[dvd3500]

Total and utter FUD (fear uncertainty and doubt) being posted here...
Try some real valid sources before posting such nonsense:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmen...ctric_cars
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...ince-1957/

So in the UK (!) it 33% of the electricity still being produced with fossil fuels, in the EU however this varies.
Big deal, still you can’t do without fossil fuel and it’s also depending on the weather.

I don’t care about the environmental footprint of battery cars, still the disposal problem exists. But if you dump these obsolete batteries in some third world country you won’t see them so they’re not a problem.

Here in the Netherlands the infrastructure poses a big problem, if everyone would drive electric tomorrow the whole grid would collapse. Already there is a list with companies who want to access the grid but can’t because there is no more capacity. I cannot believe that in other European countries and the UK the situation is different.

You don’t have to justify why you chose to go electric, I even thought about it as well. But even if I would have bought one I wouldn’t be more catholic than the pope and fiercely defend what I think is right. What is good for you doesn’t need to be good for someone else.

Don't you have those little boxes in stores to put your batteries from your flashlight?
Guess what, they have those for electric car batteries as well.

In fact the law has been in place since 2006 and applies to EV batteries as well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_Directive
And are also subject to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_Lif..._Directive

There are 2 companies within 50 km of me that recycle batteries. Guess what their problem is? EV batteries are lasting a lot longer than they expected. They can't get enough of them...

Did you know that over 30% of copper in your car is likely recycled?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper#Res...and_prices

I bet if everyone in the Netherlands passed gas at the same time it would increase methane to the point of everyone collapsing...

(that was supposed to be a joke...)

But seriously, why does everyone freak out about the power grid when no one who is actually in the power generation business is?
Think about it: It is new, high demand and the whole point of capitalism is to meet demand.
You say there are problems with companies. Please send me links. I can deduce Dutch fine and google usually does a good job. :-)

I never ever said someone else has to do what I do and I have pointed out multiple times that EVs are not perfect but I will not allow complete and utter falsehoods stand (such as how much of power generated is from fossil fuel or that batteries end up in landfills)

Honestly EV and renewable technology is moving so fast anything you read 3 months ago is probably already out of date.... That's why I enjoy it so much...