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Re:Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than... by nilpunning on Monday March 01, 2021 @11:16AM (#26304250)
"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."

The key seems to be "once recycling is taken into account". Does anyone know if many batteries are currently being recycled? Is recycling economically viable without a technological leap?

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Re:Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than... by rdudek on Monday March 01, 2021 @11:23AM (#26304342)
The article is citing Transport & Environment[1] publication on the subject. However, they're only talking about recycling. They neglect to mention how much resources will be needed to generate that energy used to charge those vehicles.

1. https://www.transportenvironment.org/publications/batteries-...

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Re:Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than... by Mauricebranagh on Monday March 01, 2021 @11:25AM (#26304367)
Or the other materials which an EBV will use - ignoring that makes me think the original report is biased.
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