Flipboard Science DeskIs your electric car worth the extinction of a species?
Time Magazine (now without a paywall) says the clean energy transition may require huge tradeoffs: https://time.com/6274915/lithium-mining-us-tiehms-buckwheat/
Catherine@ScienceDesk Another potentially useful element is greater access to carsharing services.
There are many people who want or need to be able to drive sometimes/occasionally, but with access to both good public transit that can serve most of their needs and car-share cars that can be used for needs the transit system can't easily serve even with expansion, fewer people would need personal vehicles.