• Asetru@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    But the guardian article mentions the points but comes to exactly the expected conclusion:

    The data we have leaves little doubt that resource extraction will be significantly lower for electric cars compared with their petrol or diesel equivalents as recycling increases.

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      2 days ago

      Well yeah, it’s a myth pushed by fossil fuel companies and climate change deniers. I was just saying I’m surprised you haven’t anyone say it, it was the biggest ‘gotcha’ people would try to use when pushing back against EV adoption for years.

      • Asetru@feddit.org
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        20 hours ago

        Okay, so that maybe was a bit imprecise… I had heard that argument before, but essentially only from people who weren’t into the topic really. I was just curious if there was a serious source for that. Like, more serious than uncle Günther who flies a national flag in his garden.