Not one mention of the battery disposal, what a suprise. There was a huge leap of faith in battery technology advancement in the presentation and absolutely no mention of the raw materials needed to create these batteries, the huge energy required to mine said materials , battery cycles and the more electrical energy to charge them over time to battery degradation and multiple factors this video didn't take into consideration in their happy clapping electric vehicle video...
I am all for electric vehicles and cutting carbon emissions but Im yet to see satisfactory evidence for the battery disposal and recycling and the source of all this extra electrcity which worries me enormously.
Explain the costs f the EV supply chain and the relationship between electricity demand and the ability of renewables to support that huge rise.
Videos like this make the environmental movement look like idiots sadly. Presenting facts without reinforcement and accepting them at face value is folly and does nothing advance the cause.
I've heard some battery materials can be recycled. When they lose capacity they can be used for domestic storage. The fossil fuel industry haven't exactly got a glowing reputation. They spread disinformation about their products. You can't expect all the details in such a short video anyway. The environmental effects of our current trajectory are well understood
Of course the fossil fuel industry are lying, opaque scum. The environmental movement, to convince people needs to be absolutely transparent . We dont want to end up like the oil companies ! we want credibility for mass adoption to happen. I just don't like sound bites...it's me, Im cranky, but the battery issues are a worry when you think of the number of vehicles on the road at any one time, cars these days have made massive advances in their recyclability, I don't want to see a regression with the batteries thats all :-)
On top of that, he was very dismissive of hydrogen cells which is my great hope for the future. Cars running on water
Well he has his own commercial interests. Of course we need full transparency. Governments need to ensure it's not just about making money. If we keep on filling the roads then we're doomed whatever the cars run on.
amen to that ! have a great weekend :-)