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Before anyone gets too excited...
Do rare earth metals grow on trees ie. are they renewable, does their extraction require heavy plant?
What's the recycling plan for all these new electronic components (batteries etc.)
Will the initial electricity be generated by a coal power plant? Maybe solar - I think those panels grow on trees too, also easy to recycle...
I like the idea in theory and emissions from the car itself will definitely be lower but we need to look at the big picture
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