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We should all hope the trend towards electric vehicles continues and accelerates even faster, because there will be a lot less pollution around when the majority of the world makes the major transition. It seems like an inevitability that will benefit everyone, almost at the level of transferring from horses into motorized vehicles, it is a natural progression. While we should never forget that a lot of dirty and toxic materials can be created during the extraction process to get the necessary metals and minerals, it should theoretically be easier to manage those in the more limited locations, instead of emitting poisonous gases by millions of cars on the roads every single day.
I know it's a technological advancement that will probably be one of the newest trends of the future - but how can we ignore that high electricity usage doesn't cause many problems?
Bitcoin mining is considered bad because it uses a lot of electricity which is not good for the environment - while what if those hundreds of millions of cars have no impact on the environment even if a positive impact can be expected. I'm sure this will have its pros and cons - but however, the development of time and technology will continue to satisfy human civilization.