Originally Posted by Hamwich
Originally Posted by JohnHarris
Electricity generation and battery production are very far from clean and green technology.


Unlike the exploration, prospecting, drilling, extraction, transport, refinement, and distribution of fossil fuels which have never produced any pollution and long-term environmental damage whatsoever.

Battery technology is advancing faster than anyone could have imagined even a few years ago. The LiFePO4 batteries on my solar array contain no nasty cobalt and can’t overheat or catch fire. They can be charged at 3.5KW, be discharged down to 10%, have no cycle limit and are guaranteed for 20 years.


That's all very positive and bodes well however I've heard similar revelations and positive benefits when we moved from leaded to unleaded fuel. Many years on and the same peer group that advocated the change reviewed their findings and guess what? They found that unleaded fuel had a higher impact on our health than leaded, improving our health was one of many criteria put forward. It appears that leaded fuel emissions are heavier and fall to the ground quicker than unleaded fuel that remain suspended for longer and we absorb more of them. Based on their current findings they would today not recommend the switch from leaded to unleaded......as they say time will tell!

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