• @k_o_t@lemmy.mlOP
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    123 years ago

    the craziest part is that these are most likely rechargeable batteries, because at this point it’s easier and cheaper to produce li-ion batteries, these things just don’t have a charging circuit…

      • @k_o_t@lemmy.mlOP
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        93 years ago

        electric cars are shit, as cars in general are, but it’s unlikely that they’re worse than conventional cars, from this quote

        Battery manufacturing life-cycle emissions debt is quickly paid off. An electric vehicle’s higher emissions during the manufacturing stage are paid off after only 2 years compared to driving an average conventional vehicle, a time frame that drops to about one and a half years if the car is charged using renewable energy. Approximately half of a battery’s emissions come from electricity used in the manufacturing process. Battery manufacturing emissions appear to be of similar magnitude to the manufacturing of an average internal combustion engine vehicle, or approximately a quarter of an electric car’s lifetime emissions. However, recent estimates of battery manufacturing emissions vary by a factor of 10, indicating the need for additional research in this field.