Australia need to do more to reduce use of fossil fuels. They must stop building and financing more coal fossil fuels power plants. Time to go all in on wind and solar energy and electric vehicles. Fossil fuels are a bad investment for people and the planet. Investors are divesting from fossil fuels. ESG investing is growing. The cost of dealing with the impact of climate change will be greater than the cost of reducing the impact.
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  29. Japan needs more environmentalists. They are not taking Climate Change seriously enough. Toyota and Honda are sleep walking into the future. They are looking to the past and projecting it forward. EV adoption is accelerating every year. Exponential not linear. The only limiting factor is batteries. The number of electric vehicles and types of vehicles and trucks is growing. Electric vehicles are just better. No noise, no emissions, less fuel costs, less maintenance costs and amazing technology. Gasoline and diesel are OLD polluting technology. PHEVs still have a gasoline engine polluting the environment. Toyota and Honda will be late to the party. It will cost them market share, market value and future customers. There is a Climate Crisis. Young people will not buy petrol and diesel vehicles that add to the Climate Crisis.
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  30. Australia needs more environmentalists and fewer fossil fuels industry puppets.
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  31. Time for Australia to wake up and join the sustainable energy and electric vehicle revolution. Climate Change and rising sea levels will make coastal properties and low lying areas impossible to sell or insure. Banks and insurance companies will not want to take the risk in the future. People will not be able to sell coastal properties if no one can get a loan or insurance. Migration will move people away from coastal and low lying areas. Covid deniers and climate change deniers are the same. Both do not believe in science and experts. People are selfish and don't want to be bothered with restrictions. The cost to the economy and individuals will be huge.We need Climate Action NOW.
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  32. China is too aggressive with its people, its neighbors and the world. This aggressive behavior has consequences. This is bad for China and the world. It is much better to get along with others and solve differences by trying to develop a win - win solution. Win - lose solutions are bad for people and the planet. We all need to get along and quit trying to lie, cheat or steal to get ahead in life. China has poisoned its air, land and water resources abusing its people, nature and the environment. Xi has killed the "Golden Goose" He has moved the country away from a market economy and back to a planned economy with government owned businesses. Foreign companies and foreign investors have left for friendlier countries. The risks in China are too high. Supporting China's excess manufacturing capacity is bad for the world. China's huge subsidies to their manufacturers are meant to hurt any competitions and give them out of business. Free and fair competition is not understood or practiced in China. The rest of the world needs to stand up to their unfair subsidies or loose their own manufacturing base.
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  33. Toyota and Honda are sleep walking into the future. They are looking to the past and projecting it forward. EV adoption is accelerating every year. Exponential not linear. The only limiting factor is batteries. The number of electric vehicles and types of vehicles and trucks is growing. Electric vehicles are just better. No noise, no emissions, less fuel costs, less maintenance costs and amazing technology. Gasoline and diesel are OLD polluting technology. PHEVs still have a gasoline engine polluting the environment. Toyota and Honda will be late to the party. It will cost them market share, market value and future customers. There is a Climate Crisis. Young people will not buy petrol and diesel vehicles that add to the Climate Crisis.
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  34. China is currently in self destruct mode with GDP dropping Evergrande developer / housing crisis is collapsing the whole development / housing industry. This is a GDP build on debt, a big Ponzi scheme. The lock downs are impacting the whole economy and the worlds supply chains. Many manufacturers are now moving their factories out of China and back to their home countries. There is something to be said for supporting local production of essential products. Don't know what is going on with BYD but in a country where rule of law is not followed it is buyer beware.
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  35. Australia has too many fossil fools. How much of public opinion is based on propaganda from Mudroch media.
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  36. China's economy is much worse than people are reporting. Unemployment is rising. 16 -24 year old unemployment is over 30% Unemployed people are not huge consumers. They do not buy homes. They do not get married or have children. Individuals, foreign corporations and investors are fleeing cities and the country. Numbers reported by the government can not be trusted. Steel production collapse is a good example of the huge decline in the economy. The property developers collapse is starting to ripple thru all its suppliers. Steel is the most visible. More to come. The house of cards built on debt is not sustainable. The Ponzi scheme has been exposed. China's real estate industry is bankrupt. This will impact the rest of the economy and then the rest of the world. There is no 5% GDP. It is a made up number. GDP is 0%. China will export deflation to the rest of the world in 2024.
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  37. The future is electric.
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  38. Adapt, change or go bankrupt. Legacy auto dealers are a nightmare for legacy auto makers. They gouged customers trying to buy electric vehicles. Legacy auto dealers abused their customers by adding market price adjustments to gouge their customers for EVs They added pricey add ons and other costs to pump up the prices and their profits. Tesla has the right idea. Buy online. No hassle. No sitting in a show room for hours. No salesman BS. No crazy markups. No I have to see my manager BS. With Tesla you can buy a vehicle in 5 minutes or less online. The dealers have no one to blame but themselves. The dealers are dragging the legacy auto makers down with them. The problem with legacy auto makers having slow sales leads back to the legacy auto dealers. They try to talk people out of buying and EV and want to put them in a gasoline car.
