https://www.theenergymix.com/smaller-cars-could-slash-demand-for-critical-metals-report-finds/ The climate news that makes a difference. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 03:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.theenergymix.com/smaller-cars-could-slash-demand-for-critical-metals-report-finds/#comment-21679 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 03:46:57 +0000 https://www.theenergymix.com/?p=143211#comment-21679 It makes me angry to see some of the EVs being produced these days, the most egregious example being the Hummer EV. So far, very little if any thought seems to have been given to using as little of the “critical” metals as possible in the manufacture of EVs. I think it’s great that the top model of Lucid Air has an 800 km. range, but it’s battery must be very large, and why does it have to accelerate to 100 km/hr. in just over 2 seconds? I’m really worried about all the mining that will have to be done to supply metals for EV batteries. If we’re not to pillage the natural world in our quest for these metals, we’re going to have to give up on the idea that EVs can be just as big and powerful as the present generation of gas guzzlers.

]]> https://www.theenergymix.com/smaller-cars-could-slash-demand-for-critical-metals-report-finds/#comment-21673 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:39:50 +0000 https://www.theenergymix.com/?p=143211#comment-21673 Not only would small vehicles save critical materials, they would double or triple the area of the highway footprint infrastructure for free, and lower the yearly highway maintenance costs, even as they speed up commuting times significantly. What is not to like?

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