But the guardian article mentions the points but comes to exactly the expected conclusion:
The data we have leaves little doubt that resource extraction will be significantly lower for electric cars compared with their petrol or diesel equivalents as recycling increases.
Well yeah, it’s a myth pushed by fossil fuel companies and climate change deniers. I was just saying I’m surprised you haven’t anyone say it, it was the biggest ‘gotcha’ people would try to use when pushing back against EV adoption for years.
Okay, so that maybe was a bit imprecise… I had heard that argument before, but essentially only from people who weren’t into the topic really. I was just curious if there was a serious source for that. Like, more serious than uncle Günther who flies a national flag in his garden.
But the guardian article mentions the points but comes to exactly the expected conclusion:
Well yeah, it’s a myth pushed by fossil fuel companies and climate change deniers. I was just saying I’m surprised you haven’t anyone say it, it was the biggest ‘gotcha’ people would try to use when pushing back against EV adoption for years.
Okay, so that maybe was a bit imprecise… I had heard that argument before, but essentially only from people who weren’t into the topic really. I was just curious if there was a serious source for that. Like, more serious than uncle Günther who flies a national flag in his garden.