[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] new Mercedes

[Robert Primak]

 Seriously, real electric cars use batteries which do not last forever. There is "e-waste" associated with them. Also, these batteries use a lot of nickel. Elon Musk actually has been actively buying nickel mining operations, including some which are contributing to the destruction of rainforests in the Philippines and elsewhere. 
Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries?
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56574779 

How the rise of electric cars endangers the ‘last frontier’ of the Philippines
https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/rise-of-electric-cars-endangers-last-frontier-philippines/index.html

Tesla secures large supply of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production
https://electrek.co/2021/10/13/tesla-secures-large-amount-nickel-from-new-caledonia-battery-production/ 

Miners answer Musk call for more nickel
https://www.miningnewsnorth.com/story/2021/09/16/critical-minerals-alliances/miners-answer-musk-call-for-more-nickel/6975.html

-- Bob Primak
    On Thursday, December 30, 2021, 12:26:02 PM EST, jjrudy1 at comcast.net <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:  
 
  582 pounds I calculate plus the housing
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