Cars are unsustainable for our planet. Even EV’s. It’s already too late to stop the damage they have caused already. The best time to transition to alternative modes of transportation was during the 70’s. The second best time is now.

evs are way worse

What do you base that on? EVs are certainly not the solution, but way worse is arguably not accurate.

lithium is not a sustainable storage solution. comment back when sodium batteries have scalable production, not just a discovery in a lab

There is far, far more lithium in the earth’s crust than we will ever need for energy storage. We’re only just now hurting for it because Tesla showed that electric cars are feasible as daily drivers which caused a huge surge in demand. We’ll catch back up in a few more years. And the third world countries that let shitty mining practices take place are what give it a bad name right now. No one wants child slaves in the Congo to mine cobalt for us so we can drive to work. US mines are being built, new processes are being invented, and new battery chemistries that rely less on rare minerals are constantly being invented and implemented.

You’re just being a sourpuss.

source: trust me bro ?

a lithium battery require also cobalt as cathode, it cant solely run on an anode

There are lots of lithium battery types that do not contain any cobalt, such as LFP that is used more and more for electric cars.

more and more

hopefully. still, evs are quite expensive

The charging infrastructure needed for the vast majority of BEV drivers, the vast majority of the time, is a power outlet in their garage.

this is not ur average 10 amp gauge cable.

@zoe @ramenbellic Level 1 charging is exactly that. Just a regular plug in to a regular socket. Level 1 charging overnight will fully charge many EVs (enough charge for a week of commuting). The average car sits idle for almost the entire day so slow charging is all most people need.