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Originally Posted by zx10guy
In addition, polymers are derived out of oil. So removing the fuel component out of the discussion, we'll never get away from oil at all.
Also, what do people plan to do with all the batteries produced that reach the end of their service life?
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So this is the thing, there is no all or nothing solution to any of this. The folks who are running eyes closed towards EV's as the solution don't seem to see the inherent problems that will have to be overcome with the increased burden on the grid, charging times, recharging while on the road and as this article points out the actual environmental impact of building all cars, but the new issues with the production of battery packs for EV's. Having said that the current notion of ICE's also has lots of issues, but there has been a 100 years of development that have made them cleaner and more fuel efficient. I frankly think that hybrids are a more likely solution for the next 20-50 years as they solve problems on both sides of the argument.