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Electric Cars Are Pushing the Age of Oil to Extinction in China (www.bloomberg.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean it's pretty common knowledge that China is the biggest rare earth metals producer in the world. It's also well known that the batteries they produces are pretty bad for environment. And it's also known that Chinese EVs are still better for climate change than oil. It's all been covered many many times. Are you following any news?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The batteries are also recyclable, which should make the equation even simpler.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean it's not that simple because you can't recycle the entire battery

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

The number I'm seeing is up to 95% recyclable. That's preeetttty much the entire battery. Are you talking about something else?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I never said it's not better than oil, I never even mentioned climate change. Lemmy sucks, you guys are dicks, like fuck me for asking a question lol

Worse community than reddit, fuck you guys. This is why lemmy is never going to grow. Wonder why comment sections are dead? You are the problem.

To answer your question, yeah I follow news, that's why I assume China is probably strip mining for metals in the worst way possible. Of course mass producing batteries is going to be environmentally destructive. So where are the mines?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The mines are also in China. What's your point? Why are you asking obvious question?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

China is massive, where in China? Why can't you just answer my question instead of being a dick?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Google is your friend. Not a useful one these days, but a friend regardless.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

You will have to look that up I guess.