Re: Global commodities/mining consequences of electric cars
"Large batteries are heavy, no getting past that - my (loathed) eTron is 2.5tonnes, but that's partly batteries and mostly Audi's usual bullshit. I digress."
Sticking to your digression for a moment, I wonder how much extra tyre rubber and brake pad dust polution is being generated by your car compared to the average 1,5T ICE car? Yes, I know about regenerative braking, but having never driven an EV, anyone know how much of the braking is regen and how much conventional? Is it a matter of driving properly with anticipation so only the regen brakes are used or is regen braking good enough that only an emergency stop would use the pads/disks?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
