Could your EV be doing more harm to the environment than helping it?

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00:00Could your electric vehicle be doing more harm to the environment than helping it?

00:05Electric vehicles are praised for reducing emissions and combating climate change.

00:10However, mining impacts and fossil fuel dependency reveal significant environmental dangers,

00:15challenging their eco-friendly image.

00:20EV batteries are primarily lithium-ion variants,

00:24which rely on metals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt.

00:27Mining these materials has a devastating impact on the environment, wildlife, climate, and communities.

00:37Producing one ton of lithium emits 15 tons of CO2,

00:41with 65% of Chile's water used for mining.

00:48Nickel mining in Indonesia, backed by Chinese investments, damages forests and displaces communities.

00:54With workers facing unsafe conditions,

00:56dirty nickel still reaches EV batteries.

01:02Electric vehicles account for 73% of cobalt demand,

01:06with 63% in batteries, driving resource extraction globally.

01:11In DRC, 74% of mining uses child labor,

01:15raising serious ethical and humanitarian concerns.

01:18EVs produce zero tailpipe emissions,

01:24but charging energy from fossil fuels increases CO2 levels.

01:29Indonesian nickel mining and coal use worsen environmental impacts.

01:36Indonesian nickel impacts Australia's industry, causing 7,000 job losses.

01:412023 cooperation hasn't stopped dirty nickel market dominance.

01:49EVs reduce emissions, but mining to disposal impacts persist,

01:53affecting ecosystems and resource sustainability.

01:57Governments must regulate mining, transition grids to renewables,

02:00and improve recycling for sustainability.

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