in changing from pistons to electric one should consider the absolute devastating impact of mining the required raw materials.. To electrify the UK car fleet with batteries would require twice the annual world output of lithium alone. Add cobalt and the other rare earth elements and it is just not possible this way.
From an engineering standpoint electric is far superior but we will need a better solution than lithium cells to achieve it
in changing from pistons to electric one should consider the absolute devastating impact of mining the required raw materials.. To electrify the UK car fleet with batteries would require twice the annual world output of lithium alone. Add cobalt and the other rare earth elements and it is just not possible this way.
From an engineering standpoint electric is far superior but we will need a better solution than lithium cells to achieve it
