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Originally Posted by ASAP
This is before we ever even get into the discussion of where power from these cars comes from or is generated... or before we even get into how harmful battery disposal... or here is the big one... that there is not enough raw materials on the Earth to produce electric cars at the level of ICE cars at this present time.
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According to some sources, any battery-powered vehicle (PHEV, HEV, BEV, FCEV) nowadays produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) during its life cycle than its mid-size ICE equivalent.
This particular research paper accounted for a GHG intensity of electricity generation of 518g/CO2 per kWh - a 2018 global average.
Decarbonising electricity and fuel manufacturing processes whilst also paying greater attention to recycling and refurbishing are the big hurdles in regard to life-cycle assessment.
But it's really difficult to even want to be 'green' by buying an electric car when CEOs, like idiot Musk, still fly around in their PJs and my plastic shopping bags that I put in the recycling bin end up on the other side of the world, not recycled.