Nostra
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Electric vehicles are not green. Let's ignore how they have to rape Mother Nature to mine for the lithium etc for the toxic batteries, and the disposal of same. Let's ignore all the diesel needed to extract all that from the mines. Let's ignore all the plastics etc on these cars produced by oil products.
Let's just look at how these "green vehicles" will be powered. These numbers may have fluctuated slightly, but overall still about the same.
Natural gas produces 38% of the electricity in the US.
Coal produces 23%
Nuclear produces 20%.
So 81% of all electric vehicles will be powered by coal, natural gas, and nuclear power. Doesn't sound very "green to me", Joe.
Electricity sector of the United States - Wikipedia
Let's just look at how these "green vehicles" will be powered. These numbers may have fluctuated slightly, but overall still about the same.
Natural gas produces 38% of the electricity in the US.
Coal produces 23%
Nuclear produces 20%.
So 81% of all electric vehicles will be powered by coal, natural gas, and nuclear power. Doesn't sound very "green to me", Joe.
Electricity sector of the United States - Wikipedia