Do you share their expressed optimism

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Question: Read the following article Electric vehicles close to 'tipping point' of mass adoption The Guardian, January 2021. Then, watch Global EV sales ramping up faster than expected. Two critiques of the shift to electric vehicles are: economic/environmental costs of battery production/recycling and where the energy comes from to charge EVs. If everyone switches from gas to electric vehicles, will the electricity grid be able to keep up with the demand?

Here are some optional links about Electric Vehicles.

The Race to Crack Battery Recycling - Before its too Late

The Curse of White Oil: Electric Vehicles' Dirty Secret

Turn Your Car Into a Plug-in Hybrid for $3,000

Before the Electric Car Takes Over, Someone Needs to Reinvent the Battery

Having read and watched these two pieces under Required Readings and Viewings above, do you share their expressed optimism that electric vehicle (EV) prices will be become less expensive than gas powered vehicles?

With an eye on the concept of sustainability, support your answer by exploring the visibility of EVs on the road, concerns for the environment, cost of batteries and the price of EVs in general. (Some provinces offer a rebate to offset the high cost of purchasing an EV.

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