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Originally posted by EarlyPorsche
Yeah the batteries being difficult to recycle is old thinking. That is no longer. Also, simply the fact that a vehicle is not burning gallons of fuel in urban areas is a HUGE benefit.
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I did not say anything about the ease of the production/disposal/recycling process for the batteries, I was only commenting on the pollution created when these operations are done. Also most electric cars do not use lead-acid batteries they use more radical compounds that are more difficult to produce/recycle which leads to more pollution. As far as the fuel burning in urban areas a clean running gas engine adds very little to the air quality, while the trucks which can not use electric power due to the energy requirements, are rarely in proper running condition and add significant hydrocarbons to the air.