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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In addition to other comments about the carbon footprint of an individual ICE vs a power plant – the amount of electronics in an electric car is not that much higher than an ICE car. Modern combustion engines are all driven by electronics (starting with the ECU, and injection electronics), the ABS system, stability control systems, etc. + the in car dashboard of course that also works with a lot of electronics. ICE needs also to drive an alternator which is basically an electric engine (used the opposite way obviously).
So comparing the amount of electronics, the difference is not that much at all, since you remove the injection electronics but add the power regulation for electric motors…
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