Originally Posted by jfanent
Originally Posted by bonefish
The one thing I do know some about is lithium mining.

https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/new...ld-know-about-the-contentious-issue.html

It is costly and very damaging to the environment.

Wow. I followed up on that, and the lithium mining in SA is really a danger to the environment and to the indigenous people.

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/lithiu...enous-communities-high-and-dry-literally

Another very good article here...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...al-fueling-evs?leadSource=uverify%20wall

Moderate forecasts are that we will need 5 times more lithium by the end of this decade. This is not a problem that will go away on it's own. Nor is the extra stress it will put on electric infrastructure. Nor is electric (in most places) clean energy.

The bigger question (in my mind) is when will we realize that electric cars are merely a transitory solution?