Will there not be just as much of a carbon footprint from mining materials to make batteries for all the new electric cars?
And all the precious metals that go into making electronics to make that car operate?
Plus the power generation associated with charging everyone’s vehicle.
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Always remember: “EVs also have a carbon footprint” does NOT mean “EVs have the same carbon footprint as fossil-fuel vehicles.”
We have a natural human tendency to think in terms of either “this thing is **perfect** and has no drawbacks” or “this thing is **just as bad** as this other thing,” but real life is almost never that simple. A thing can be significantly less bad than another thing, without having to be perfect.
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