they will when the price of lithium isn't subsidised anymore
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Such a simple thing to find in the earth, Lithium. Simple. And clean. 🤦🏻♂️
Most of the lithium and battery minerals mined are for the billions of smart phones and laptop batteries we are using right now.
Where is the outrage??.. 🤦🏼
That too. Fix that as well. I was a slave laborer in one of those mines years ago. Met some good people. Half died in the first 6 months and were only 9 years old but still, nice kids. We had this one kid, Mongo. Forehead you could play a movie off of but he was a good shit so we didn’t bust his balls. The kids licked the dirt off their sandals for food, it’s actually wasn’t bad. I tried it.
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Sorry, had to do it, we are a meme culture after all 🤣🤣 
not sure i get it... mobile phones spy on us, closed source firmwares, unable to run other OS on it, about the only bright spot in it is that google at least doesn't stop you installing APKs how you like
the electric bicycle, on the other hand, is actually an efficient use of the batteries for the vehicle net weight weight to cargo ratio and the fact that it's not so heavy you can't get to your destination even if it runs out of charge part way
Billions of smart phones sold. You are probably using one right now. We all are. There is absolutely no ‘battery outrage’ for smart phones.
I really want an electric bike, not sure if it will make me more lazy or bike more…
lol, no, i don't use nostr on my phone, and my phone sits idle except when my landlady uses it to message me on whatsapp and there's no whatsapp on pc
i barely even carry it with me anywhere, i sometimes take it to doomscroll zerohedge while i drink some stout at the bar up the street
i never give out my phone number unless people require it to contact me, email is my preferred method of contact for normies, and if they aren't normies, i'll give them my simplex or session or nostr
you got me wondering now, can i use whatsapp on my pc without having my phone online, i was pretty sure last time i checked that to use whatsapp on pc i have to have my phone on and connected
i liked it better in bulgaria where the popular non-GSM connection method was viber which doesn't have this retarded zuck protocol shit restriction i'll take rakuten over meta any day
Admirable and rare, but you still have one.
so, what is your argument then? that because i'm forced to have one that it's good? or something?
sounds like an argument against it and why i hate it so much actually.
fucking judas machine
I’m saying that nobody complains about cell phone batteries, even though they make up the majority of the lithium mined.
Governments aren’t pushing lithium battery smartphones over gas powered smartphones. If you want a smartphone, lithium batteries are pretty much the only option. There will likely be a better battery in the next 7-10 years.
People point out the environmental impact of EV lithium batteries because of the hypocritical spin. EVs are trumpeted as being great for the environment. But don’t pay any attention to the lithium mines, petroleum power driving the electric grid, relatively short battery lifespan, high cost of replacing batteries, and high cost of battery disposal. None of those deficiencies even touch on the centralized control over electricity distribution.
Those warts are real. People that point them out are derided even if they love EVs. Maybe they also love honest and open discussions.
nostr:npub1e2wl43nfgraz603hd0xx0f89lveyjxz7xawctyst0p65fmh65j4s3cnpuv tried to zap your note and it keeps failing. Something on your end most likely. Fyi. Tried twice.
So do you not like electric cars because the government pushes it, or because the batteries? If gov, that’s a different meme lol
Of course people have a choice. They can protest phone batteries and get a landline and computer.
Obama literally gave away millions of free smart phones back in the day.
That’s your opinion, not necessarily true. Just from personal experience, last electric car we bought did not get the gov discount.
I’ve sold two used electric cars no problem.
My far right friend in Florida recently bought a used Tesla and loves it. There is a market.
There’s definitely a market. As long as it’s not forced then go for it. That’s not what’s happening though. Open wide, EV’s coming.
EV’s are like Omar in The Wire. “EV’s comin, EV’s coming. Watch your pockets”.
Agree the market is heavily manipulated with subsides and printed money, but there is a market. We will find the true market and value when subside dry up, but it’s there.