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[quote=Anonymous]This is an interesting article from WOPO today. I knew some of it, but I (naively) didn't know how terrible the conditions were for the people mining the resources necessary to make the batteries. Why are we so agressively pushing towards EVs knowing that we are just kicking the can down the road?

"While electric vehicles are essential to reducing carbon emissions, their production can exact a significant human and environmental cost. To run, EVs require six times the mineral input, by weight, of conventional vehicles. These minerals, including cobalt, nickel, lithium and manganese, are finite resources. And mining and processing them can be harmful for workers, their communities and the local environment."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/electric-car-batteries-geography/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F39d7c48%2F644aa203a61bab12f740d0bc%2F5972f63b9bbc0f1cdceefcf4%2F13%2F72%2F644aa203a61bab12f740d0bc [/quote]

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