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[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I imagine most of us here read his article with a positive outlook saying "yes, yes, these are concerns we acknowledge and are being handled, so this is more of a cautionary price than a true argument against it" while the other side is saying "see? See? They don't work at all!".

I read the Guardian rebuttal before his actual article. Interesting that they had to make multiple amendments to address some of what the Guardian called out. Of course, nobody really sees the amendments because the majority of readers have already passed through. I definitely agree that the 3-year turnaround is a massive misdirection though. First off, people are going to buy new cars regardless. It's required to create a sustainable used car market. Second off, selling/returning a 3-year lease car means there must be someone buying/accepting that return. It's a lease return, not a scrap disposal. Obviously marketing and sales wants you to get a new car sooner, but it's still necessary. Cars all eventually die.

This article was amended on 5 June 2023 to describe lithium-ion batteries as lasting “upwards of 10 years”, rather than “about 10 years”; and to clarify that the figures released by Volvo claimed that greenhouse gas emissions during production of an electric car are “nearly 70% higher”, not “70% higher”. It was further amended on 7 June 2023 to remove an incorrect reference to the production of lithium-ion batteries needing “many rare earth metals”; to clarify that a reference to “trucks” should instead have been to “heavy trucks for long distance haulage”; and to more accurately refer to the use of such batteries in these trucks as being a “concern”, due to weight issues, rather than a “non-starter”.