This is why the green gaia religionists are insane. Electric vehicles are basically CO2 neutral given the massive amounts of mining and manufacturing that is required - all of which require energy and to recharge the battery the electricity is largely produced by coal and gas plants. A good rule of thumb is if a manufactured item is more expensive it requires more energy to produce. Then, the manufacturing process for wind, solar and batteries is really dirty and hard and uses all kinds of metals and gasses. Then toss in the water required. There isn't enough lithium, cobalt and rare earths to get anywhere near published CO2 targets which India and China will continue to ignore. Plus in the west, its really hard to get anything built.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/g...e-complaint-block-approval-teslas-gigafactory
Tesla is once again under siege...by environmentalists?[/b]
You read it right: Germany environmentalist groups Green League and NABU have now officially filed complaints against the company, looking to block provisional approvals necessary for the construction of Tesla's German Gigafactory.
The planned construction is supposed to be taking place in the district of Gruenheide, Bloomberg and Business Insider report. The write-up says that if the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment fails to act on the complaints, the associations plan on taking it one step further with an emergency petition.
The fund also took exception with Tesla's environmental impact in Germany, where it is building a Gigafactory...
Crous noted: “German media reports that Tesla’s factory in Brandenburg will consume about 3.6 million cubic metres of water per year, which is roughly around 30% of the total water in the region. Some experts believe this will lead to restrictions on drinking water.”
