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Dark side of the electric car: its life cycle
The real environmental impact of an electric car should be calculated over its entire life cycle, considering the raw materials used and the way electricity is produced /dpa
Electric cars are regarded ‘greener’ and and alternative for the combustion engine. But are they really? When studying the whole life cycle, the electric car often reveals its dark side according to an article in the Financial Times, published also in Trends. With its petrol engine, a simple Mitsubishi Space Star doesn’t resemble a futuristic
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