I recently watched a documentary called “who killed the electric car?”. This got me thinking; are electric cars memes? I know battery production is just as polluting.
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Brody Jenkins
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Brayden Hall
Pretty much yes. They've needed billions of taxpayer money to support the industry and STILL no one is adopting them on their own. Most Homes and work places don't have the infrastructure to charge them. The cars are under equipped in luxury in their price points.
Lincoln Torres
Just as polluting as what?
Gabriel Nelson
ICE vehicles
Christian Miller
depends on the vehicle
Henry Butler
Not really. Manufacturing a Prius is as much pollution as driving a shitbox for 25 years.
Adam Johnson
Sounds dubious. Source?
also the Prius is an ICE vehicle
Chase Torres
Some chemicals in batteries, such as nickel and cadmium, when produced are extremely toxic and cause soil and water pollution to the enviroment. Its not as much the car but the battery. One thing the documentary talked about was Hydrogen power. Wonder if anything will come of that.
Josiah Ward
Why would my shitbox produce soil and water pollution? I dispose of my oil responsibly.
Also don't they use nickel in HSLA steel?
Isaac Sanders
Steel not batteries mixed with other chemicals produced in plants producing just as much pollution. Sure increase production ten-fold thatll help. Also when did i say specifically your car makes pollution.