...Bolivia Any truth? I've heard rumors stating that hybrid cars hurt our enviro due to excessive mining. Bolivia is a prime example, entire mountains are being cut away to accomodate the demand for the exquisite metals needed to build the batteries. Are there websites with the data and pictures?
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Due to increased mining hybrid cars are actually hurting our environment. ie...
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campbelp2002
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That is a false criticism. The usual complaint is about nickel. The amount of nickel used in batteries is small compared to the amount used to make nickel steel and other uses. I do not believe one single new mine has been opened that wouldn't have been if there were no hybrid cars. In fact I bet the amount of lead in all the regular car starter batteries is a lot more than all the nickel in all the hybrid cars' batteries, and lead is worse than nickel, environmentally.
There will always be some environmental impact from any product we use
but hybrids cause less than most other cars
Bolivia provides Lithium which is used in laptop batteries and the Tesla, but not in Hybrids which currently use Nickel metal hydride (NiMH)
The daily mail reported this pictured huge open cast Nickel mines in Sudbury Canada and blamed hybrids; but their pictures were over 10 years old and the mines had cleaned up their act before the advent of hybrids - there is much more nickel used in a Hummer than a hybrid battery.
Also Lithium and Nickel are easily recovered and recycled from car batteries after use, Toyota alrady have such facilities and buy-back programmes in place; unlike the exotic metal alloys and oil used in fossil fuel cars
but hybrids cause less than most other cars
Bolivia provides Lithium which is used in laptop batteries and the Tesla, but not in Hybrids which currently use Nickel metal hydride (NiMH)
The daily mail reported this pictured huge open cast Nickel mines in Sudbury Canada and blamed hybrids; but their pictures were over 10 years old and the mines had cleaned up their act before the advent of hybrids - there is much more nickel used in a Hummer than a hybrid battery.
Also Lithium and Nickel are easily recovered and recycled from car batteries after use, Toyota alrady have such facilities and buy-back programmes in place; unlike the exotic metal alloys and oil used in fossil fuel cars
baseballfan56
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Just wait for about another five or six years when all of these hybrid batteries will need replacement. More batteries required and more of these environmental nightmares to be disposed of.
Just like the "environmental friendly" twirly light bulbs that are full of mercury.
Environmentalist don't think beyond their noses.
Just like the "environmental friendly" twirly light bulbs that are full of mercury.
Environmentalist don't think beyond their noses.