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Sounds reasonable to me. Embodied energy. One example, it takes a heck of a lot of energy to mine and process all that copper that goes into the motor windings.
by minerjoe 6y ago
Sounds reasonable to me. Embodied energy. One example, it takes a heck of a lot of energy to mine and process all that copper that goes into the motor windings. Another, it takes a heck of a lot of energy to mine and process all that lithium that goes in the batteries. Plus, where is the electricity comming from to charge them? Here in Montana, that generally means coal, burned hundreds of miles away and transported at great loss.
- theshrike79 6y agoBut when the coal plants get shut down and replaced with less polluting options, all electric cars in the state will instantly become less polluting. You do know that the car industry only uses a fraction of a fraction of all electric motors created, right? And the stuff dug out of the ground doesn't mystically disappear, it can still be recycled. Coal and oil will actually just go poof when it's used. It can never be used again.