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> > > > Interesting stats and analysis.
> > > >
> > > > OP however forgot to mention the
> > environmental
> > > > costs of extracting the raw earth material
> > > > required to produce the components for EVs.
> > > That
> > > > alone negates the environmental benefits
> > > > supposedly reaped by owning an EV.
> > >
> > >
> > > Because when we talk about gas powered
> vehicles
> > we
> > > totally include the cost and effects of the
> oil
> > > fields, refining, transportation of fuel,
> > > construction of vehicle components... oh
> wait,
> > you
> > > didn't do that... nevermind then. Lol.
> >
> >
> > Those are all irrelevant because they are
> already
> > fixed costs. You don’t need to build more oil
> > fields or other pieces of infrastructure to
> > extract and refine the oil. There are several
> > types of rare earth elements that are needed to
> > build EVs. They require all sorts of
> sophisticated
> > and specialized pieces of equipment and
> > specialists like PHds to manage and undertake
> > extraction.
>
>
> You guys make some good points but you're still
> missing some very important parts of the
> equation.
>
> How about the back end? Currently there is no
> method to properly dispose of the batteries and
> the way in which they must be assembled and exist
> - make disassembly and recycling impossible. Ask
> around about what they are doing with them now and
> you will find a process not unlike nuclear waste
> disposal. Basically they are burying them where
> they will exist for thousands of years.
>
> Libtards are not smart enough to understand how to
> actually help the environment. This is nothing
> more than a racket designed to enrich a few
> entities and other hangers on for the next decade
> at the expense of the public and the environment.
>
> Nothing more than a politically motivated fad.
Back end you say? Your info is outdated
https://spectrum.ieee.org/lithiumion-battery-recycling-finally-takes-off-in-north-america-and-europe
But you go ahead and be against new tech while you regurgitate whatever talking points the oil and gas industry wants to keep their revenue flowong