can someone explain to me why batteries are considered greener when they consist of lithium vs. fossil fuels?
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We have 14 Million known tons of Lithium on the Earth. At current use rate, it will take us 165 years to deplete it. That is if no more deposits are found.
At the current burn rate, we will run out of oil in 20-40 years. But if we convert most vehicles to using battery power, since oil powered power plants aren’t that common, we can decrease the use of oil vastly. Extending that 20-40 years a lot longer, until we can find something to replace it.
Nothing we do is 100% clean. It’s more about resource availability. We have a lot of lithium, not a lot of oil left.
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