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noob_tube03 OP t1_jai6l7a wrote

Reply to comment by pelican_chorus in Open Response to Congresswoman Clark's recent letter by noob_tube03

For sure. This is very much the "electric car" problem. Electric cars are terrible for the environment, but electric cars are still a good thing because we need to push for renewable energies. It's more about framing and making sure you know what issue you are addressing. In this case, it's about reducing plastic waste, especially microplastics in our water and plastic in the ocean. While paper bags don't necessarily help the forests, they do reduce microplastics

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SesquipedalianPossum t1_jak9811 wrote

Since you seem to be anti-climate chaos, I wanted to say, think it's important for everyone to understand that EV passenger cars are not a good choice. EV passenger cars are meant to save the car industry, not us or the planet.

The materials required to create batteries to power EVs--cadmium and lithium--are in quite limited quantities on the planet, we really, really need to reserve those small amounts to use for batteries that will store energy for the power grid and large-capacity vehicles, like buses and trucks. If we waste it all on private passenger electric cars, we'll have none left for the grid or public transit.

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bostonguy2004 t1_jamddnw wrote

So what about the lack of Climate Change-causing emissions from EV cars? Can you explain how not emitting CO2 is bad for the planet?

And, this criticism of EVs seems like a lot of speculation and lacks sources. Could you provide some valid and reliable source links (e.g., peer-reviewed scientific research) about your points?

What if massive deposits of cadmium and lithium ore are discovered in the future?

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