Hydrogen has always been the way but I guess the initial investment required by manufacturers to change from petrol/diesel to hydrogen would have cut into their profits too much so they lobbied governments to go for electric. EV ‘s are already too expensive for many of us so they aren’t going to get many takers on 2030. I guess car ownership for the masses has died and will now be a rich persons plaything again like in the early days.
Isn’t this going to be the ultimate issue with a move to electric vehicles? The minerals required for batteries will become insanely scarce and expensive?
I have read much of what people here have said about the costs and impact of minerals on the environment. Much of it makes sense. But at heart, what I think many don’t fully realise is that we can’t buy our way out of an environmental crisis. We are all going to have to make fundimental changes to the way we live our lives and that will probably include not everyone having a car and resources channelled towards supply chains and public transport.
I know that this will not be a welcome comment, but there is truth in it.
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Hydrogen has always been the way but I guess the initial investment required by manufacturers to change from petrol/diesel to hydrogen would have cut into their profits too much so they lobbied governments to go for electric. EV ‘s are already too expensive for many of us so they aren’t going to get many takers on 2030. I guess car ownership for the masses has died and will now be a rich persons plaything again like in the early days.
Isn’t this going to be the ultimate issue with a move to electric vehicles? The minerals required for batteries will become insanely scarce and expensive?
I have read much of what people here have said about the costs and impact of minerals on the environment. Much of it makes sense. But at heart, what I think many don’t fully realise is that we can’t buy our way out of an environmental crisis. We are all going to have to make fundimental changes to the way we live our lives and that will probably include not everyone having a car and resources channelled towards supply chains and public transport.
I know that this will not be a welcome comment, but there is truth in it.