Fuck formula E and Formula 1 for that matter it's always transform my city into a shithole when those event happen anyway what the use of better for climate car when half the people who come to thos event take corpo plane to come see them
this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2024
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Not to mention the huge diesel trucks, airplanes and boats that are required to ship the untold thousands of tonnes of cargo to and from each and every race.
Isn't tire dust the current biggest problems with cars? Can we do something for that, too?
Tire dust is a problem, but i’m not sure it counts as a very big one when compared to the sheer scale of the damage to both people and ecosystems climate change will do. Between ocean acidification and the subsequent collapse of marine life, more frequent and intense hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and droughts, it would take a lot for microplastics to enter the same scale of devistation wrought by over a hundreds of millions of cars dumping more than five metric tons per year of CO2 into the atmosphere.
To reduce microplastics in North America your looking at fighting the car obesity ecidemic, improving tire lifespan, convincing people to be more gentle on the accelerator, fixing the god forsaken mess that is trying to ship anyone less than a thousand tons of aggregate by rail, and of course reducing the number of people who try and use a car to get around a city by expanding rapid rail transit/ increasing telework opportunities.
Outside of maybe some incidental improvement in tire lifespan and chemistry though, I’m afraid I really don’t know how you expect a raceing circuit to be able to help with any of the above.
That would require investment in public transport, and completely redesigning most (US) cities.
Not to mention increasing dependency on rail delivery for cross country goods.
Sure, though I wanted to coyly suggest that the most climate-friendly formula would transcent tires, too.
I don't think anyone is watching Formula E at all.
Telling people about it is a way to change that
But who are you going to tell? Formula 1 is already one of the most popular 'sports' worldwide, and I doubt you're going to find normies that are interested in Formula E that are not already a fan of Formula 1.
I like the way the pit stops are car swaps.
This is the only thing I know about formula E.
The most unsatisfying pit stop EVER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5cnpNRWQBU
Discussion on Gen 3 pits:
I feel like they should be doing battery swaps or something. Switching cars isn't going to drive the industry forward. I'm happy Formula E exists though. It's a good start.