Eli5: Lithium Mining vs Fossil Fuels, future of cars

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I was having a conversation with a friend about electric cars and it proved that neither of us know what we’re talking about. I’m also now having a difficult time sourcing information for the pros and cons of the future of lithium batteries in cars. Would anyone be able to ELI5?

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IIRC lithium mining is environmentally friendish, specially compared with open pit mining. Of course, lithium isn’t the only metal batteries and electric cars use (for instance, they use more cooper than gas cars because they obviously need more wiring)

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