RE: Electric cars11 Sep 2018 14:41
Flareboom,
Mining the rare earth minerals, Aluminium, 3 times the copper required to make an EV than for an ICE for example.
EVs are heavier than ICE so require more energy to move them, the energy has to be generated transported through the grid, stored in batteries then hauled around as its being used ( with losses all the way ) This power the vast majority of which worldwide is still generated by non renewables mostly still mostly Natural Gas and Coal unfortunately.
Hence EV = more Barrels required than for ICE