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Originally Posted by zain
question: what is more damaging, using a car with a combustion engine for seven years or recycling a battery for an EV after the same period (assuming the EV used a renewable/green power source)?
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Impossible to answer. One directly contributes to climate change through exhaust emissions and the other indirectly contributes due to the fact that 80 percent of our electricity is generated by burning coal and natural gas.
The rapid transition to EV's is perversely going keep the demand for electricity generated by coal strong for a long time. The coal lobby loves electric vehicles.