Originally posted by ForcedFirebird
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lithium may not actually be that "rare", but as you said and volvo's data demonstrates, the process of getting it out of the ground and powering a vehicle with it is incredibly energy-intensive and while i haven't dug too far into the intersection of automotive technology and environmental science, i think your hypothesis about it being a net-negative might not be off
electric cars as they're currently built are not a solution, they are simply replacing one non-renewable resource with another
by the data, commercially-produced hydrogen is largely generated by harvesting natural gas, so we're headed right back down the same path there unless we figure out a truly renewable solution that can support everyone
that said; if anyone can pick up a beater eta and turn it into a hydrogen car (and maybe turbo it *wink*nudge*) it's probably you, man, but getting the infrastructure to support it is a whole other question. one of my exes had one of those CNG honda civics, but getting fuel into that thing was a f*cking PITA, and would have been worse if there wasn't a station a mile where we lived next to LAX
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