Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,' Not Climate

Re:Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,... by irishloop on Friday August 23, 2019 @09:59AM (#20777669)

All of these cars use precious metals and resources which come from (probably) China who pollutes like hell to get them so who knows what the long-term ramifications are.

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Re:Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,... by xutopia on Friday August 23, 2019 @11:00AM (#20778319)

Pollution comes in various forms. Right now I'm less worried about heavy metals seeping into the land in some remote area of the world than I am about greenhouse gases. I'd rather fence off a square km to pollution for a dozen cars on the road that won't heat up the atmosphere more.

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Re:Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,... by ecpottinger on Friday August 23, 2019 @10:54AM (#20778247)

What precious metal in a BEV?

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Re:Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,... by McWobbleston on Friday August 23, 2019 @11:13AM (#20778456)

Cobalt

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Re:Singapore Says Musk's Electric Cars Are About 'Lifestyle,... by scruple on Friday August 23, 2019 @12:18PM (#20779104)

The largest export of the DRC. [0]

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_industry_of_the_Democra...

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