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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me it is two things:

The lack of infrastructure as far as charging stations for someone who drives long distances

How slow it takes to charge an EV versus how quickly I can fill up my car.[/quote]

This: [url]https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/electric-car-battery-replacement-costs-more-than-car/67-46243c70-124b-43e9-9a6e-fca01dc40cc4[/url]

And making and disposing of batteries isn't as environmentally friendly as well so the overall impact on nature may be a wash vis-a-vis gas powered cars.....[/quote]

But it's not a wash. People have looked into this (here's one example https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/climate/electric-vehicles-environment.html and here https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/electric-vehicle-myths and finally here, which suggests that within three years, EVs are greener than gas cars by any measure https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/are-electric-cars-really-better-for-the-environment/).

Batteries obviously aren't 100 percent free of any environmental impact, but they definitely contribute less to global warming than gas engines do. And are you trying to suggest that extracting oil from the ground has no side effects other than the emissions from burning it? Human rights and pollution are issues for petroleum products as much as they are for the raw materials of batteries. [/quote]

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