Does all of this actually benefit the environment?
One thing I leave with you to digress is how much this electrification actually benefits the environment. I believe ever since Tesla started making supremely fast cellphones, the definition of an electric car has changed quite a bit. The electric car is no longer seen and designed like a tough pill to swallow for the sake of mother nature. While that is really good, for consumers, what one should not forget is the reason this is happening, and that is climate change.
We do not have strong data about the environmental friendliness of the factories of the cars. We should as the manufacturing of these batteries involves chemicals which are not very environment-friendly. Most of the energy stations that power factories in India are powered by coal. If we don’t treat the effluents properly, that leads to further pollution. At the end of the day, what is the point of such a switch if the pollution is still there, but comes from a different source?
Here’s a comprehensive explanation on why battery power is not the future.
