"All those self righteous EV owners , who go on about saving the planet"
I've got an EV. I hope I am neither self righteous nor indeed go on about saving the planet although there are major environmenta issues that any educated and intelligent person might believe need to be discussed and addressed whatever car they choose to drive.
Does it occur to you that that some people might actually like driving an EV and that it might fit in very well with their requirements. Have you ever driven an EV? You never known you might even like driving one yourself
"How are those batteries mined ( slave child labour) deep cast mining will be required , leaving a massive imprint on the planet"
Nobody condones child labour and where it exists action needs to be taken. Presumably you are eferring to cobalt mining which is certainly present in EV batteries as it is in our phone battereies and numerous other applications including catalysts on ICE cars.
All mining has an effect on the environment, not just Lithium or Cobalt. Look at the effects of open cast coal mining for example or oil shale extraction in Canada
"in the not so distant future . How long will each battery last 5/10 years and how will it be recycled , and how about the cost of replacement"
At least ten years, probably considerabley longer based on current experience . How long does the average ICE car engine last?
Recycling of batteries is already a thing
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