What specifically is encouraging the electrification of cars?

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    [–]BravoVictor 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    Really, where do you think we shall dispose of all the batteries? Who will incur the cost to "recycle" as to reuse them? Where are all the precious minerals coming from to manufacture the batteries? Do you know who currently owns the mines that create much of the minerals in these batteries? The Chinese.

    Yes, exactly. How do you think we currently handle batteries, or really any other technology?

    We haven't just started to use batteries, nor are conventional engines clean. These problems have been solved for a century.

    We used to just dump used motor oil down the drain before we realized it was killing us. We know how to recycle batteries, and already do.

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      [–]BravoVictor 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

      Ha, Jesus H Christ.

      I'm actually not sure what they do with oil when you drop it off at a recycling center. I'm guessing they clean it and re-purpose it. It's not like it's unusable. It just has impurities from the engine wear and ignition. Remove those and it should be good to re-use, if not for engine oil then at least as a source for other petro-chemicals.

      Dumping it back into the group seems like the dumbest way to dispose of it.