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Unpopular Opinion
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Also, many developed countries tout EVs as "AMAZING" for the environment. Meanwhile that is solely because none of the lithium mining and processing occurs in their nice countries. While they get their nice "green" batteries, China and South American countries destroy their environment strip mining and processing lithium ore. That shit is TERRIBLE for the environment, and there is no economic incentive to clean up the process. The news, media, politicians, CEOs, etc. never speak about this because it paints the reality of the picture. You're shifting the carbon footprint to something else, not really even reducing it.
I actually am very interested in the new solid state batteries Toyota is talking about. Using polymer based batteries can allow for longer lasting, less impactful energy storage to help make electric/H-fuel cell cars genuinely green/a great step from combustion vehicles