Are electric cars really more environmentally friendly than combustion cars – as is often said?
Of course not!
Statista has just published an infographic with an article comparing the average mineral consumption in car production in relation to the manufacture of electric cars and conventional combustion/hybrid cars!
The result: electric cars consume far more mineral resources than combustion/hybrid cars!
Statista continues:
While only around 22 kilograms of copper and 11 kilograms of manganese are required on average for the production of a petrol and diesel engine, electric cars consume significantly more resources with just these two elements: 53 kilograms of copper and 25 kilograms of manganese. In addition, there is an average of nine to 66 kilograms of lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite, which are not required for petrol engines. The batteries in electric vehicles and the associated drive system are of course responsible for the high demand for mineral resources. Higher performance, longevity and energy density of the batteries means a simultaneous increase in the minerals required.
Against this background, it is highly questionable whether we should really switch everything to electric cars!
Especially when synthetic fuels such as HVO and eFuels can already be used to reduce CO2 emissions in existing combustion engines by up to 90%.
