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Originally Posted by ademonrower
Hybrids with a small battery are, in my opinion, a good solution in many scenarios.
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Also taking range-anxiety in consideration, hybrids make way more sense than EVs for most people.
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Often it's the mixture of technologies that makes the best progress. This relates to openness to technology diversity, which, unfortunately is not really on the agenda of politics or industry.
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Odd enough, the same virtue-signallers who call for some "diversity" mostly for a political agenda, are the first ones who say everybody should embrace a random one-size-fits-all BS which ends up proving itself unsuitable for many diverse segments...
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They're trying to find single-technology solutions in too many areas, because that is the economically-efficient way to go.
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Sometimes applying a similar tech into different applications can actually be a good thing, but the way EVs are simply forced by bureaucrats is pointless. Same applies for the SUV craze all around the world, when a good traditional station-wagon is neglected...
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However, in my opnion, it will not serve environmental aims. Using less of everything would be a great start... :-) So, ecomodding of any kind of car gets a big thumbs-up from me :-)
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Even though simpler, dumbproof old tech, might remain functional and require fewer raw materials to be turned into replacement parts in the long run, let's suppose someone who owns an ancient car and would rather have an engine swap instead of overhauling the old engine, and the newer one occasionally may lead to fewer emissions. I'm OK with that. But simply trying to push for some unrealistic standards like bureaucrats tend to do, forcing people to either buy an expensive late-model car or ride a 125cc motorcycle and call it a day is ridiculous.