destructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoElectric cars are to save the auto industry, not the environment.i.redd.itimagemessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up11.41Karrow-down165
arrow-up11.34Karrow-down1imageElectric cars are to save the auto industry, not the environment.i.redd.itdestructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square177fedilink
minus-squareSoulKaribou@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·14 hours agoElectric cars are not a “green solution”. Because of all the associated costs to produce and maintain them: The battery requires rare minerals that are to be mined elsewhere (Africa, China, south america…), in abject conditions. The host country needs to deploy charging stations, plugged to the grid, which has a high cost in copper, contributing to point above. The internal wiring of the car also increase the cost, contributing also to the first point. And what to do of all the defective/old batteries ?
Electric cars are not a “green solution”. Because of all the associated costs to produce and maintain them:
The battery requires rare minerals that are to be mined elsewhere (Africa, China, south america…), in abject conditions.
The host country needs to deploy charging stations, plugged to the grid, which has a high cost in copper, contributing to point above.
The internal wiring of the car also increase the cost, contributing also to the first point.
And what to do of all the defective/old batteries ?