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Originally Posted by Slapnut
I've read where it uses as much emissions to mine the ingredients for the electric car as a vehicle that has 150,000 miles of road use. Not to forget that China is the country that has the resources and gets rich off of our government
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The E-vehicle engine has about 60% less parts than a gasoline engine so it is LOGICAL that the E-vehicle production would use LESS emissions from the manufacturing of those parts. The important thing about emissions is that an E-vehicle emits ZERO. And just ask yourself if it is easier to control emissions from one STATIONARY electrical generating plant or the thousands of CO2 emitting tailpipes on the MOVING gasoline cars. I would say that a STATIONARY generating plant wins that battle because it has all the advantages over a moving source of pollution.
.......As far as battery production and lithium goes, people are finding lithium in places other than China. Also, battery technology will NOT stand still, they will become lighter and allow the E-vehicle to have longer range.
.........Also, as far as range anxiety goes. there are many makes of HYBRID vehicles. If anyone is concerned about RANGE, just buy a HYBRID...............PROBLEMO SOLVED!
...........Now, the final factor to consider is the PROPAGANDA factor. OBVIOUSLY. the oil and gasoline industry will FIGHT back against CHANGE. They will use PROPAGANDA and LIES about E-vehicles to slow down their adoption. Also, the US automobile does NOT want to CHANGE RAPIDLY. That's why a SMALL auto company like Tesla was able to beat the OLD US car industry to the E-vehicle revolution.