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BallardRex t1_iyelftn wrote

Reply to comment by itchyeyeballs2 in The days of the hydrogen car are already over by Sorin61

The damage to the environment resulting from extraction of REE isn’t an existential issue in the way that greenhouse gasses are.

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itchyeyeballs2 t1_iyemujj wrote

Sure but how we power our grid isn't the only question.

I also wonder what effect battery life and potentially needing to scrap cars sooner than ICE versions will have on overall energy consumption.

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BallardRex t1_iyen1wz wrote

Cars are already the most recycled thing on Earth, and batteries full of valuable minerals are no exception.

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DonQuixBalls t1_iyesivf wrote

Electric drive trains are designed to outlive combustion engines.

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doalittletapdance t1_iyexcu0 wrote

Electric drive trains are powered by diesel generators.

You'd have to run power lines along the rails to be able to do away with that. no battery is going to run a train the distance those things move

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