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True, but it's easier to fix those causes. It's a lot harder to take the millions of ICE cars off the road then it is to cleanup the environmental impact of a l
by JimmyAustin 10y ago
True, but it's easier to fix those causes. It's a lot harder to take the millions of ICE cars off the road then it is to cleanup the environmental impact of a lithium mine.
- RealityVoid 10y agoIt's not about lithium mines per se... it's about needing a new car and not a used one since you're buying a (new) Tesla. That means extra carbon in the atmosphere.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoNew cars will be made and sold anyway; what Tesla is trying to do is to ensure that those new cars will all be electric.
- greglindahl 10y agoSure, as an individual I can always buy a used car. But that doesn't change much globally: cars are generally driven until they're uneconomic. If not by me, then by someone else. Put another way: if too many people buy new cars, then the price of used cars falls. There are enough people who compare the value of used cars vs new ones that a lower used car price causes them to prefer used over new. This is a fundamental feature of the car market, and that's why car dealers make it easy for you to trade in your used car.