My Thoughts on Electric Vehicles

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As much as I like the idea of electric vehicles I have 6 problems with them:

1. They require vast amounts of rare minerals, a lot of which are mined by children
2. Every time you top up the battery, dendrites form inside the cells, degrading it, so you get less and less each charge
3. They are a nightmare to recycle
4. Replacing your old battery is more than 50% of the cost of the car
5. They are more than likely to be charged using non-renewable sources
6. If they catch fire (caused by dendrites shorting the cell), lithium cannot be put out by water

It is for these reasons that, when I went out to buy an electric vehicle, I purchased a petrol one instead!

Don't get me wrong, we have been slaves to the petrol/diesel engine for more than 90 years, but at least I am not a hypocrite like the NZ Greens and Labour parties.

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