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How much CO2 is emitted by manufacturing batteries? | MIT Climate Portal (climate.mit.edu)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

The electric car and battery hype in its current form is just an attempt to use the same amount of energy, but now it magically doesn’t cause damage to the planet.

There is nothing magical about it. Producing electricity without emitting CO2 or burning fossil fuel is a proven process.