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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The photos shown are photos from the Diavik diamond mine in Canada, which is owned and operated by the Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto. [1] Also EV’s have another advantage, as the grid gets cleaner your EV will emit less and less emissions. Something the EV FUD Creators will never tell you!

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The EV Transition Explained: Battery Challenges

Cars That Think

For example, the mineral requirements for an EV’s batteries and electric motors are six times that of an ICE vehicle, which can increase the average weight of an EV by 340 kgs (750 pounds). For example, output from the only nickel mine in the US, the Eagle mine in Minnesota, is sent to Canada for smelting.