My reading seems to inform me that the whole life environmental cost of an electric car is currently worse than for an equivalent petrol car. But of course the man-in-the-street just looks at the cheapness of running the car, and thinks nothing about what went into making it, how the electricity is generated, and the cost of disposing of the car at the end of its life. As far as I can see, there aren't enough minerals in the world for everyone to have battery cars using existing technology. And that photo pgunter posted of the quarry speaks volumes.
The car makers are still producing brand new petrol AND diesel cars by the million, so fuel is going to be available for a long time yet. What surprises me is that many manufacturers, BMW included, keep on making the cars with more and more power and no hint of trying to make them more economical. It is still all about power and speed, as it always has been. And while I'm on my hobby horse, why is each new model nearly always larger and heavier than its predecessor? Wrong thinking to my mind.
The car makers are still producing brand new petrol AND diesel cars by the million, so fuel is going to be available for a long time yet. What surprises me is that many manufacturers, BMW included, keep on making the cars with more and more power and no hint of trying to make them more economical. It is still all about power and speed, as it always has been. And while I'm on my hobby horse, why is each new model nearly always larger and heavier than its predecessor? Wrong thinking to my mind.
especially if you add the increase in ciggarette cost into the mix....
