schizoidman to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTrudeau says Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlelectricvehicles@slrpnk.netevs@lemmy.worldelectric_vehicles@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarecatloaflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down9·18 days agoSomehow I doubt the Chinese mining and manufacturing is environmentally friendly.
minus-squareWanderingVentralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down4·edit-218 days agoTransitioning to EV’s is still good for the environment in the long run. It’s not like getting gas and coal is environmentally friendly. China didn’t cause the Enron scandals, BP oil spill, the pipeline shenanigans, etc.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·18 days agoNor is building cars in China and shipping them across an ocean and half a continent.
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·18 days agoShow me a lithium mine that is. Less oil is consumed when a consumer switches to EVs
Somehow I doubt the Chinese mining and manufacturing is environmentally friendly.
Transitioning to EV’s is still good for the environment in the long run. It’s not like getting gas and coal is environmentally friendly. China didn’t cause the Enron scandals, BP oil spill, the pipeline shenanigans, etc.
Nor is building cars in China and shipping them across an ocean and half a continent.
Show me a lithium mine that is. Less oil is consumed when a consumer switches to EVs