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I personally think electrified vehicles are the way to go. They're quieter, accelerate faster, require a lot less maintenance and don't smell as bad. However,
by Incipient 3y ago
I personally think electrified vehicles are the way to go. They're quieter, accelerate faster, require a lot less maintenance and don't smell as bad.
However, I'm not convinced lithium batteries are the answer. It's a fairly limited material, recycling is super difficult. With higher volumes it doesn't seem prices are shifting much. And that's all without the charging problem.
Hydrogen may solve a lot of problems? But it has its own set.
Going entirely in on lithium EVs today feels a bit premature.
- Shawnj2 3y agoHonestly we need more EV’s with worse battery tech. We have alternatives to lithium ion like LIFEPO4 and we should make more cars that use them and are cheaper as a result
- Incipient 3y agoIt's still lithium, and it's still pretty awful to recycle.
- nateb2022 3y ago> Going entirely in on lithium EVs today feels a bit premature. Exactly. It's like when they phased out paper bags claiming that plastic could be reused and it was better for the environment to spare the trees, and then only later it was realized that plastic bags became a major pollution source and the decision was made to slowly try to roll out paper bags again.