SOCIAL NORMS & INFLUENCING OTHERS
Wk4 - electric vehicles
Perhaps equally important to slashing your own footprint is influencing others to do the same. To help you share your journey and promote the ideas and tools that can help others on theirs, we’ve compiled the examples below.
When someone else reduces their emissions as a result of your actions, you’re doing even more than your fair share!
SHARE
Spread the word through your social media accounts, text messages or, good old-fashioned conversations with your friends and family.
Pro Tip: Add one of these to your email signature.
1. Your Story |
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| “I’m taking a 6-week course to slash my footprint because I want to do my part. Let me know if I can help you with what I’m learning!” | "Tesla, Chevy, Ford, Nissan, and Audi top the list with the best-selling EVs of 2021. More than thirty new models are expected to go on sale this year! I’m keeping my eye on ______’s new _____." | "I'm taking the Carbonauts' Big Six Course and just learned that 1/2 of all car trips are under 6 miles and 1/3 are under 1 mile! I'm going to start biking the short trips. Does anyone want to join me?" |
| Q: I'm looking at switching to either a plug-in hybrid or an electric vehicle. Has anyone made the switch? Any advice or recommendations? | Q: Does anyone carpool or want to start one? I just learned the importance of reducing driving for our carbon footprints - and I think it would be fun! | Q: I want to switch to an electric car, but I'm currently in a lease. Has anyone used LeaseTrader or Swap-a-Lease to transfer their lease? I'd love to hear about your experience |
2. Something You've Learned |
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| Countries have already started to phase out gas cars to limit pollution. Norway will stop selling gas cars in 3 years, and the UK will stop in 9 years. | The average person drives roughly 40 miles a day. Plug-in hybrids get 20-60 miles of electric range. So...most people could easily be driving electric most of the time! | EVs slash your footprint, reduce smog, asthma and noise, are high performance, allow HOV driving, and generally have a lower cost of ownership due to low “fuel” and maintenance costs. |
| "Rideshare ever? Uber and Lyft now have green options! Check your app for low-emission rides and easily reduce your footprint. | Electric vehicles already cost less to operate than conventional cars. By 2023, they'll likely be cheaper to make, too. | Drive your old car into the ground? Nope. Most emissions are in a car’s “use” phase (fuel emissions) while little comes from production or recycling phases. So...go plug-in hybrid or EV! |
| Gas from cars is responsible for 50% of smog, millions of cases of asthma in children, and is typically a third of the average American’s footprint. Luckily, we have a compelling solution: Electric Vehicles! | In the US, transportation is responsible for 29% of greenhouse gas emissions and growing. | Deaths from air pollution went down 25% in 2020 due to reduced driving, especially to work. Telecommuting, carpooling, public transit, and decreasing the distance between home and work are ways you can keep this up going forward. |
| Americans bought 600,000 e-bikes last year. That's a rate of one every 52 seconds. More biking means less driving, and less driving means less pollution! | Switching to an electric vehicle could save you $10K in fuel costs over 5 years. I want to switch to a _____! | Global transportation is a major polluter, producing approximately 7.3 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions in 2020! Passenger cars were the biggest source that year - accounting for 41% of those emissions. |
4. Inspiring Quotes |
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| “You can borrow knowledge, but not action.” -James Clear |
““Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” -Michael Jordan |
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” -Chinese Proverb |
| “A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it, is committing another mistake.” -Michael Jordan |
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead |
"It is not enough to be compassionate – you must act." -The Dalai Lama |
5. Repost |
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| The Carbonauts |
NRDC |
Greta Thunberg |
| Treehugger |
Get.waste.ed |
Sustainably Vegan |
EXAMPLES
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