No, not at all.
That's why I use the car mainly for essential journeys.
If I can walk or cycle I do so.
Me too.
I never clocked more than 5000 miles/year in the past 10 years.
Me too.
But I much prefer to drive an ice care knowing that to build it, no villages have been raided, people kidnapped and enslaved to extract lithium and cobalt.
It might be better if you were honest , and say you prefer ICE cars. See below.
Also, I run my cars to the ground and keep them for 20+ years.
Interesting. I recently considered changing mine, after a large bill, but decided to keep it for now. Might be worth a new thread of when to change a car, as its quite a subjective issue.
That said, if your cars are 20+ years old, they would lose a few horses of power (if that's important to you).
That offsets the environmental impact against the plastic blood stained boxes by a gigantic margin.
No.
Cobalt is used in :
"Cobalt is also used to make airbags in automobiles; catalysts for the petroleum and chemical industries; cemented carbides (also called hardmetals) and diamond tools; corrosion- and wear-resistant alloys; drying agents for paints, varnishes, and inks; dyes and pigments; ground coats for porcelain enamels; high-speed steels; magnetic recording media; magnets; and steel-belted radial tires."
So your car will likely contain cobalt, as well as a whole host of materials, as modern cars contain all sorts of computers etc.
Then there's the impact of oil, not just from those greenhouse gases, but the human rights issues when its extracted in less regulated countries, the local impact of air pollution, and the noise pollution locally.
Lithium by comparison is no worse in the big scheme of things, but in terms of climate change (and local impacts), is a huge improvement.
