Hi KP,
The damage that is happening now due to EV's is miniscule to the damage that is coming:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06...tery-waste-projections-uts-research/102417114
Excerpt:
"Right now, with the smaller [lithium] batteries in the general waste and recycling stream, they're seeing fires in waste tracks on a pretty regular basis,"
The BSC (battery stewardship council) has long been warning about the risks of lithium batteries combusting in landfill if they are damaged or crushed
Experts are warning of a "huge waste stream" that poses a triple threat: fire risks in landfill, environmental impacts, and health hazards caused if toxic chemicals leech into land and waterways.
Experts - really?? So it takes experts and studies to finally realize the dangers?? Some of us have been issuing warnings here for a while - some who may not have a 'piece of paper' to say 'we're experts'. Just back to good old fashioned common sense - do experts have such or need to do courses of study??
Well, according to experts another revelation:
Research from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) suggests 30,000 tonnes of EV batteries will reach their end-of-life in Australia by as soon as 2030.
As Australia passes the milestone of 100,000 electric vehicles on our roads, an environmental downside to reducing carbon emissions is looming sooner than many would expect: huge numbers of batteries that could end up in landfill.
Well that will be a not so pleasant surprising to the EV community. Don't worry though, there is plenty of work for diesel powered bulldozers as there will be just a tad more waste by 2040 and beyond:
This is forecast to blow out to 360,000 tonnes by 2040, and 1.6 million tonnes by 2050.
Lets reduce carbon emissions and offset such by increasing toxicity via a huge waste stream - a sure way to save the planet.
Net zero with a twist. Idiotic ideologies carried out by equally idiotic policy makers. But please, don't rely on an unqualified opinion - those needing more accurate info should seek expert advice.
It's funny when the rubber finally hits the road, problems start to surface and not just on the road itself but below it. AIMO
