>> I don’t understand why we are going down this electric route
Global legislation in environmental issues.
>> when we have to mine for the materials for batteries and the electric comes from
>> dirty great power stations
We have to "mine" for steel for cars. Hopefully green power such as nuclear will deal with the generation issue.
>> all for cars with very little range for long charging times
It's a developing area - I wouldn't mind an overnight charge with the possibility of switching batteries on longer journeys. The "daily short range" is suitable for the majority in any case, who wouldn't need to go to the "filling station".
>> Why isn’t investment ploughed into a alternative to petrol/diesel – we have synthetic
>> oil why not petrol?
It would have to come from somewhere (mineral oil); it burns, producing emissions.
>> Or even if it’s a different chemical like Hydrogen
Hydrogen fuel cells are probably a dead end, from the point of view of efficiency, not to mention storage.
>> or Ethanol or another alternative
It's got to come from somewhere, and how much can be "grown"?
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