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Originally Posted by bomber317
Just curious about what's involved in making the battery? Is it marginal in terms of the environmental impact in the construction of a hybrid vs a conventional car?
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It is marginal. Hybrids are more energy intensive to make and the batteries are of course chock full of electrolyte acids. So there are more environmental drawbacks from a manufacturing perspective. However, if you calculate the lifecycle emissions of these vehicles then the environmental benefit is net-positive. Couple that with very innovative ways to recycle the batteries then hybrids will always come out ontop.