Is the electric car five times as harmful? But battery production? Let's not be misled!
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But battery production is harmful!
All things considered, an electric car becomes more environmentally friendly after 15-50 thousand kilometres! A car is produced for hundreds of thousands, even millions of kilometres. And if you charge it with solar cells, and manufacture it in the most efficient way available today, you can make up the emissions of the battery and the solar system production in just 7-12 thousand kilometres. Just manufacturing the solar panel system will recover its carbon footprint in as little as 3-7 months.
All in all, it is now possible to say, even with a conservative estimate, that an electric car, based on its entire life cycle, causes at least half, if not a fifth, as much damage as an internal combustion car. And this is the present. In the future, this ratio could be even better.
And locally, in the city, there are zero emissions! In other words, we don't get sick from it. Treating the diseases caused by petrol and diesel cars is an awful lot of unnecessary cost to society. Excess tax. Unnecessary waiting lists.
Don't be misled!
And it's quiet too. No noise pollution. Less stress.
It does not clog buildings and bridges. No need to clean and paint over and over again. Excess tax, unnecessary expense.
Cobalt? Children are mining it!
The latest batteries no longer contain cobalt.
Battery production is extremely water-intensive!
Less and less water is already being used, and this is developing at a rapid pace.
But the faulty battery ends up in the bin!
No. They can already be recycled in 95-98%. And it is cheaper to recycle than to remanufacture. Also, how can gasoline and diesel exhaust be recycled? How to ventilate planet earth?
If you can afford the change, don't think twice! If not, it is still useful to know the above. Don't be misled!
A compromise? Yes, if you can't spend it at home, or if you're always on the run and often drive hundreds of kilometres. It's OK, technology is evolving. The time will come when everyone can. In time there will be electric cars for everyone.
In the meantime, the real green transport option is walking, cycling, scootering, maybe even horse-drawn carriages. 😉
CO2 map:
https://app.electricitymaps.com/
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