• woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    lithium-based ewaste

    That’s propaganda. Lithium ion batteries can be well recycled. First second life as static energy storage, then broken down into materials and which are then reused. Around 98% of the materials can be recycled.

    with build-int obsolescence

    Batteries can be replaced. Nio makes it super easy, other manufacturers require one day at a repair garage. Overall way fewer parts suffer from degradion from use in EVs than ICE cars.

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      6 months ago

      Disposable vapes put more lithium into landfills than EVs. Everyone throws their vape in the trash, nobody throws their EV battery module in the trash

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      Overall way fewer parts suffer from degradion from use in EVs than ICE cars.

      That’s only because an EV has less moving parts. And yes, there is built-in obsolescence in any modern car, ICE or otherwise.