The mining of Lithium (for batteries) can be inexpensive or it can be environmentally friendly, but not both. Copper, also, can be “green” or it can be inexpensive…but it can’t be both.
Ultimately, Electric vehicles aren’t as green as they are made out to be….they just cause pollution somewhere else….out of sight.
But…but… ‘we’ don’t have to see it… right? RIGHT??? Sigh…
I’ve been making this argument for YEARS. And of course, in the green New Deal, there’s no powerline loss between the powerplant and your Tesla either…
That’s right Tom, the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics does not apply in the “Green” world.