Experts Weigh In On Claim That Electric Cars Have A Mining Problem: 'These Problems Have Always Existed'

19 Jan 2025 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"However, scientists found that the mineral use for electric cars in the long run is actually far lower than gasoline and diesel's mineral usage when accounting for oil needed for fuel-burning cars...The majority of battery minerals used in cars are likely to be recycled."

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