Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children
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Nearly $1B in federal funding will help decarbonize transportation and clean up some of the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution

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  • Grimy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    10 months ago

    The current environmental impact is none if you compare it to literally shipping oil from the middle east every day just to burn it.

    You love EVs yet are parroting oil barons talking point. I’m skeptical.

    • rivermonster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      46·
      10 months ago

      I still support moving this direction because it creates the necessary infrastructure that can be leveraged by newer battery tech. And likely even with the batteries, it’s better than diesel.

      I don’t know how to help you read.

      You sound like a demagog who feels attacked when faced with facts or genuine issues. Advocating for improvements to the technology isn’t being anti-EV or even anti-battery. LOL. #faceplam&sigh

      • DoomBot5@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        10 months ago

        Batteries are over 90% recyclable. They’re actually pretty environmentally friendly after the first round.

        • rivermonster@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          But theyre not recycled much–YET.

          Agree and excitedly look forward to growth in that market (or even having a market for it). They will eventually become a profitable recycling opportunity. Unless one of the other battery techs (tons of them) in development just completely supplanted them. Either way the impact should diminish over time. Main questions are how fast and long will they continue to be an environmental negative.

          Rechargeable nickel–cadmium (Ni-Cd), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), lithium-ion (Li-ion) and nickel–zinc (Ni-Zn), can also be recycled. Disposable alkaline batteries make up the vast majority of consumer battery use, but there is currently no cost-neutral recycling option.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_recycling

          EDIT: You can read further down how close some of these companies are to an actual recycling center. They’re getting there!

          • wikibot@lemmy.worldBEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            Here’s the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

            Battery recycling is a recycling activity that aims to reduce the number of batteries being disposed as municipal solid waste. Batteries contain a number of heavy metals and toxic chemicals and disposing of them by the same process as regular household waste has raised concerns over soil contamination and water pollution.

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      • Grimy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23·
        10 months ago

        “Black propaganda is a form of propaganda intended to create the impression that it was created by those it is supposed to discredit”

        • rivermonster@lemmy.worldEnglish
          44·
          10 months ago

          When a fact looks like propaganda to you, then you need to recognize the red flag and seek self improvement.