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Do EV's actually do anything beneficial for the planet?
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What is the carbon footprint, particularly of the batteries, during both manufacture and disposal. How does that compare to internal combustion engines?
Better after some mileage, the specifics of which depend on things like your country's power generation and what kind of ICE car you are replacing. It's within the first 15,000 miles / 25,000 km unless your country runs entirely on coal or something. Over the lifetime of the car it's significantly better.