Getting more electric vehicles on the roads is a key part of President Joe Biden’s plan to fight off the worst effects of climate change.
You've heard about the perks and maybe balked at the costs, but with demand higher than ever, it seems like everyone is racing to get their hands on an electric vehicle.
"Major corporations, states, countries around the world have determined that carbon is a problem and that they want to decarbonize," said John Wagner, the director of the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory. MIT researcher Sergey Paltsev also told CNBC EVs won't reach their full green potential until all electricity sources are totally renewable. In the meantime, some worry as more EVs plug in, they'll increase the strain on the electric grid.
There are also"DC fast charging stations," which are currently available in public spaces. When you use those, you're not actually connected to the grid. You're charging from a battery inside the charging station. "Why isn't it viewed as water? Number one, it's 10x saltier than seawater. So it couldn't be used for human consumption, it couldn't be used for agriculture business," said Pessagno.
This could be a game changer considering Greenpeace predicts by 2030, drivers will toss out more than 12 million tons of lithium-ion batteries.
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