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That was dross the last time I read it, made up dross,
Probably by a Volkswagen employee, at the time of the diesel scandal, coupled to the oil industry
It assumes diesel magically arrives at the pumps, without taking energy to extract, and causing no environmental damage in the extraction, or delivery of the fuel
There was a thread about it some where, debunking the inaccurate report.
There is also the issue of recycling the cars at the end of their life's.
At present all modern cars have to be 90% recyclable, the best electric car is only 75%. The batteries being the hardest to recycle.
Yes in the daily use of the car they are very green, but how green is the production and end of life disposal.
95% seems quite high, but hopefully achievable.
Fortum are currently claiming 80% recycle of Li-Ion cells, including the most precious part, Cobalt....
“We are able to recycle over 80% of lithium-ion battery materials. Our industrial-scale, low-CO2 process allows us to recover the cobalt, manganese and nickel from the battery for reuse in producing new batteries.”
Source: https://www.fortum.com/products-and...oducts/lithium-ion-battery-recycling-solution
Really?lithium is inert
Really?
Really not, more reactive than sodiumReally?
Inert as in non reactive?Really?
Inert as in non reactive?
That explains why it's stored floating on oil with an argon atmosphere.
Where do you get that figure from?
Currently 95% of a lithium EV battery is recyclable,
End of life car recycling centres. UI supply them fire extinguishers.
All modern cars have to be 95% recyclable or at the end of their life's -5% carbon costly.
All electric cars are a carbon sink. To recycle them they add carbon or other pollutants to the atmosphere. Mainly in the cost to send things like the batteries to be recycled, to ship the precious materials to be manufactured.
Yes, in use they are carbon negative (in theory) o0ver their life's they are a pollutant.
There is a theory if a diesel vehicle is used as it is designed for they are not as bad as they are said to be. They are a pollutant when used on the urban cycle.
There is talk about a future generation of DERV using bio fuels, waste recycled fuels being carbon neutral.
The issue with Bio fuel is they eat into land what should be set aside for food or what was an eco system.
We're 150 years into the fossil fuel era, but 10 or so into the renewable. It's not an entirely fair comparison.
When we are 50 years into renewables then the picture becomes a lot clearer, and not just because of the lack of soot.
With every roof covered in solar, slow and fast release storage of electric and a distributed electric grid, then EVs will win on every score.
For now, for me, I can't afford one, but every new EV makes the streets quieter, and paves the way for a future where my kids can still enjoy personal transport and the freedom that brings.
And hopefully, by then, my series Landrover will be running an electric motor through the transfer box!
End of life car recycling centres. UI supply them fire extinguishers.
All modern cars have to be 95% recyclable or at the end of their life's -5% carbon costly.
All electric cars are a carbon sink. To recycle them they add carbon or other pollutants to the atmosphere. Mainly in the cost to send things like the batteries to be recycled, to ship the precious materials to be manufactured.
Yes, in use they are carbon negative (in theory) o0ver their life's they are a pollutant.
There is a theory if a diesel vehicle is used as it is designed for they are not as bad as they are said to be. They are a pollutant when used on the urban cycle.
There is talk about a future generation of DERV using bio fuels, waste recycled fuels being carbon neutral.
The issue with Bio fuel is they eat into land what should be set aside for food or what was an eco system.