People who believe this are buying into misinformation spread by the fossil fuel lobby. Mining for battery components (primarily lithium) has far less environmental impact than petroleum extraction- at every step of the process. And there are overblown fears about battery life when they will typically outlast a combustion engine car’s usable life. Plus lithium is recyclable whereas a combustion engine will continue burning more fuel.
It’s pretty hard for an EV to come off worse in emissions than an ICE vehicle. Not impossible, but difficult.
People who believe this are buying into misinformation spread by the fossil fuel lobby. Mining for battery components (primarily lithium) has far less environmental impact than petroleum extraction- at every step of the process. And there are overblown fears about battery life when they will typically outlast a combustion engine car’s usable life. Plus lithium is recyclable whereas a combustion engine will continue burning more fuel.