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Originally Posted by Marine1974
What do you think powers the heavy equipment to mine for lithium, diesel fuel and gasoline, not electric vehicles.
Not to mention the toxic chemicals used in mining for lithium renders the land uninhabitable for hundreds if not thousands of years . If you are using a refrigerator, air conditioning, electric stove /oven , TV , lights in your house or yard on electric , where do you think your electricity comes from . You have a large carbon footprint you’re producing and do you think it’s fair the majority of us don’t want an electric car that you spend more time charging than you do driving . $25,000 to replace a lithium car battery . Can’t put a lithium car battery fire out with water , it has to burn itself out . Great if you park it in your garage when it starts burning. Try collecting insurance to replace your burned down home .
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AND....The process of extracting lithium consumes significant amounts of water and energy, and lithium mining can pollute the air and water with chemicals and heavy metals. In addition, mining lithium can disrupt wildlife habitats and cause soil erosion, leading to long-term ecological damage...but heck who cares about that
