Is there a proper way to dispose of electric car batteries?

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Mickey

I want to get an electric car because I heard it was better on the enviornnet, but I've also heard that there is no known safe way to dispose of a used electric car battery.

In that, case are electric cars also bad for the enviornnent?

Answer
You heard it wrong from the wrong sources....Electric cars are not bad for the environment coz they dont cause pollution....Its jus that u wont get that much of satisfaction while driving an electric car..bbut ya with the viewpoint of being environment friendly, u will be highly satisfied....and also most of the car batteries can be recycled n so does the electric car battery...

Does the electricity use to operate electric cars require fossil fuels?

uneak16280

I have given myself a headache trying to find the answer to Does the electricity use to operate electric cars require fossil fuel. Any help would be appreciated. Please list a website also.

Answer
Yes, in almost all cases. Fossil fuels are used (often quite intensely) to produce solar panels, hydroelectric dams, and wind farms. The current materials and construction methods rely on fossil fuels and are generally harmful to the environment. For example: silicon in solar panels is produced in a fossil fuel intensive way (see source below), hydroelectric dams destroy ecosystems (see source below), and large-scale wind farms (if terrestrial) require large areas of cleared landscape, huge industrially-produced parts, and maintenance that often relies on fossil-fuel based products and services. Also worth mentioning are the massive electrical grids that transfer electricity all over the world. These require incredible amounts of material and maintenance, most of which is produced with fossil fuels (transport vehicles and staff, metal used for wiring, etc.). Furthermore, the production of batteries in 99.9% of cases is dependent on fossil fuels. The many chemistries (zinc, manganese, nickel, lithium, copper, mercury, etc.) used in batteries are produced using vast amounts of fossil fuels, either for mining (i.e., nickel) or processing (i.e., zinc).

Unfortunately, electric cars rely almost entirely on fossil fuels. They simply extend the life (e.g., 10 years with a battery) of fossil fuels by using technologies like batteries. The efficiency is slightly up, but the dependence on a non-renewable, depleting source is still there.

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