Grapelander
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Electric cars do not save on using conventional fuels.
Does everyone know where electric power comes from? Probably most people know but don’t think about it. As a reminder, here is a list of where electricity comes from today:
Coal
Natural gas
Petroleum (Oil)
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Wind
Biomass
Geothermal
Solar
Electric Cars: Experts argue whether electric cars are worse for the environment than gas guzzlers once the manufacturing process and batteries are taken into account.
Electric cars have to get electricity from somewhere to charge up their batteries, right? Do you think electric cars run from solar panels? Not so much. So the electricity comes from one of the other resources listed above.
Do you know how batteries for electric cars are made? How solar panels are made? Are they environmentally friendly? There are still lead-acid batteries around but batteries for electric cars are made of lithium-ion. So where does lithium-ion come from? Well, to begin with see Will the Race for Electric Vehicles Endanger the Earth’s Most Sensitive Ecosystem? Materials needed to make the batteries for electric cars and other clean technology is driving interest in deep-seabed mining, and scientists fear the cost to the ocean will be steep.