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14. The materials in the car are used continuously for years, whereas fuel is consumed.

Wed May 11, 2016, 10:00 AM

May 2016

A typical 2,000 lb car will burn 24,000 lbs of gasoline in 10 years.

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There is a new internet-meme going around, misinforming about electric cars. [View all] DetlefK May 2016 OP

It's a measure of how much oil profits have fallen Warren DeMontague May 2016 #1

and, it's amazing how quickly those RW memes proliferate NewJeffCT May 2016 #12

Yup James48 May 2016 #3

The Empire strikes back! Fuddnik May 2016 #4

It is ALL a dirty, nasty business FrodosPet May 2016 #5

Yeah, those oil sand sites in Canada... forgotmylogin May 2016 #6

Not to mention that lithium is used for LOTS of batteries TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #7

It's a matter of scale, EVs use a ~lot~ of batteries.... Fumesucker May 2016 #15

I didn't realize they could be recycled that way TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #18

Also, battery technology is improving. forgotmylogin May 2016 #8

Right-wingers have never been good at dealing with inconvenient details Vogon_Glory May 2016 #9

Yeah I've seen this too... 47of74 May 2016 #10

Batteries can be recycled, oil not so much. groundloop May 2016 #11

Memes are what the youth use now a days to make a point d_legendary1 May 2016 #13

K&R. Overseas May 2016 #16

Thank you for truth. jwirr May 2016 #17