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European Parliament votes to ban combustion engine cars from 2035 (www.politico.eu)
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Lawmakers in the European Parliament plenary voted Wednesday to mandate that all new car and van sales should be zero emissions from 2035 as part of efforts to clean up road transport.

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[โ€“] aspensmonster@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where will the raw materials for the batteries and motors come from?

From the Lithium Triangle. Expect renewed imperialist efforts there.

[โ€“] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Not to mention the brutal cobalt mines in Congo... And even if recycling happens at scale it'll be poor folks in the global south who won't have another choice but to sift through the toxic waste. It's fine though, the wealthy white people of Europe don't care that coloured people at home and abroad are suffering as long as their greenwashed sense of sustainability superiority is intact.