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  39. All large car parking areas should install solar canopies. This would provide shade to park under, provide an additional renewable energy source and have the opportunity to add level 2 chargers for EVs while people shop. This under utilized asset could provide much needed renewable energy and help fight the climate crisis.
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  40. Hydrogen is a waste of time, money and energy. It is a way for the fossil fuels industry to keep using fossil fuels. The fossil fuels industry is destroying the planet.
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  41. FSD is making great progress. Tesla should allow owners to add FSD to a second owned Tesla family vehicle at a discounted price. Someone that has purchased FSD should have a transferable license and be able to use it on multiple family vehicles. Why has there been such a long delay to updating or refreshing the Model S and X interiors with the new ambient lighting. Many people are holding off buying a new Model S or X while waiting for the new features. Why the slow roll out ? The focus on FSD is great but the cars need timely updates to their features. The slow roll out hurts sales. New features need to be rolled out promptly and not dragged out. The lack of focus on the Model S and X is hurting volume sales. All the costs for research, development and amortization of manufacturing equipment for the S and X should be written off by now. It is time to lower the prices of the Model S and X to reflect the reduced costs and increase sales volume. Glad to see the price drop by $2000 Should be more like $5000 drop. You need to be able to pick a desired exterior color and interior color and still be eligible for the IRA $7500 tax cut. Missing out on the $7500 tax cut because you chose to pick an exterior ($1500) and interior color ($2000) is just crazy.
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  42. Toyota and Honda will go the way of Nokia if they do not go all in on electric vehicles very soon. Japan needs more environmentalists and fewer fossil fuels industry puppets.
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  43. Fossil fools are destroying the planet. Climate change is making weather events more extreme
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  44. The Rivian Amazon should be a cash cow for Rivian. Why do we not hear more about its production ramp and the potential sales to other delivery companies. FedEx, UPS, WalMart, USPS and others are potential customers. This should be a priority.
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  45. Nuclear energy is a waste of time and money. Fukushima and Chernobyl are still spewing poisons into the environment decades after their disasters. Toxic nuclear waste is still being stored at nuclear power plants around the world. THis toxic waste must be stored properly FOREVER. Who will pay for that.
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  46. Wind and solar energy combined with battery storage are safer, cleaner and cheaper than fossil fuels. Glad to see Australia wake and realize that there is a Climate Crisis. The coral reefs are dying. Bush fires are getting worse. It is getting hotter every year. Weather events like excessive rains are now happening. Murdoch media is a fossil fuels industry puppet and spew FUD rather than objective news because its advertising dollars are from polluters and they want to keep the money rolling in.
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  47. Legacy auto dealers are a nightmare for legacy auto makers. Legacy auto dealers abused their customers by adding market price adjustments to gouge their customers for EVs They added pricey add ons and other costs to pump up the prices and their profits. Tesla has the right idea. Buy online. No hassle. No sitting in a show room for hours. No salesman BS. No crazy markups. No I have to see my manager BS. With Tesla you can buy a vehicle in 5 minutes or less online. The dealers have no one to blame but themselves. The dealers are dragging the legacy auto makers down with them.
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  48. China's economy is in decline. They are in a recession. There is no GDP growth, It is 0% or negative. THe decline in the economy has caused the decline in air pollution.
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  49. EV adoption is accelerating every year. Exponential not linear. The only limiting factor is batteries. The number of electric vehicles and types of vehicles and trucks is growing. Many people are holding off buying a new car or scooter until the electric vehicle they want becomes available. Electric vehicles are just better. No noise, no emissions, less fuel costs, less maintenance costs and amazing technology. Gasoline and diesel are OLD polluting technology. So last century. Electric cars, electric trucks, electric buses, electric trash haulers, electric snow blowers, electric lawn mowers, electric weed whackers, electric hedge trimmers, electric snow mobiles, electric water craft, electric garden tools, electric mechanic tools, electric motor cycles, electric bicycles, electric scooters, electric farm tractors, electric construction equipment, electric delivery vehicles, ...... everything is going electric. No worries about starting after sitting for a few months. Gas always needs repairs. If you care about the future for your children care about climate change
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  50. You are what you eat. Your diet impacts your health. Lower stress, reduce obesity and more exercise are key to a healthy life. Obesity in children and adults is rising across the world. Fast food and sugary drinks are contributing to the problem of poor health and obesity. Eat a healthy plant based diet and exercise regularly. Reduce or ELIMINATE cows milk, eggs, cheese and meat. Eat more salad greens, beans, fruit and vegetables. Eliminate fast food, snacks like cookies, cakes, chips, and sugary drinks and juices. Every adult and child should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. Regular exercise will help you sleep better. Yoga is a great stress reducer. Obesity is all too common today. Get off the couch. Get off the phone, ipad or video game. A variety of stretching and other exercises help with increased mobility. Ride to work, ride to school, ride for fun. Every city should be a bicycle city. Speak up for bicycles in your community
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