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[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

That's not accurate, but it's not wrong. The worse environmental harm is in mining for and manufacturing the electronics and batteries - and the fact that the batteries are only good for so long before they become extremely expensive to replace.

[–]Zapped 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Yes, and the energy storage is the weak link in "renewable" energy, too. Until batteries improve enough, electric cars, etc. will always lag behind.

[–]Airbus320 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

YES!