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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by bombcar on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:22AM (#34259892)
And even if it were (I suppose a very clean natural gas car vs the worst coal plant ever made) the electric still has the advantage of regenerating braking.
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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by slow_typist on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:39AM (#34260134)
Driving overland will not recover much breaking energy. That is only an advantage of EVs under town traffic conditions, where cheap efficient public transportation is the better solution.
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