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i don't believe it. displacement is a specific word which means that, if what they're claiming is true, oil consumption on the road has dropped.
as much as i want to believe, i just really don't think it has
Yeah this just seems like a fake progress narrative. They're probably counting every electric moped in a Global South country as "displacing" some American's SUV despite the fact that people have been using motorcycles forever.
I'm pretty sure electric vehicles haven't even put a dent in fuel consumption. They probably haven't even made up just for new drivers since electric vehicles have started becoming more common.
yup, to displace any trip that would have been taken in an ice car would have to not be taken in an ice car. entirely new trips on ebikes, because ebikes are fun to ride, don't count towards displacement.