scott f"Replacing fuel-powered cars with electrified versions, without reimagining public and active transport infrastructure programs, would require three times the current global production of lithium for the U.S. alone"
Remember: electric vehicles are meant to save the car industry, not the planet. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/lithium-mining-report-transit-1.6755418
As EV batteries consume more lithium, report warns against increased mining of it | CBC Radio
The growing need for lithium — a mined metal used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries — could have significant international environmental and social impacts if the U.S. doesn’t reimagine its transportation policy, according to a recent report.
Luis Amorim
Marcus Mendes
