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"As for electric cars I like them and have worked on building/converting EVs but they have their own problems. Most electricity produced is not clean or green and very inefficient to produce. Another problem with EVs is batteries, what about all the energy to mine refine and ship from other parts of the world. What do we do with all the dead batteries?"
The battery is $4500 and will last for 25+ years for the average user ie over 300,000 miles. (this is for NIMH batteries)
this is longer than your engine in your typical car will last before going to the crusher and then add in all the "extra" stuff your gas engine needs and your gasoline tank oil tank antifreeze tank etc.. will use in that 300k lifetime.
are you seriously saying this is a problem to be concerned with? (and they are 100% recyclable)
Gasoline currently uses MORE electricity per 100 miles than an electric car does !! AND only 54% of our power comes from coal.
again where is the problem here?
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