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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. But the impact is way lesser than what it takes to drill, extract, transport, refine and burn oil. tons of GHG (greenhouse gasses) per electric car [3].

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Ecotricity, which supplies electricity to the two main charging infrastructures in New Zealand, provide 100% renewable and carbon zero certified electricity – generated solely from wind, hydro and solar sources. New Zealand’s solar adoption currently sits at around 1.3% New Zealand’s solar adoption currently sits at around 1.3%

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

Ecotricity, which supplies electricity to the two main charging infrastructures in New Zealand, provide 100% renewable and carbon zero certified electricity – generated solely from wind, hydro and solar sources. New Zealand’s solar adoption currently sits at around 1.3% New Zealand’s solar adoption currently sits at around 1.3%

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Tesla supplier Talon Metals on Manchin EV Bill, Tesla & more

Teslarati

I understand the concern that the timeline is very ambitious but on the other hand, Senator Manchin’s draft includes some of the world’s largest producers of battery materials: Canada, Chile, Australia, South Korea, etc.” First, it provides the most generous set of incentives for EV adoption ever enacted in law.

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