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"Fossil fuel cars waste hundreds of times more raw material than their battery
electric equivalents, according to a study that adds to evidence that the move
away from petrol and diesel cars will bring large net environmental benefits.
Only about 30kg of raw material will be lost over the lifecycle of a lithium
ion battery used in electric cars once recycling is taken into account,
compared with 17,000 litres of oil, according to analysis by Transport &
Environment (T&E) seen by the Guardian.
A calculation of the resources for each relative to their weight shows internal
combustion engines burn material 300 times greater than that lost once an
electric car battery is scrapped. The comparison did not include potential
emissions if fossil fuels were burned to create the power for recharging of car
batteries."
Via
Fully Charged:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0ZHDIULEf8
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
