[spxneo]

and where are the components for electric car batteries coming from again and what is the harm done to environment/countries being mined?

[xsmasher]

Are you implying that the environmental and political fallout from electric cars is somehow worse? Or just that electric cars are not 100% cost-free?

Everyone here knows that creating an electric car requires emissions; but over its lifetime it's a great improvement over a gas-burning car.

[occz]

It's miniscule when compared to the ongoing harms of oil extraction and implying otherwise is extremely dishonest.