'Mr Bean' Rowan Atkinson kata beliau seolah ditipu dengan trend kereta elektrik yang hasilkan 70% gas rumah hijau dari kereta biasa

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Rowan Atkinson, the British comedian perhaps best known to international audiences as Mr. Bean, has also been a life-long car fanatic, and spoke out questioning electric vehicles' benefits.

Atkinson wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian Sunday, in response to proposed legislation the United Kingdom that would ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

"Electric vehicles may be a bit soulless, but they’re wonderful mechanisms: fast, quiet and, until recently, very cheap to run," he wrote.

"But increasingly, I feel a little duped. When you start to drill into the facts, electric motoring doesn’t seem to be quite the environmental panacea it is claimed to be."

The actor, who received a degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Newcastle University before receiving and advanced degree in electrical engineering from The Queen’s College, Oxford, says he was an early adopter of electric vehicles, but sees some issues with the proposed ban

Electric cars, of course, have zero exhaust emissions, which is a welcome development, particularly in respect of the air quality in city centers. But if you zoom out a bit and look at a bigger picture that includes the car’s manufacture, the situation is very different," he said.

He cited a video released by Volvo in the lead up to the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow in 2021, which noted greenhouse gas emissions from the production of an electric car are 70% higher, due to the lithium-ion batteries currently used in electric vehicles.

Atkinson explained other alternatives are still in the works, such as solid-state or hydrogen based fuels, but explained that it’s society’s relationship with cars that needs as much an overhaul as the engineering.

"The biggest problem we need to address in society’s relationship with the car is the ‘fast fashion’ sales culture that has been the commercial template of the car industry for decades," he said, citing three-year lease models that encourage people to shop for new vehicles when "with tender loving care," a new car can last for 30 years.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/entertainment/mr-bean-star-rowan-atkinson-feels-duped-promises-electric-vehicles

supernaturalee

sila2 bang sepatah 2 kata @zulka

venom1

jalan kaki/brisk walk the best method for good green environment

helicornia

Teringat movie dia Mr bean strike again.british horsepower lawan kete letrik tk bole kalah katanya sekali mati tgh jln sbb abis minyak haha

eragon

GOOD FACTS MR.BEAN.  people talking about SDG nowadays. but most of us only see the end products & end users.  If you see broader scope, banyak yang kena buat lagi utk achieve.

AbukRokok

U want to save the planet?
Start use flinstone car

kakikuDibibirmu

supernaturalee replied at 7-6-2023 08:26 AM
sila2 bang sepatah 2 kata @zulka

Mas Elon tersenyum sinis

malarky

helicornia replied at 7-6-2023 10:18 AM
Teringat movie dia Mr bean strike again.british horsepower lawan kete letrik tk bole kalah katanya s ...

Bukan mr bean... Johnny English

kitaserupaaa

venom1 replied at 7-6-2023 09:00 AM
jalan kaki/brisk walk the best method for good green environment

Cycling pun bagus. Use of public transport can reduce your carbon footprint.

kitaserupaaa

Bagi aku, selagi electricity generation dominated by non renewable sources mcm arang batu, natural gas utk power electric vehicle, tak berkesan sgt pun ev untuk alam sekitar. Air travel pun banyak contribute to ghg emission & higher carbon footprint. Sebab tu banyak airlines offer optional extra charge utk offset ghg emission. Maybe airlines ni tanam pokok kat mana2 la kot or fund projek untuk reduce ghg