Electric Ford F150 towing demonstration.
Interesting article. https://electrek.co/2019/07/23/ford-f-150-electric-prototype-tow-train-carts/
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Just hook up a 100 kW generator in the bed...
Kidding aside, has any reliable source done a cradle to grave study on environmental effects of EVs? From the slavery kids in Africa mining rare earth metals, to the Chinese sweatshops processing them, then global shipping to build the actual cells. New infrastructure upgrades to the power generation, transmission, and distribution grid. New charging stationso, then recycling the batteries.
Are we really ahead in NET CO2 production, compared to say more economical IC solutions like small 4 cylinder 200hp diesel?
Kidding aside, has any reliable source done a cradle to grave study on environmental effects of EVs? From the slavery kids in Africa mining rare earth metals, to the Chinese sweatshops processing them, then global shipping to build the actual cells. New infrastructure upgrades to the power generation, transmission, and distribution grid. New charging stationso, then recycling the batteries.
Are we really ahead in NET CO2 production, compared to say more economical IC solutions like small 4 cylinder 200hp diesel?
