Comments by "Luredreier" (@Luredreier) on "Are Electric Cars REALLY Better for the Environment?" video.

You're right about the gas vs electric argument. However the gas vs electric vs hybrid becomes a lot more complicated. Because in essence you can make more hybrids for the same amount of raw materials that you'd use to make a single electric car and get most of the benefits of that electric car in all of those hybrids. So even if the hybrid is beaten by the electric car in a one vs one in terms of environmental impact after a while the total number of hybrids you can make with the resources you need for a electric car is better for the environment then that one electric car by a long shot. So I recommend encouraging people to buy hybrids, at least for now. With more efficient manufacturing that might of course change. Also, the balance between the two depends a bit on the energy sources, both on the electric and gas side. Also, you mentioned that you'll own a gas car for the rest of your life? Considered just giving a hybrid a try? Some hybrids like the Toyota rav4 is seriously impressive.
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