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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by jmnicolas on Friday August 16, 2019 @12:49PM (#20717008)
> switching to electric cars isn't enough

It's not enough it's worse : basically by buying an electric car you're outsourcing your pollution to China and Africa.

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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by AnthonyMouse on Friday August 16, 2019 @12:51PM (#20717021)
Aren't a lot of electric cars (e.g. Tesla, Nissan Leaf) made in the US from batteries made in the US?
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Re:The electric car as a talisman of false hope by jmnicolas on Monday August 19, 2019 @02:33AM (#20735406)
Where do rare earth materials contained in the batteries come from ? To the best of my knowledge it comes from Africa and China.
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