Interesting podcast by Living Planet out of Germany. An in-depth look at the environmental costs of both kinds of autos, and the answers might surprise you.
On the road to a carbon-free future, a lot of drivers are facing a tough dilemma: Is it worth switching to an electric car if the gas-powered car I have can still run a few more years? Is the environmental footprint of an EV really that much better? We spoke to several experts about the upside and downside of e-mobility from range anxiety to charging infrastructure and more. Click here to listen.
The URL is
https://www.dw.com/en/whats-better-electric-cars-vs-combustion-cars/audio-69160469
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thanks very much for bringing this to my attention Clyde. The thing that gives me the most hope is as a species over the last 10,000 years Creativity in tool creation has been the thing that has moved us forward the most (as well as caused the most grief). I think that technology can bring us forward and find a way forward with this question of lithium mining and there’s always of course other planets.