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Is every part of the electric "sustainable" cars renewable? Is lithium or whatever they make these batteries out of "green"? Are we trading gas for some other l
by wehadfun 11y ago
Is every part of the electric "sustainable" cars renewable? Is lithium or whatever they make these batteries out of "green"? Are we trading gas for some other limited resource?
- mcv 11y agoA pretty major part is of course how the electricity is being generated. If it's coming from coal plants, electric is not going to be a big improvement (though still a slight one, because as dirty as coal plants are, they're still more efficient that your own personal internal combustion engine). But if it's part of a move towards all wind, solar and other clean energy production, then that's going to have a huge impact.
- sevensor 11y agoLithium isn't so bad compared with the rare earths like neodymium, used in the permanent magnets in electric motors. I remember seeing a link on this site to a report on the lakes of toxic sludge in China that result from neodymium extraction.