REVEALED: Driving An Electric Car May The Worst Thing You Can Do For The Environment!
In a column highlighted by Powerline blogger John Hinderaker, engineer and energy expert Ronald Stein examines the source of the power and the materials in batteries. He concludes EVs are bad for the environment, and serious ethical questions are raised by the conditions under which the materials are mined.Stein argues in a column titled "Is it ethical to purchase a lithium battery powered EV?" that entire mountains are eliminated by just one lithium supply mine.
Of all the crazy policies we see implemented around us, from decriminalizing theft to teaching children to change their “gender,” perhaps the craziest is government’s determination to force us to drive electric vehicles. EVs like the Tesla are perfectly fine cars, or would be if they weren’t subsidized or mandated. But they are terrible for the environment, and the conditions under which their materials are mined raise serious ethical questions. [powerlineblog]
The city of Lake Worth Beach has 4 public charging station ports (Level 2 and Level 3) within 15km. 100% of the ports are level 2 charging ports and 50% of the ports offer free charges for your electric car.
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This is all very interesting about electric car parts and how this all works. I wonder if a lot of Americans really know all of this that goes into having an electric car?
ReplyDeleteI don't cAre a thing about owning an electric car, ever.
ReplyDeleteConsidering that they have to dig holes in the earth for the Rare Earth Minerals, I doubt they would be better for the environment.
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