GM Spokesperson admits energy to charge cars comes from coal

Timmo! wrote:
I'm a simple guy living in a complex world...so help me understand,

Elon Musk said--

This is because the overarching purpose of Tesla Motors (and the reason I am funding the company) is to help expedite the move from a mine-and-burn hydrocarbon economy towards a solar electric economy, which I believe to be the primary, but not exclusive, sustainable solution.

"move from a mine-and-burn hydrocarbon economy".

But to manufacture the car's batteries, requires the mining of cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium.

And these items are not burned to power the vehicle. Eventually they will be recycled and reused in the next vehicle or some other use. Gasoline & diesel is never recycled, only burned.